SuppoRTT

Supported Return to Training

 

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Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) is a centrally funded Health Education England (HEE) programme which aims to support ALL trainees to safely and confidently return to training after a sustained period of absence.

SuppoRTT Newsletter - Updated regularly with new courses, resources and contacts.

See our course catalogue for further details on all of the available SuppoRTT courses.

 

 

 

SuppoRTT Programme Overview - What is it & what does it include?

The programme is available to ALL trainees who are absent for a period of three months or more, regardless of the reason. Those who are absent for a shorter period may also access support.   

As returning trainees are a diverse group, SuppoRTT aims to provide a bespoke, individualised package for each returning trainee, rather than a single ‘one size fits all’ approach. The SuppoRTT programme consists of:

  • A structured and systematic process for planning absence, maintaining contact whilst out and planning for your return
  • A menu of SuppoRTT courses that can be built into an individualised return-to-training package
  • Funding to support CPD activities and a Supernumerary period dependent on the trainees individual needs

We understand that returning to training after a period of absence can impact your clinical skills and confidence, however, you are not on your own! HEE and your School are here to support and guide you through this process. You just need to ask.

If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the SuppoRTT team, via email at supportt.yh@hee.nhs.uk

 

Please find below 6 short videos which highlight various areas of the SuppoRTT programme

How to Prepare to Take Time Out and Return to Training

 

Opportunities Available to Support Your Return

 

 

 

 

Returning to Work Less than Full Time

 

 

 

Preparing for and Returning From Maternity or Adoption Leave

 

Returning To Work After Health Issues

 

Training Issues And Career Progression

 

More videos are available under the School Specific Webpages & Resources tab below

 

Guidance Documents & Forms

SuppoRTT Guidance Documents

SuppoRTT: Return To Training Guidance

The SuppoRTT guidance provides background information, how SuppoRTT came to be created and the processes which underpin it.

 

SuppoRTT CPD Funding Guidance

SuppoRTT: CPD Funding Guidance - Updated 14 January 2022.

CPD Funding Application form- Applications are now submit electronically

HEE Non-Staff Claim Form (for CPD funding claims - (Word Version)

 

SuppoRTT Meetings

There are 3 meetings which underpin the SuppoRTT programme. The SuppoRTT guidance, provides in-depth breakdowns for each meeting and each meeting is accompanied by an electronic form. All meetings to take place with the Trainee and Appropriate Supervisor.

Pre-Absence Meeting

  • To take place 3 months prior to absence.
  • Purpose: To discuss how to stay in touch and any concerns that you may have regarding absence or returning.

Initial Return Meeting

  • To take place 8-12 weeks prior to return date.
  • Purpose: To create a plan of return, discuss any concerns, training needs and supernumerary / enhanced supervision requests.

Review Meeting

  • To take place at the end of any supernumerary / enhanced supervision period or four weeks after the trainee's return date.
  • Purpose: To discuss your progress, review assessments and feedback, address any concerns and arrange further supernumerary / enhanced supervision periods, if required.

Please note, each electronic form allows you to pause your submission and come back to it later by selecting the 'finish later' option at the bottom of each page. This enables the form to be reviewed or completed by various people such as the Trainee and Appropriate Supervisor*. Once you have selected 'finish later' you will be provided with a screen such as the one shown below. It will provide a unique link for you to access your form and an option to email the link to access later.

Individualised Action Planner

 

HEE YH SuppoRTT Videos

The below video links provide a personal account of some of the issues and concerns raised, during Supported Return to Training and provide an example for how each SuppoRTT meeting can be take place.

If you have any queries relating to the forms please do not hesitate to contact the SuppoRTT Team, supportt.yh@hee.nhs.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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To find your programme support team contact details please click here.

 

 

 

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Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) guidance document.

 

 

 

 

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Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT) CPD Funding 

 

 

 

 

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KIT and SPLIT guidance.

 

 

 

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SuppoRTT Courses for Trainees

SuppoRTT Courses for Trainees

The SuppoRTT Team organises and supports a variety of Support Courses for Trainees. Please find below courses running over the next few months with course links to book. Our SuppoRTT Newsletter details all courses running over the next few months, along with other useful information and the course catalogue provides further details of each course that we run.

