Overcoming Unhealthy Perfectionism for Returning Trainees (RTT11MAY26)

AvailabilityPlaces available (course only available for users whose main occupation is foundation training or core specialty training (st1-st4) or general practice training (st1-st4) or higher specialty training (st3-st8))  Remove from basket
SubjectSuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)
DescriptionThe 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.
Additional information

Booking courses

Please ensure that you check your availability before booking a place and add the booking to your diary / calendar. Please ensure that you also book the relevant study leave in advance with your employer.

Please refrain from booking multiple instances of the same course or course type to ensure that places are available to your colleagues. If a course is full, please add yourself to the waiting list and you will receive a notification if a place becomes available.

Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

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If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies

VenueVirtual (Zoom), - Virtual  View details
Date & timeMonday 11 May 2026, 09:30 to 16:00
LecturerDr Martin Billington  View details
Target audience

This course is restricted to trainee doctors and dentists who are taking time out of training or who have returned to training within the last 3 months. IMG trainee doctors may also attend within their first 6 months of working within the NHS. (IMG = International Medical Graduate.) Please only book if you meet these criteria.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

Course styleWorkshop
CateringNo catering
CPD points0.000
CostNo charge
Aims

To better understand the influence of perfectionist traits within doctors and other healthcare staff

Objectives

1. Describe the features of perfectionism.

2. Identify why some of the features of this common trait are unhelpful for individuals.

3. Support attendees in examining their own perfectionist characteristics, to identify how these may be influencing them in both positive and negative ways.

4. Describe and discuss how perfectionist traits can negatively affect our interactions with colleagues.

5. Discuss how to find the right balance between ”perfect”, “good enough” and complacency.

6. Direct attendees to further resources and help if appropriate.

Learning outcomes

1. Better understand the fields of healthy and unhealthy perfectionism

2. Better understand how prominent the less helpful traits are in attendees’ psyche.

3. Better understand how attendees’ perfectionism may have detrimental impacts on relationships with colleagues and teams.