Training

The Education

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has a defined curriculum for training. The paediatric training programme runs for a notional 8 years which is split in to 3 levels. You will be allocated an educational supervisor to help you gain the most out of your 8 years with us, with regular meetings to develop personalised learning.

The Rotations

All three rotations can provide experience to complete level 1 and level 2 competencies. The rotations are called, East, West and South. 

There will inevitably be some blurring of the boundary zones. This will allow a little ebb and flow between numbers in each rotation as we account for maternity leave, less than full time working, and temporary allocation to another rotation for subspecialty exposure and out of programme experience. This is why we will have the same educational programme running through the whole programme, so we can allow this mingling to occur.

Some subspecialty experiences are only available in certain centres For example paediatric intensive care, cardiology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, and academic posts to name some. Therefore, certain posts will be subject to internal LETB wide competition if they are popular choices. This is will occur for some posts in ST3, as well as some posts in ST6 to 8.

You also need to know that some hospitals are rearranging themselves. So, Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury are already one trust, but will not be on one site for a few years yet. In Leeds the same is going on with all paediatrics except neonates being transferred to the Leeds General Infirmary. There may be other re organisations along the way as well. So there will be some adjustments, but it is highly likely whatever the structure it will be similar to this.

 

Assessment & Appraisal.

All trainees will be expected to take part in regular educational appraisals. The RCPCH publish recommendations in relation to the type of assessments and appraisals which all trainees will have to complete each year.

Educational Supervisors will be allocated at the beginning of each post and will be responsible to make sure that all assessments and appraisals are completed during their placement. Specialty Trainees will be expected to meet regularly with their Educational Supervisor and to complete appraisal forms, as well as regular review of portfolios. Details of competencies required to progress through the training programme can be found on the RCPCH website.

Full details of assessments required by all run-through trainees (StRs) and SpRs can be found on the ARCP page.

Applications for study leave may be made by completion of HEYH's study leave form. See the policies section for more information.

The School of Paediatrics has worked hard to develop and maintain the day release protected teaching time across the region. This is available from ST1 to ST5 and utilises a significant amount of the study leave allocation. Numerous external and internal reviews have consistently demonstrated that the doctors on the rotation would prefer to have the day release structure rather than being allowed to take their own ad hoc study leave. Any additional study leave is directed to support doctors with specific needs and courses specified within their personal learning plans.