 

June 2023

Thursday 1st June 

09:20 - 15:30   Improve Self Care, Manage Stress and Enhance Resilience

Monday 12th June 

09:30 - 12:30   How to Avoid Stress and Burnout

Wednesday 14th June 

19:00 - 21:00   Virtual Networking Session for IMG Doctors

Tuesday 20th June 

10:00 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop

Wednesday 21st June 

09:30 - 16:30   Building Personal and Professional Well-Being (Face-to-Face) - Tankersley Manor, Barnsley

Tuesday 27th June 

09:30 - 16:30   Mindfulness at Work and in Life

July 2023

Monday 3rd July 

09:00 - 17:00   Mental Health First Aid Course

09:20 - 16:45   Essential Skills for Medic Mums

Tuesday 4th July 

09:30 - 16:30   Mindfulness at Work and in Life

Wednesday 5th July 

09:00 - 17:00   Return to Acute Care Training (ReACT) - Field House Education Centre, Bradford

19:00 - 21:00   Virtual Networking Session for IMG Doctors

Friday 7th July 

10:00 - 13:00   Tiny Habits For Doctors - How to Make Changes in Your Life That Last Forever

Monday 10th July

09:30 - 16:30   Confidence Training

Tuesday 11th July 

09:20 - 15:30   Improve Self Care, Manage Stress & Enhance Resilience

Thursday 13th July

10:00 - 14:45   How to Process Difficult Emotions

Friday 14th July

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Conflict

Tuesday 18th July 

09:00 - 12:00   Managing Challenging Conversations for SuppoRTT

Friday 21st July 

09:00 - 16:30   Clinical Skills and Simulation

 

August 2023

Wednesday 23rd August

09:30 - 16:30     Confidence Training

 

September 2023

Friday 8th September 

10:00 - 13:00   Tiny Habits For Doctors - How to Make Changes in Your Life That Last Forever

Monday 11th September

09:20 - 16:45   Essential Skills for Medic Mums

Wednesday 13th September 

10:00 - 15:00   Managing Imposter Syndrome for SuppoRTT

Thursday 14th September

09:20 - 15:30   Improve Self Care, Manage Stress & Enhance Resilience

Friday 15th September

09:30 - 15:30   Return with Resilience (Day 1) - Day 2 running on Wednesday 20th September

Tuesday 19th September 

10:00 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop

Friday 22nd September

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Difficult Conversations

Monday 25th September 

13:30 - 16:30  How to Avoid Stress and Burnout

Tuesday 26th September 

10:00 - 15:00   Know Your Why for SuppoRTT

Friday 29th September

10:00 - 14:45   How to Process Difficult Emotions

 

October 2023

Wednesday 4th October

09:00 - 17:00   Return to Acute Care Training (ReACT) - Field House Education Centre, Bradford

Thursday 5th October

09:00 - 12:00   Managing Challenging Conversations for SuppoRTT

Friday 6th October

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Conflict

Tuesday 10th October

09:30 - 12:30   Building Personal and Professional Wellbeing

Tuesday 17th October 

09:30 - 16:30   Confidence Training

Friday 27th October

09:00 - 16:30   Human Factors and Communication

 

November 2023

Monday 6th November

09:30 - 16:30   Mindfulness at Work and in Life

Thurs 9th November

09:30 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop for Medicine IMGs

Friday 10th November

09:30 - 15:30    How to Manage Difficult Conversations

Wednesday 15th November

09:00 - 12:00   Managing Challenging Conversations for SuppoRTT

Friday 17th November

10:00 - 13:00   SuppoRTT: Tiny Habits® for Doctors - How to make changes in your life that last forever

Monday 20th November

09:20 - 16:45   Essential Skills for Medic Mums

Tuesday 21st November

10:00 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop

Friday 24th November

09:20 - 15:30  Improve Self Care, Manage Stress and Enhance Resilience

Wednesday 29th November

10:00 - 14:45   How to Process Difficult Emotions

 

