Course Calendar

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09:30 Building Confidence In Your Interpersonal Skills for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Building Confidence In Your Interpersonal Skills for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-098)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Tue 3 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 15:00
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: 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, attendees will refine verbal, nonverbal, and para-verbal communication while managing emotions under pressure.

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09:20 Exam Ready - Study Strategies that Work for Doctors for Residents   Availability: Places available
Title: Exam Ready - Study Strategies that Work for Doctors for Residents (DT26-117)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Wed 4 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 15:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This supportive, practical workshop helps doctors strengthen their study skills and exam preparation strategies, whatever stage of training they are at. It focuses on building effective, sustainable approaches to learning that fit around clinical work, reduce stress, and improve confidence, performance, and exam success.

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09:00 Leading as a Trainee: A Clinical Leadership Workshop for ST3-5 Trainees   Availability: Places available
Title: Leading as a Trainee: A Clinical Leadership Workshop for ST3-5 Trainees (SW26-110)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Fri 6 Nov 2026, 09:00 to 15:00
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop provides an introduction to leadership from the perspective of trainees. It will be most relevant to those who have had little experience of leadership training in the past. It will be an interactive, reflective day providing an understanding of clinical leadership, its role within the NHS and practical actions for trainees development.

09:30 Reflecting On and Learning from Feedback for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Reflecting On and Learning from Feedback for Doctors in Training (SW26-119)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Fri 6 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This training package will help guide doctors through reflection and provide the opportunity to practice. We will focus on how self-reflection, feedback from the trainer, and a feedback conversation can improve the performance and values of feedback, both formal and informal. We will also go on to explore why receiving feedback is so hard and how we can help overcome it. Covering psychological safety, thinking about how we can overcome some of the barriers to hearing, and using feedback in a clinical and learning environment. 

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09:00 Skilled Motivational Interviewing for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Skilled Motivational Interviewing for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-072)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 09:00
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 12.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This 2-day course focuses on using the skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in conversations between supervisor and trainee to support the growth of the trainee, in a way that may allow sustained change. Initially focusing on developing the Dr-Trainee interpersonal relationship allows the opportunity to direct the conversation towards change where necessary even in those less ready to do so. You must have competed the Introduction to MI half day course before attending this course.

09:20 Support Residents to Manage Stress and Enhance Mental Fitness for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Support Residents to Manage Stress and Enhance Mental Fitness for ES/CS/SAS (DT26-068)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Tue 10 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 15:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop supports trainers to better understand and promote mental fitness among residents, equipping them with practical strategies to foster resilience, self-awareness and sustainable performance in training. Participants will explore how to recognise early signs of stress, create psychologically safe learning environments, and hold effective 1:1s that support development and mental fitness. The session empowers trainers to support residents in building the habits, mindset and coping skills essential whilst working in high-pressure clinical settings and sustaining long-term career fulfilment.

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09:20 Differential Attainment in Medical Education for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Differential Attainment in Medical Education for Doctors in Training (DT26-072)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: To equip medical educators, leaders, and healthcare professionals with the skills and strategies necessary to address differential attainment, promote equity, and create an inclusive and supportive learning environment in medical education.

18:00 Understanding GMC concerns and complaints processes’   Availability: Places available
Title: Understanding GMC concerns and complaints processes’ (SW26-034)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Nov 2026, 18:00 to 19:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 1.0 point
Cost: No charge
Description: Demystifying GMC concerns and complaints processes data and trends: In this session we will consider the role of the GMC and our standards in relation to how we deal with concerns. We will review patterns of complaints that we receive and how we deal with those, providing doctors with a fuller understanding of how our investigation and fitness to processes work.

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09:20 Returning to Work - Ready, Steady, Go!   Availability: Places available
Title: Returning to Work - Ready, Steady, Go! (DT26-073)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Thu 12 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: The primary aim of this workshop is to assist doctors returning to work after a significant absence in managing their health, stress, and workload effectively. By focusing on personalised planning, energy management, and work-life balance, the workshop aims to ensure a smooth transition back to training and professional success.

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09:00 Skills for Managing Stress – how to support yourself and others within the workplace for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Skills for Managing Stress – how to support yourself and others within the workplace for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-129)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Fri 13 Nov 2026, 09:00 to 15:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop focuses on the varying principles and beliefs of managing stressful situations while discussing the help available to NHS colleagues to ensure that everyone can gain assistance when required.

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09:20 Career Counselling Skills for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Career Counselling Skills for ES/CS/SAS (DT26-067)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Mon 16 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with effective tools and frameworks, including the 4-stage approach and ROADS to Success, for supporting trainees in understanding their career drivers, making informed choices, and developing actionable career plans.

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08:30 Educational and Clinical Supervisor Training - 1-5 Core Modules   Availability: Places available
Title: Educational and Clinical Supervisor Training - 1-5 Core Modules (SW26-139)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro - Peninsula
Date: Tue 17 Nov 2026, 08:30 to 17:00
Course style: South West Education Development Day
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This is for those wishing to become both Clinical Supervisors and Educational Supervisors - to book a place, please email:sarah.lampshire@nhs.net. Please note that this course is in person only.

