SuppoRTT Courses and Events
Supported Return to Training (or SuppoRTT for short) is a centrally funded NHS England programme which aims to support all postgraduate doctors and dentists in training (including public health registrars) to safely and confidently return to training after a sustained period of absence.
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SuppoRTT Overview | Guidance | Meetings and Forms | Frequently Asked Questions | Contacts | CPD Funding | Courses and Events | Recommended Activities | Online Resources | Counselling and Wellbeing | Coaching | Peer Mentoring | Health Toolbox | Parental Leave | Long-Term Sick Leave | Information for Supervisors | Resources and Courses for Supervisors | Bidding Rounds
The SuppoRTT team organises a variety of courses to support trainees with their return to training and the clinical environment. Our courses can be accessed by all trainees who are taking time out of training, whatever the reason and whatever the absence length. You can also attend courses within the first three months of returning to training.
Most of our courses are delivered virtually and those that are delivered online are accessible to new parents. Unless otherwise specified on a course booking page on Maxcourse, you are welcome to bring children under the age of two to a SuppoRTT virtually delivered course.
Information about available courses can be found below. All courses can be booked through the LSFD Maxcourse site. Information about how to book and finding upcoming course dates is also below.
If you have a particular training need to support your return which isn't addressed in our courses, you may wish to consider applying for SuppoRTT CPD Funding.
Grab a drink and come chat with fellow residents about what you are up to, what life is like out of training, any concerns or just as an opportunity to talk to someone who isn't a baby, even if it's about what you've watched on Netflix!
Monthly virtual catch ups will be hosted by our SuppoRTT fellows, Praveena and Grace. They aim to create a relaxed space for informal chats and touching base with residents taking time out of training or just returning to training.
The next virtual catch up will be Wednesday 21 October between 12:30 to 13:30 (Join Microsoft Teams Meeting). Drop in for 10 minutes when you can or stay for the full hour; this space is for you!
Future dates will be announced here or subscribe for virtual catch-up reminders and updates. Join us each month or drop in whenever you can.
Available Courses
Building Confidence in Patient-Focused Interpersonal Skills as a Returning Trainee
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 3.00pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Point Taken Training | Frequency: Three times per year
Enhancing patient-centred care requires strong communication skills. This interactive workshop equips medical professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to build trust through active listening, clear speech, and empathy. Through role play and discussion, you will refine your interpersonal skills alongside verbal, nonverbal, and para-verbal communication while managing emotions under pressure.
Enhancing Your Confidence to Empower you Return to Training
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 4.30pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Tall Spaghetti | Frequency: Three times per year
Discover what confidence looks, feels, sounds and acts like. This course will give you access to a practical toolkit which can significantly increase your inner comfort and assurance. Elevating your personal confidence will empower your return to training and positively impact how you show up for your work in general. This training is liberating and uplifting.
Essential Skills for Returning Multiprofessional Mums
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 4.30pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Nicki Doddridge and Dr Helen Bryant | Frequency: Three times per year
This course aims to support you to find confidence in your new role as a mother and create balance between your professional life and motherhood. Based on the One of Many™ Women's Exploration of the Soft Paradigm tool, the course will provide you with an introduction to the five Women's PowerTypes and provide a range of tools to effectively manage your wellbeing, time and energy.
How to Process Difficult Emotions for Returning Trainees
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 4pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Tall Spaghetti | Frequency: Three times per year
Our everyday work and personal lives contain many events, circumstances and stimuli that can provoke difficult emotions. This can be challenging to navigate and we may find ourselves reactive, unsettled or stuck. In this course, you’ll discover practical strategies to recognise, process and respond to difficult emotions, helping you feel calmer, more balanced, and clearer.
Increase your Productivity and Focus when Returning to Training
Duration: One day from 9:30am - 4:30pm | Format: Virtual via Microsoft Teams | Delivered by: Positive People | Frequency: Three times per year
How can healthcare and dental professionals manage an ever-increasing, complex workload in a world of constant change … and still find time for personal life? Positive People have developed this interactive, hands-on programme specifically for busy medical and dental professionals. It provides practical strategies to help you take control, boost efficiency, and reduce stress—so you can perform at your best without burning out.
Managing Challenging Conversations with Colleagues for Returning Trainees
Duration: Three hours | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Susy Stirling | Frequency: Three times per year
Do you ever find yourself having a conversation about someone when you should be having it with them? Do you ever feel apprehensive knowing there is a challenging conversation on the horizon? If so, don’t worry. This course can help you. We will explore tools that can help you prepare for, and navigate, challenging conversations that you encounter. This half day course will explore challenging conversations, and tools we can use to a) manage ourselves and b) aid us in successful, clear communication.
