Generic Skills Courses.

Health Education England working across Yorkshire and the Humber has developed a range of courses for junior doctors and dentists in training as well as SASG doctors, trainers and supervisors. The aim is to provide access to generic skills as well as personal and professional development which supports and enhances good medical practice.

In addition we provide a Careers Support Service via designated Associate Postgraduate Deans.

Further Subject Specific Courses

General Practice Courses

Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors Courses

Dentistry Courses

Core Medical Training Courses

Courses Overview

Recommended Pathways through the Training Programme.

This is a general guide. It is designed to assist Specialty Trainees and Consultants in prioritising professional development and training.

SAS doctors in the Yorkshire & Humber area are welcome to attend the Generic Skills Courses as indicated below.

Recommended Training Pathways

	SAS	ST3	ST4	ST5	ST6	ST7	Consultant	Information
Quality Improvement	*	*	*	*	*	*
Research for the Specialty Trainee	*	*	*	*	*	*
Interpersonal Communication Skills (Core Module)	*	*	*
Medical Ethics	*	*	*	*	*
Legal Issues - Keeping out of Trouble	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Communication in the Real World	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Teaching and Presentation Skills	*			*	*	*	*
Mentoring	*			*	*	*	*
Management and Leadership Development (3 Days)	*			*	*	*
Harrogate Experience in Leadership and Management (HELM Course)				*	*	*
CVs, Applications and Interviews	*				*	*
Making the Transition to Consultant	*				*	*
The Job Interview	*				*	*
Training the Trainers	*				*	*		These Teaching Skills Courses cover the same content, but have different titles as they are delivered by different Lectureres
Teaching the Trainers	*				*	*		These Teaching Skills Courses cover the same content, but have different titles as they are delivered by different Lectureres
Teaching & Supporting Learning	*				*	*		These Teaching Skills Courses cover the same content, but have different titles as they are delivered by different Lectureres
Teaching the Medical Educator	*				*	*		These Teaching Skills Courses cover the same content, but have different titles as they are delivered by different Lectureres
Management and Leadership Development (2 Days) (Final Year Trainees)	*					*
Educational Supervision							* plus non-consultant career grades who act as supervisors

Course Listing

To view course information and book these courses, please visit the online booking system Maxcourse.

Please use the links below for information on:

Educational supervision
Equal opportunities
Human factor in patient safety
Harrogate Experience in Leadership and Management (HELM Course)

List of Generic Skills Courses held throughout the year:

Please check Maxcourse for dates and availability

	Applicable to	Duration	Delivery
Communication in the Real World	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to Face
CV Writing & Self Presentation	ST6+ and SAS	1 Day	Face to face
Educational Supervision	Consultants Only + non-consultant career grades who act as supervisors	N/A	Blended Learning
Equal Opportunities	Selectors	N/A	e-learning
Human Factor in Patient Safety	All	1 day	Face to face
Harrogate Experience in Leadership and Management (HELM Course)	ST5+	2 Days	Face to face
Interpersonal Communication Skills	ST3-4 + SAS	2 Days	Face to face
Legal Issues - Keeping out of Trouble	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to Face
Making the Transition to Consultant	ST6+ SAS	1 Day	Face to face
Management & Leadership	ST5+ and SAS	3 Days	Face to face
Management (2 Days)	Final Year Trainees Only + SAS	2 Days	Face to face
Management Course	Final Year Trainees Only + SAS	3 Days	Face to face
Medical Ethics	ST3-8 + SAS	1 Day	Face to face
Mentoring	ST5+ SAS	1 Day	Face to Face
Quality Improvement	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Day	Face to Face
Research Skills for the Specialty Trainee	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to Face
Teaching the Trainers	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to face
Teaching & Supporting Learning	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to face
Teaching the Medical Educator	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to face
The Job Interview	Final Year Trainees	1 Day	Face to face
Training the Trainers Course	ST3-8 + SAS	3 Days	Face to face
Training the Trainers Course	ST3-8 + SAS	2 Days	Face to face

Educational Supervision

For further information please click here

Human Factor in Patient Safety

Delivery method: Face to face

The FLP faculty of Human Factors invites teams of healthcare professionals to attend these one-day training events for improved patient safety in Yorkshire and Humber. The interactive courses are inter-professional education opportunities for teams of any specialty, area, or background to explore and expand their interest and understanding of Human Factors in healthcare.

Areas covered include:

What is meant by Human Factors
How Human Factors impact on patient safety
How Human Factors can be managed for best effect
Human Factors in context of healthcare intitatives such as SBAR, checklists and brief/defrief
How to use this understanding to make everyday practice safer

Course duration: 1 day

To view course information and book this course, please visit the online booking system Maxcourse (please click on this link) and create your user account, following the instructions below:

Click on ‘New user – start here’

After you have created your account, you will need to ensure that the following additional fields in ‘User Details’ are completed in order to be able to book onto a course:

Profession – Select the one/s that apply, this will be used to confirm you are applying for courses relevant to your current grade.

The following fields can be found under ‘Personal details’ in the ‘User Details’section

Gender

Main occupation – please select the one that best describes your current grade

Specialty – Select from drop down list

Trust – Select appropriate trust or ‘Not trust based’ if that is applicable

Click on ‘My Courses’ to see the list of courses you are booked on to.

Harrogate Experience in Leadership and Management (HELM Course)

COURSE OVERVIEW

The HELM course is a 2 day management course designed for senior medical trainees (ST5+) who wish to understand more about the function of the NHS, the non-clinical management roles undertaken as a hospital consultant and to improve their job application and interview skills.

The course is delivered by a faculty of experienced senior clinicians and current NHS managers to a group of 16 delegates at Harrogate District Hospital and encompasses topics such as Finance and Commissioning, Current NHS Policy, Hospital Performance and includes Business Case preparation, Governance and Serious incident investigation as well as job application skill workshops.

“Excellent speakers with a wide range of experience and knowledge. A very useful course to understand the structure of the NHS and how a hospital is managed. Very good value for money – I would highly recommend”

HELM Course Attendee

“Very useful course. Exactly what a senior trainee needs prior to applying for a consultant role”

HELM Course Attendee

For more information or to enquire about a place go to www.HELMcourse.com

(Please note this is an external course with a limited number of HEYH-funded places – if you have already completed another HEYH management course the HELM course fee for an external place will apply.)

Curriculum Delivery

Please visit the Curriculum Delivery page in our policies for details in relation to eligibility and the process for financial reimbursement.