09:30 Confidence Training for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Confidence Training for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-085)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Tue 17 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This training enables you to feel more confident, comfortable and empowered as you engage with your work and your life more broadly. The course provides an opportunity for you to explore the theme of confidence in a safe environment. We will probe what confidence looks, sounds, feels and acts like. Key component parts of confidence will be highlighted and how they work, including how you may have been getting in your own way. Once you understand these mechanisms and how to apply them, you will have access to a toolkit which can significantly increase your inner comfort and assurance. You will be empowered to cultivate more self-acceptance and a positive self-view. You will learn how to ground yourself, when anxiety or agitation arises. Elevating your personal confidence will impact your effectiveness in all of your activities, and allow you to bring your unique strengths, both in work and outside of work. This training is liberating and uplifting. You have everything you need within you to experience greater confidence.

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09:20 Influence and Negotiation Skills for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Influence and Negotiation Skills for Doctors in Training (DT26-074)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Wed 18 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop focuses on improving the participants ability to manage challenging discussions, deliver difficult feedback, and negotiate effectively.

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09:20 Advanced Communication Skills Masterclass - International Medical Graduates (without actors) - for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Advanced Communication Skills Masterclass - International Medical Graduates (without actors) - for Doctors in Training (DT26-075)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Thu 19 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 15:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This masterclass is tailored for international medical graduates aiming to refine their communication skills and model exceptional professional behaviours in diverse and complex situations. Led by a senior trainer from DoctorsTraining, with support from experienced medical education actors, this workshop provides interactive exercises and expert guidance to enhance proficiency in navigating challenging communication scenarios. Participants will gain advanced skills in effective communication, including overcoming barriers such as cultural and linguistic differences. The workshop focuses on techniques for active listening, empathy, and giving constructive feedback. Emphasis is placed on understanding nonverbal communication, improving assertiveness, and building cross-cultural competence to foster a more effective and supportive healthcare environment.

09:30 Coaching Tools for a Compassionate Culture: Healthy Team Dynamics   Availability: Places available
Title: Coaching Tools for a Compassionate Culture: Healthy Team Dynamics (SW26-137)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Thu 19 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This training package focuses on developing approaches for healthy team dynamics. This day will include strategies for creating a healthy team environment, managing team dynamics, facilitating effective communication, and considering how we as individuals can play a part in influencing team culture and behaviours. It will be an interactive day and will help us reflect on ways to work towards growing a functional team where psychological safety and compassion are the norm.

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09:20 Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills for ES/CS/SAS (DT26-071)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 15:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: The primary aim of this workshop is to elevate participants’ expertise in human factors and non-technical skills crucial for high-quality healthcare. By mastering these principles, healthcare professionals will boost patient safety, refine team dynamics, and improve decision-making under pressure.

09:20 Influence and Negotiation Skills for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Influence and Negotiation Skills for ES/CS/SAS (DT26-069)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop focuses on improving the participants ability to manage challenging discussions, deliver difficult feedback, and negotiate effectively.

09:30 Improving Feedback & Reflection for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Improving Feedback & Reflection for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-006)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Mon 23 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop focuses on how PGDiT self-reflection, feedback from the trainer, and trainer reflection can improve the performance and values of feedback, both formal and informal. It will also go on to explore why receiving feedback is so hard and how we can help overcome it.

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09:20 Enhanced Supervision for LED & IMG Trainees for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Enhanced Supervision for LED & IMG Trainees for ES/CS/SAS (DT26-070)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Tue 24 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 3.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: To provide trainers with advanced skills and insights to effectively support IMGs and LEDs, ensuring they receive high-quality training and career guidance within the NHS.

09:30 Influencing & Engaging for Change for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Influencing & Engaging for Change for Doctors in Training (SW26-097)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Tue 24 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop focuses on how to offer others the invitation to change (behaviour, attitudes, thoughts, and beliefs) and embrace new ways in a committed way.

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09:00 Leadership, Teamworking & Influencing Skills: Beyond Foundation Years   Availability: Places available
Title: Leadership, Teamworking & Influencing Skills: Beyond Foundation Years (SW26-114)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Wed 25 Nov 2026, 09:00 to 16:00
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop provides you with some simple, effective, and practical generic teamwork, management, and leadership skills that you can immediately start thinking about and using in complex situations at work and, for that matter, in your personal life.

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09:20 Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills for Doctors in Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills for Doctors in Training (DT26-076)
Venue: TBC, TBC - Virtual
Date: Thu 26 Nov 2026, 09:20 to 15:30
Course style: Workshop
Catering: N/A
CPD: 5.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This workshop aims to elevate participants’ expertise in human factors and non-technical skills crucial for high-quality healthcare. By mastering these principles, healthcare professionals will boost patient safety, refine team dynamics, and improve decision-making under pressure.

09:30 Enhanced Support: Supporting both you and your doctors in training for ES/CS/SAS   Availability: Places available
Title: Enhanced Support: Supporting both you and your doctors in training for ES/CS/SAS (SW26-124)
Venue: via MS Teams or Zoom, - - Virtual
Date: Thu 26 Nov 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Webinar
Catering: N/A
CPD: 6.000 points
Cost: No charge
Description: This is an interactive course designed to help you further support yourself and those doctors and dentists in training that you supervise. We will recap what was taught on your original supporting doctors-in-training - course with regard to recognising those in difficulty and will focus a little more on moral distress and burnout. Your experienced facilitators, who both work within the Professional Support and Wellbeing (PSW) team at NHSE SW and are trained coaches, will take you through some support tools, allow you to ask plenty of questions, and show you what support is available. The day will finish on a positive note: how to help your DiTs flourish and achieve their goals!