Gaining new knowledge about the issues faced and availability of resources: Broadly it was about what resources are available for trainees to support them, really. How many trainees take time out and the challenges they face. It was about services I didn't know existed. |
The course increased confidence in supporting trainees: Coming out, I feel more confident in what you can explain to trainees. It was really useful after an experience where I didn't really know what to do. I'm sure I will know what to do next time if I get a trainee returning. |
Taking on new processes and roles as an educator: I am now the point of contact at my trust and I have taken it forward which wasn't here before. I feel in the position to be able to give advice. I've run a workshop for our educational supervisors. Now I can point people in the right direction. |
Trust and Health Education England processes need to be aligned: If we're offering something, it needs to be joined up and working. How do we incorporate this planning into processes including the ARCP? You could have a structured OOP placement form on the portfolio to form the basis to have these conversations. In theory we should know who's taking time out and who is coming back in and when, but this isn't really as formally documented as it perhaps should be and that's something that could perhaps be improved upon. |
Sharing ideas, learning from others and developing best practice in this area: The discussions were good with people from other trusts’ experiences. Lots of people were doing different things and had ideas that I hadn't thought about. Trainees are quite self-entitled and if you don't respond quickly then they can be quite shirty with you. |
ARCP = annual review of competence progression; OOP = out of programme.