Tutorial: Business meeting and Consultant Skills

Category: Tutorial Dates - Other

Date: January 19th 2016 9:45am until 4:00pm

Location: Brendon Room, Compass Disability Services, Unit 11-12 Belvedere Trading Estate,Taunton TA1 1BH

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These tutorials are open to Public Health Specialty Registrars on the South West Public Health Training Programme only.


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South West Public Health Training Programme

Consultant skills tutorial and Business meeting

Date: Tuesday 19th January 2016

Location: Compass Disability Services, 11-12 Belvedere Trading
Estate, Taunton, TA1 1BH

Room: Brendon room

 

 

 

 

Trains arrive from:  Exeter & Plymouth: 09.19, 09.50 (Exeter only)

                               Bristol, Bath & London: 09.14, 09.45

                               Bristol & Gloucester: 09.14

 

9.45 – 10.00

Tea & coffee on arrival

 

10.00 – 10.05

Welcome and overview of the day; Housekeeping issues

Julia Chisnell

SpR

10.05 – 10.50

What are we looking for? Hints and tips from the interviewer

Alison Bell

Somerset County Council

10.50 – 11.10

Tea and coffee break

 

11.10 – 12.20

Talking from experience: moving from registrar to consultant

Jonathan Roberts

Consultant in Public Health, North Somerset Council

Mike Wade

Deputy Director of Health Protection, PHE South West

12.20 – 12.45

Group discussion and reflection

Julia Chisnell

Facilitator

12.45 – 13.30

Lunch

 

13.30 – 14.30

Business meeting: part 1

Rob Tolfree and Katie Long (co-chairs)

14.30 – 14.45

Tea and coffee break

 

14.45 – 16.00

Business meeting: part 2

Rob Tolfree and Katie Long (co-chairs)

 

Trains depart to:    Exeter & Plymouth: 15.45 (Exeter only), 15.49, 16.15

                              Bristol, Bath & London: 15.51, 16.07 (long train), 16.51

                              Bristol & Gloucester: 15.51, 16.51

                                                                                                  

 

 

Aim of the Tutorial:

To assist registrars in preparing to become a consultant and support them to identify key areas and skills for further development.

 

 

Objectives of the Tutorial:

  • To gain an understanding of the typical appointment process for consultants in local authority;
  • To gain an understanding of preparation needed prior to interview and potential interview topics/questions;
  • To consider key areas/skills registrars should develop to best prepare them for consultant jobs;
  • To gain understanding of the challenges in making the transition from registrar to consultant;
  • To consider areas of self-development in relation to consultant skills.

 

 

Main learning outcome:

EMS 13 (2015 curriculum: 9.1 and 9.3): Keep knowledge and skills up to date, including regular audit, appraisal and reflective learning

Registrars might also be able to expand on the tutorial to create evidence towards other learning outcomes.

 

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