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The New Consultants’ Toolkit: Make the start of your Consultant career a success

Tuesday 10th March 2026

Leeds Venue TBC

9:00am Registration, 9:30am Welcome and 4:00pm Close

£385.00

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With the successful completion of higher training you will be well equipped with clinical skills and knowledge for your first post as a consultant psychiatrist. However, non-clinical responsibilities and challenges may be new and unexpected and thus a source of unnecessary anxiety. This course will allow you to enter your consultant job feeling equipped and prepared for the new challenges which hopefully will then be rewarding. 

After attending this course delegates will be able to: 

 - Understand non-clinical responsibilities of life as a consultant. 

 - Understand your part in making the wider organisation successful. 

- Identify any additional learning opportunities that could be beneficial before starting your job. 

Programme Outline: 

'My first year and what I wish I had known' with Dr Michael Farrall, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, Leeds and York Partnership

'The role of the consultant beyond clinical expert' with Dr Sharon Nightingale, Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age and Director of Medical Education, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

'Effective Time Management - Saying "no" and delegation' with Dr Sharon Nightingale, Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age and Director of Medical Education, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

'Doing do-able jobs: How coaching & mentoring can help you in professional development' with Dr Jeya Balakrishna, Associate Registrar for Coaching & Mentoring, RCPsych Consultant Community Psychiatrist, Defence Primary Healthcare, MOD

'From ARCP to CPD and Appraisal: Making the transition' with Dr Priyanka Bichala, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

'Important relationships and making them work' with Dr Mathew Harrison, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

'Job planning and working LTFT' with Peter Jackson, BMA Industrial relations officer 

Suitability 

This course offers 6 CPD points and is suitable for Higher Trainees and newly appointed Consultants.

Higher trainees have a discounted ticket fee for this course, to redeem this please email andrewsimscentre.lypft@nhs.net


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