December 2023

Friday 1st December

09:30 - 15:30    Return with Resilience (Day 1) - Day 2 running on Friday 8th December

Thursday 14th December 

09:30 - 16:30   Confidence Training

 

January 2024

Tuesday 16th January

09:30 - 12:30   How to Avoid Stress and Burnout

 

Wednesday 17th January

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Conflict

Friday 19th January

09:00 - 16:30   Clinical Skills and Simulation

Tuesday 23rd January

10:00 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop

Thurs 25th January

09:30 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop for Medicine IMGs - Blenheim House, Leeds

Friday 26th January

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Difficult Conversations

 

February 2024

Thursday 1st February

10:00 - 15:00   Managing Imposter Syndrome for SuppoRTT

Monday 5th February

09:20 - 16:45   Essential Skills for Medic Mums

Tuesday 6th February

09:30 - 16:30   Mindfulness at Work and in Life

Thursday 8th February

10:00 - 15:00   Know Your Why for SuppoRTT

Friday 9th February

09:30 - 15:30   Return with Resilience (Day 1) - Day 2 running on Friday 23rd February

Friday 16th February 

09:30 - 16:30   Confidence Training

 

Thurs 22nd February

09:30 - 15:00   Interpersonal Skills Workshop for Medicine IMGs - Blenheim House, Leeds

Tuesday 27th February

10:00 - 14:45   How to Process Difficult Emotions

Wednesday 28th February

09:30 - 16:30   Building Personal and Professional Wellbeing - Tankersley Manor, Barnsley

 

March 2024

Tuesday 5th March

09:30 - 16:30   Interpersonal Skills Workshop

Friday 8th March

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Difficult Conversations

Wednesday 13th March

10:00 - 15:00   Know Your Why for SuppoRTT

Friday 22nd March

09:30 - 15:30   How to Manage Conflict

 

 

 

Resources and Courses for Educators / Supervisors

Resources & Courses for Educators / Supervisors

Our Educational Supervisor Course Catalogue lists all the courses we currently provide for Educators / Supervisors. Below are some useful resources for Educators & Supervisors along with a calendar of courses coming up over the next few months.

SuppoRTT - Educator Training Resource

This e-learning module has been developed specifically for Trainers & Supervisors.

Content includes

  • Introduction to SuppoRTT
  • Trainee Concerns
  • SuppoRTT process for Supervisors
  • Resources including KIT/SPLIT, Mentoring and Courses

 

CARATS (Competence Assessment & Recommendations for Additional Training and Support) Form

For International Medical Graduates.

This form should be completed for any doctor at any hospital in the Yorkshire & Humber region, who fulfils the following criteria:

  • Primary Medical Degree obtained from non-UK medical school
  • Less than 6 months full time postgraduate experience working for an acute NHS trust
  • Employed at any grade below consultant either as part of a training scheme or as trust grade

It is intended to identify additional induction / training needs that should be made available to the doctor and to outline how the additional support will be delivered.

Please send completed copy of the form to supportt.yh@hee.nhs.uk

 

Calendar of SuppoRTT Courses for Educators / Supervisors

 

June 2023

Thursday 8th June

09:20 - 15:30   Support Your Trainee to Improve Self Care, Manage Stress and Enhance Resilience

Tuesday 20th June

09:00 - 12:00   SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                         Returning Trainees

 

July 2023

Monday 3rd July

09:00 - 17:00   Mental Health First Aid Course (2 Day Course)

Wednesday 19th July

14:00 - 17:00  SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                        Returning Trainees

 

August 2023

There are currently no courses booked for August 2023.