Overcoming Unhealthy Perfectionism for Returning Trainees
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 4.00pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Martin Billington | Frequency: Twice per year
The course is a full day online interactive workshop, led by experienced GP and educator Dr Martin Billington. The session will examine and describe healthy and unhealthy perfectionism traits within healthcare, their benefits and costs and approaches to identifying and addressing the less helpful traits in ourselves. The course will introduce and practice CBT techniques which are known to help individuals address the unhelpful aspects of perfectionism
Return to Acute Care Training (ReACT) 
Duration: One day from 9.00am - 4.30pm | Format: In-person at Field House Education Centre, Bradford | Delivered by: Dr Jill Horn | Frequency: Twice per year
The course consists of both clinical refresher training and simulated clinical scenarios. The day is tailored where possible to the needs / speciality of the trainees attending. The course concentrates on team working and allows trainees the opportunity to build confidence in delivering time critical handovers, complex referrals and making challenging decisions whilst in a supportive environment.
Return with Resilience - Tools for a Confident and Compassionate Return to Clinical Practice
Duration: Two days from 9.30am - 3.30pm | Format: Virtual via Microsoft Teams | Delivered by: Resilient Practice | Frequency: Three times per year
Are you thinking of, or have you just returned to work after a career break, sabbatical, parental leave, or time out? This 2-day interactive course equips you with practical, evidence-based tools to rebuild confidence, manage stress, navigate difficult consultations, set healthy boundaries, manage empathy and nurture sustainable well-being. You’ll leave with your own bespoke “Return Toolkit” — so you don’t just return, you return ready to thrive.
Returning to Work: Managing Stress and Improving Self-Care
Duration: One day from 9.30am - 3.30pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: DoctorsTraining | Frequency: Twice per year
This workshop is designed to help NHS staff prioritise self-care to combat burnout and enhance overall performance. Participants will learn strategies to manage stress and boost mental fitness, ensuring they can deliver high-quality patient care while maintaining personal well-being and motivation
Returning with Purpose: Exploring Career Challenges and Rediscovering Professional Passion
Duration: One day from 10.00am - 3.00pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Susy Stirling | Frequency: Three times per year
Sometimes time away from work makes us re-evaluate our choices. This one-day workshop is an opportunity for returning trainees to explore their professional motivation and reconnect with why they chose their career path or specialty, or indeed reconsider whether it is now right for them.
Tackling Imposter Syndrome for Returning Trainees
Duration: One day from 10.00am - 3.00pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Susy Stirling | Frequency: Twice per year
Imposter Syndrome or Phenomenon is defined as ‘a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evidence of success’. This one-day interactive workshop looks at what Imposter Syndrome is, how it gets in the way of our work, and then more importantly what tools are available to manage it.
Tiny Habits® for Returning Trainees: How to Make Changes in Your Life that Last Forever
Duration: Three hours from 10.00am - 1.00pm | Format: Virtual via Zoom | Delivered by: Dr Katherine Hickman | Frequency: Three times per year
The Tiny Habits® Workshop introduces BJ Fogg’s evidence-based behaviour-change method, coached by Certified Tiny Habits® Coach Katherine Hickman. In this practical, energising session, you will learn how small, simple actions can create powerful and lasting change without relying on willpower or motivation. Through interactive teaching and guided habit-building exercises, you will discover how to apply the Tiny Habits® approach immediately to improve wellbeing, performance and everyday life.
What brings you in today? The art of consulting for returning trainees
Duration: One day from 9.30am to 4.30pm | Format: Virtual via Microsoft Teams | Delivered by: GP Trainers | Frequency: Three times per year
A Consultation Skills refresher for doctors returning to work in a primary care setting. We will consider the consultation skills used needed in everyday practice. There will then be the opportunity to rehearse these skills in small and supportive groups, with an experienced role player.
Maxcourse accounts
SuppoRTT courses are booked using the LSFD Maxcourse site.
Before booking any SuppoRTT courses, please check that the Profession and Personal Details sections of your account details have been completed. For help updating your account details or creating an account, please see LSFD Maxcourse help.
Finding upcoming courses
To find dates for upcoming SuppoRTT courses, please use the course calendar or course list on Maxcourse. Links to the course calendar and course list are on the homepage and sidebar. A search tool is also available in the sidebar and homepage.
Course calendar
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Course list
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Expenses when attending face-to-face courses
Travel and subsistence (if applicable) expenses for attending face-to-face SuppoRTT courses can be claimed via study leave.
To claim, a study leave application must be submitted on ALM and approved before the event. When submitting your application on ALM, please select ‘Study’ as the leave type and ‘NHSE SuppoRTT Course’ from the event list.
Please see the Study Leave pages for more information about the process.