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Training Programme Directors

Specialty Training Programme Directors

Below is a list of the Surgical Training Programme Directors (TPDs) in the North West. In some specialties there is one TPD per sector, in others one TPD oversees both sectors.

Specialty	Training Programme Director
Cardio-thoracic Surgery	Steve Woolley
Core Surgical Training	James Pollard (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Mehdi Motamed (Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria) Sunil Sharma (Cheshire and Merseyside) Sabeen Akhtar (Education/Training)
General Surgery	Emma Davies (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Kulbir Mann (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Neurosurgery	Deborah Ferguson (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Nick Carleton-Bland (Cheshire and Merseyside) from 1 July 2024
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery	Sherif Bayoumi
Otolaryngology (ENT)	Samit Ghosh until 31 October 2024 Sunil Sharma from 1 NOvember 2024
Paediatric Surgery	Sarah Wood
Plastic Surgery	Chidi Ekwobi (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Charlotte Defty (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	Mike Woodruff (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Jo Banks (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Urology	Euan Green (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Snehal Patel (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vascular Surgery	Sandhir Kandola (acting TPD)

Portfolio Training Programem Directors (covering all surgical specialties)

*added 12 June 2024*

Portfolio	Training Programme Director
Bullying, undermining and harassment / Support and wellbeing	David Riding Matthew Rowland
Examinations	Margaret Lyttle Chris Smart
Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)	Nazia Munir Corinne Owers
Cadaveric/Simulation/Robotic	Sankalap Tandon

Administrative Support for Training Committees

Administrative Support Guidance for Training Committee Meetings

Appraisals for TPDs

Educational Appraisal for Senior Educators

Clinical Supervision of Doctors in Training at Out-Patient Clinics

COPMeD: Doctors in training and clinical supervision at out-patient clinics

Cultural Awareness

There are three 'Cultural Awareness for Surgeons' modules available on the JCST/ISCP Youtube channel:

Module 1: Language - Guidance on how to speak appropriately to people from different cultures, showing typical characteristics of language, both verbal and non-verbal.

Module 2: Politeness - Guidance on understanding the two universal components of politeness, giving instruction on how cultures convey politeness differently.

Module 3: Power and Status - Guidance on how cultures react differently to power and status and tips on how to address those differences in positive ways in surgical practice.

Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)/Doctors and Dentists Review Group (DDRG)

Please see the Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES) section.

Early Certification

4.11 There will be occasions when a trainee progresses more rapidly than the expected rate of progress and in such cases, the award of an Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) Outcome 6 can be brought forwards. However, this can only occur if:

the trainee has gained all the relevant cappabilities required in the curriculum

the trainee has completed all the necessary examinations and assessments

4.12 Early achievement of the CCT needs to be planned via the ARCP process and would not normally be advanced by more than one year.

The Gold Guide 9th Edition - Section 4: Progressing as a Specialty Trainee

JCST's Early Certification Principles

JCST's Requesting change to provisional certification date flowchart

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives - a progress report 2018

HEE and EJDWL 2018 presentation by Dr Alistair Thomson

Expenses

If you are claiming expenses relating to attendance at National Selection, you should claim directly from NHS England using the expense claim form on our policies and procedures page (under heading “Expenses Claim Form”).

Any other TPD related expenses should be claimed from you own trust, who will then re-charge NHS England.

Gold Guide

The Gold Guide (10th Edition)

Managing Less Than Full Time Doctors in Training

Managing Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Doctors in Training

Email from Jon Hossain RE: Educational Supervisors Less Than Full Time Training Package

SMART Objectives

SMART Objectives Template

Study Leave Top Slicing

Study Leave Top Slicing - A Quick Guide

Study Leave Top Slicing - Example Invoice

Support for Doctors with Mental Health or Addiction Concerns

NHS Practitioner Health is a free and confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists with issues relating to a mental health concern or addiction problem, especially where these may affect their work.

The service is open to any medical or dental practitioners in England, who are GMC or GDC registered, or those looking to return to clinical practice.

NHS Practitioner Health Leaflet

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-2pm

Telephone: 0300 030 3300

Email: prac.health@nhs.net

Website: www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

Time Out of Training (TOOT)

Time Out of Training - GMC position statement - November 2012

Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)

NHS England North West, Doctors in Training Support Network, Directory of Services - See under heading "Trainees Requiring Extra Support"

Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) in the modern NHS

Doctors in Training Support Network

Information on specialist support services for doctors in training who are experiencing difficulties which may affect their ability to train.