 

September 2023

Tuesday 12th September

09:30 - 16:00   SuppoRTT Trainers - Taming Teaching Technology

Thursday 21st September

09:00 - 12:00  SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                        Returning Trainees

Tuesday 26th September

09:30 - 12:30   SuppoRTTing Trainee Wellbeing as a Supervisor

Thursday 28th September

09:20 - 15:30   SuppoRTT your Trainee to Improve Self Care, Manage Stress & Enhance Resilience

 

October 2023

Thursday 12th October

10:00 - 12:30   Supporting Trainees Through Supervision

Tuesday 17th October

14:00 - 17:00  SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                                       Returning Trainees

 

November 2023

Wednesday 8th November

09:30 - 16:00   SuppoRTT Trainers - Taming Teaching Technology

Wednesday 22nd November

09:00 - 12:00  SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                         Returning Trainees

 

December 2023

Friday 1st December

09:20 - 15:30  SuppoRTT your Trainee to Improve Self Care, Manage Stress & Enhance Resilience

Tuesday 5th December

13:30 - 16:30   SuppoRTTing Trainee Wellbeing as a Supervisor

 

January 2024

Monday 8th January 

10:00 - 12:30   SuppoRTTing Trainee Through Supervision

Friday 12th January

09:30 - 16:00   SuppoRTT Trainers - Taming Teaching Technology

Thursday 18th January

14:00 - 17:00  SuppoRTT Training the Trainer Session for Educational Supervisors - Coaching Skills and Tools for ES's Working with                                                       Returning Trainees

 

February 2024

Tuesday 13th February

09:30 - 16:00   SuppoRTT Trainers - Taming Teaching Technology

 

March 2024

Thursday 14th March

09:30 - 16:00   SuppoRTT Trainers - Taming Teaching Technology

Tuesday 19th March

10:00 - 12:30   SuppoRTTing Trainees Through Supervision

SuppoRTT Champions

SuppoRTT Champions

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Who are the SuppoRTT Champions?

SuppoRTT Champions  are experienced NHS professionals  based in most secondary care Trusts and the psychiatry Specialty School in Yorkshire and Humber . Their role is to provide leadership within the Trust/School to ensure that the SuppoRTT strategy is fully implemented and results in a high-quality supported return to training for all.

The SuppoRTT Champion can

-       Provides trainees and supervisors with guidance regarding the relevant policies and available resources.

The trainee’s first point of contact is their educational supervisor or training programme director throughout the return-to-work process. However, the SuppoRTT Champions are useful contacts to help with any additional SuppoRTT queries directly related to your Trust. You can view all Champion profiles via 'view All' or select individuals to learn a little more about them.

The SuppoRTT Champions are useful contacts to help with any SuppoRTT queries directly related to your Trust. You can view all Champion profiles via 'view All' or select individuals to learn a little more about them.

View All

School of Psychiatry Airedale Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Juliette Kennedy

Juliette.kennedy@nhs.net  

Martin Kelsey

Martin.kelsey@anhst.nhs.uk

Shobha Sivaramakrishnan

shobha.sivaramakrishnan@nhs.net

 

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

David Wilkinson

david.wilkinson@bthft.nhs.uk

Pamela Ohadike

pamela.ohadike@cht.nhs.uk

Lucy Peart & Ann Harris

lucy.peart@nhs.net;

 ann.harris6@nhs.net

 

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Ip Scarrott

ipshita.scarrott@nhs.net 

Kavitha Tharian

k.tharian@nhs.net

Catherine Tandy

catherinetandy@nhs.net

 

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust  

Kelly Heckingbottom-Plunkett & Ian Wilson

kelly.heckingbottom-plunkett@nhs.net;  ian.wilson14@nhs.net

Maja Kotlinska

maja.kotlinska@nhs.net

Clare Smith

clare.smith77@nhs.net

 

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Karen Griffin

karen.griffin9@nhs.net

Freya Smith-Jack &

Olufunso Olarinde

Freya.smith-jack@nhs.net;

olufunso.olarinde1@nhs.net

Jenny King &

Suzanne Francis

jenny.king7@nhs.net;

suzanne.francis@york.nhs.uk

 

Health Toolbox

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The collaborative local knowledge resource for professional healthcare communities

Dr Toolbox is an award winning UK based website set up and run by NHS doctors. It is the collaborative local knowledge resource for healthcare professionals that deserve a safe induction. It is the wikipedia of how to get stuff done in hospitals. Each hospital has its own domain, co-ordinated by a lead editor who reviews the information, and a senior clinician who provides support and continuity.

