Psychiatrists enjoy a combination of intellectual challenge and the opportunity to really understand the "whole patient".
With opportunities to pursue interests in areas such as child, adult, old age psychiatry and supporting learning disability or rehabilitation, this specialty offers diversity of practice across a broad range of clinical and community settings.
Trainees in Wales benefit from exceptionally supportive peer and professional relationships and high standards of teamwork.
This is the assessment of a doctor’s performance in those areas of professional practice best tested in the workplace. The assessment of performance by WPBA will continue the process established in the Foundation Programme and will extend throughout Core Psychiatry Training and Advanced Training in General Adult Psychiatry.
Recruitment into Core Psychiatry will be undertaken by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Please log on to their website for instructions on how to apply http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/nationalrecruitment/applicationsforpsychiatry.aspx There...
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Read More...This form should be completed in full prior to submission to the College. You should return the completed form to the College with a cheque for the appropriate amount (£150 for single CCT or £195 for...
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How to apply for your CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training)
This information applies to trainees who have completed a higher specialist training from 1 January 1997 onwards. It also applies...
The GMC 2011 National Trainer Survey was launched on 2nd May 2011 and is open until 22nd July 2011. It takes the format of an online questionnaire and is open to all Consultants who act as Clinical or...
Read More...A Guide to Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK (The Gold Guide) sets out the arrangements for the introduction of competence based specialty training in the UK. It primarily deals with operational...
Read More...The Best Educational Supervisor and Trainer 2011 The Wales Deanery is planning to launch, for its third year, an initiative to honour Wales’ best medical supervisor or trainer. The Awards pay...
Read More...Melanie Jones, Alison Carr, and Jane Montgomery look at opportunities to enter specialty training programmes leading to a certificate of completion of training in England, Scotland, and Wales The NHS...
Read More...In addition to monitoring and maintaining standards, the Quality Unit is also responsible for supporting and co-ordinating quality enhancement activities. A long term change programme entitled 'Supervising...
Read More...The Deanery is responsible for all doctors in training in Wales and for any issues that may arise and prevent progression throughout the training process. To ensure the quality management of postgraduate...
Read More...Deanery Equality and Diversity Strategy The aim of the Equality & Diversity strategy is to ensure that the Wales Postgraduate Deanery is fully compliant with legislation and required GMC standards, thus...
Read More...Workplace bullying can be defined as persistent unacceptable ‘offensive, intimidating, malicious, insulting or humiliating behaviour, abuse of power or authority which attempts to undermine an individual...
Read More...The Professional Support Unit can provide advice and guidance for trainers in a number of ways, including: Performance Leads for each Specialty School Clear structure for identifying and addressing...
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