 

What is Health Toolbox?

Health Toolbox is a secure online information resource set up by Trainees to help to better orientate themselves with their hospital and department. Including contact numbers, referral methods, handbooks & guides. Easily accessible information at local level ensures that healthcare professionals can be as efficient and effective as possible in carrying out their role. This in turn has positive impacts on patient safety as well as education and training.

What information is Health Toolbox for?

  • Handbooks written by doctors in training for their Job and Specialty
  • Contact details such as telephone numbers, bleep numbers and emails
  • Local information e.g. how to make speciality referrals or know how on requesting investigations
  • It can also be used resource for teaching and post graduate medical education

How can you access Health Toolbox?

  • Health Toolbox is available online and via an App. To find out if your Local Trust has a Health Toolbox site, please visit the Health Toolbox website.
  • Here you will find a list of all registered Trusts. Once you have located the Trust you'd like to access, select and register as directed.
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Health Toolbox App

The Health Toolbox App downloads the content of your hospital toolbox and stores it for future reading even when offline. When your device becomes online, the App reconnects to the server and is updated to the latest version. 

You need

  • A recent iOS™ or Android™ device. Get our app from the App store or the Play store. 
    • The WebApp can be installed in modern mobile browsers just by clicking on the button. It has an offline functionality similar to the native apps. 
  • A Health Toolbox account. Registration is free using your work email. 
  • For a link to download the App please visit the Health Toolbox website.

 

 

Coaching

Coaching

Please be advised that all coaching sessions are free for trainees in YH.

The aim of coaching is to increase potential and enhance the careers of those who access it. Sessions are confidential and do not form part of educational assessment. Coaching is time for you to think. 

Coaching is time for you to think.  Your coach won’t judge you, or give you advice.  This means it is ok to talk about anything that you feel gets in the way of you doing your best at work. You can really think things through in a way that is different to talking things over with a friend, partner, TPD or Educational Supervisor - all people who tend to have another agenda for you.  Your coach will support you, and challenge you if necessary, to help you reach a conclusion that is helpful and meaningful to you.

You can have between four and six sessions of free coaching with a coach and it tends to work best if you have all your sessions within a 6 month window.

If you decide that you would like to participate in our coaching programme, click here to register your interest. You can contact your preferred coach directly once your account registration has been approved. Coaching works best if you pick someone outside your Specialty.

Once you have registered as a Coachee and your account has been approved please click here to log in to your account where you can then search and make contact with your chosen Coach.

You can find a quick start guide here and further information can be found on our website.

Resources and Useful Contacts

Resources and Useful Contacts

 

e-Learning has been specifically designed for Trainees

This e-Learning has been specifically designed for Trainees with the following objectives in mind:

  • Understand the Supported Return to Training process.
  • Recognise common issues and concerns for returning trainees.
  • Gain information on the sources of support Trainees may find helpful when returning to training.
  • Hear from other trainees on their positive experiences of returning to training.

Find the e-Learning here: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/676107

Please note there may be small regional differences however the process remains the same. Please always refer to our SuppoRTT Webpage for our regional specific guidance and resources.

 

My SuppoRTT

A database with over 300 national resources for supporting Doctors and Dentists returning to training including trainee stories, specialty specific resources, regional and local area resources amongst much more.

My SuppoRTT

 

Support for Doctors

The Academy's Support for Doctors webpage acts as signposting service and includes useful links to resources for doctors who are experiencing difficulties

 

HEE YH SuppoRTT Videos

The below video links provide a personal account of some of the issues and concerns raised, during Supported Return to Training.

1) Pre Absence Plans: https://vimeo.com/390534354/36919f03bd

2) Initial Return to Training Meeting: https://vimeo.com/390536533/66a1697200

3) Return Review Meeting: https://vimeo.com/390539676/81255346a7

 

Well-being Resources

List of all Guardians of speaking up, in each Trust

Webinars for returning Paediatric Trainees

KIT & SPLIT Guidance (July 2020)  

Wellbeing and Counselling Services 

Wellbeing Support for the Dental Team

Breastfeeding Legal Rights

 

 

School Specific Webpages & Resources
Back in Orbit: HEYH School of Ophthalmology initiative for trainees returning from time out

The School of Ophthalmology recognises the specific challenges faced by
Trainees when returning to work after time out (e.g. for parental leave, sick
leave, career break or OOP). Guided by the findings of a regional survey in
2020 of current and former trainees who have experience of this, they have
developed a toolkit of resources for educational supervisors, college tutors
and returning Doctors to aid re-integration into training following time away.

Please check out their webpage linked below.

 

School of Paediatrics

Feeling lost: you are not alone - London School of Paediatrics 2021. Consultants and Trainees share their stories of challenges in their training - some personal, some professional - hopeful messages and advice on how to seek support. Lots of general themes that would be relevant to all specialties.

 

 

 

EVRT Videos and Undergraduate Videos

Please see below EVRT Videos. ‘’EVRT’’ (Educational Videos for Returning Trainees) is a SCH junior doctor-led video project funded by HEE and supported by GGME, designed to aid junior doctors returning to front-line Paediatric work at Sheffield Children’s Hospital from time out training.

 

EVRT: Cardiac Arrest

 

EVRT: Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

 

EVRT: Burns and Toxic Shock Syndrome

 

EVRT: Seizure Requiring Buccal Midazolam

 

SuppoRTT Teams Across the Country

SuppoRTT Teams Across the Country

Please see below the contact information and webpages for all SuppoRTT teams across the country. For Trainees who are transferring to another region during or following an absence, we recommend you contact your new regional SuppoRTT Team to notify them of your return which will ensure you do not miss out on any support they have available for you.

Regional Webpage Regional SuppoRTT Team Contact
East Midlands SuppoRTT.em@hee.nhs.uk
East of England supportt.eoe@hee.nhs.uk 
London srtt.lase@hee.nhs.uk
North East educationsupport.ne@hee.nhs.uk   
North West SuppoRTT.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Peninsula supportt.sw@hee.nhs.uk
Severn supportt.sw@hee.nhs.uk
Thames Valley srtt.tv@hee.nhs.uk
Wessex SuppoRTT.wx@hee.nhs.uk
West Midlands SuppoRTT.wm@hee.nhs.uk
SuppoRTT Bids

HEE SuppoRTT: Call for your SuppoRTT ideas!

HEE is providing Local Education Providers and Schools with the opportunity to bid for investment to expand an existing approach or develop a new idea that relates to creating and imbedding a supportive return to practice for doctors and dentists in training.

Examples include (but are not limited to):

  • “Brain storming” events for departments, trainers, medical staffing departments, medical education departments etc., to consider mechanisms to support trainees 
  • Specialty-specific developments within Schools to support returners
  • E-learning or face-to-face courses
  • Trust-based support groups for trainees, with identified objectives
  • Enhanced induction or re-orientation to place of work (for example, a video tour of the hospital)
  • Technical skills and simulation
  • Wellbeing
  • Developing resources available to trainees 
  • Courses and workshops

 

The bidding round for activities to run in the 2023/24 financial year opened on Monday 27 February 2023 and will close on Thursday 6 April 2023 at 5:00pm. 

Before submitting a bid, please ensure that you read our SuppoRTT Bid Guidance Notes in full. This contains information about the bidding round, the application procedure to follow, the standards that your application must comply with and the scoring criteria that the panel will use to assess your application. Applications must be submitted via our online portal.

 

Immersive Technology Resources

Immersive Technology Resources

Interactive e-Learning and Immersive 360* Video Resource

This is an online e-learning and immersive 360* video resource based around a remote consultation. It was originally developed with shielding/displaced trainees in mind, however this will be a useful resource for anyone consulting remotely. It addresses key skills including communication, using the multidisciplinary team, clinical management and safeguarding, as well as offering the opportunity to 'step inside' the consultation from the patient's perspective!