Education South West Severn Deanery Training to be a General Practitioner The School of Primary Care Severn Deanery Welcome Severn Deanery’s School of Primary care has a remit to All of our trainees are encouraged to register for the oversee and develop high quality GP speciality training MSc in Primary Care from Bath University, in addition in Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset. We to their work towards the MRCGP. The University gives have an enviable national reputation: Pass rates in the accreditation for the 3 years of speciality training. MRCGP licensing exams are extraordinarily high, and satisfaction scores in the national annual trainee survey There are optional Masters’ level courses in clinical and have been and remain amongst the very best in the UK. non-clinical topics as well as a chance to engage in a Faculty members publish widely on postgraduate medical supervised research project. education and are at the cutting edge of their field. The school is proud of its dynamic GPSTR committee, GP speciality trainees are based in one of five separate who ensure representation on all the key groups within programmes; Bath, Bristol & Weston, Gloucestershire, the Deanery, BMA and RCGP. This has strengthened the Somerset and Swindon. Each is led by a highly support and teaching we have been able to provide to experienced Associate Postgraduate Dean supported by Severn trainees. There is also a flourishing social scene a local team of Programme Directors and Trainers. Our around each programme and the school – please do get trainees are treated as people, not numbers and each involved when you come to us. has their own personalised training plan, e-portfolio and educational supervisor, based within general practice. As you will see from this booklet, there is simply no better place to live in the UK than in Severn and the Southwest. In line with our philosophy of personalised education, the The cities are vibrant and beautiful, the countryside and school offers a flexible & bespoke approach to training coastline simply stunning, and our proximity to London with opportunities to develop additional expertise in means you never feel cut off from the rest of the world. leadership and education, through our own scholarship programme, as well as in a number of clinical areas. We Do have a look through this booklet. Our website at encourage trainees to gain additional experience out of http://primarycare.severndeanery.org/ has much more programme (OOPE); particularly through clinical work in information. If you would like to meet up with one of our the developing world. team please do get in touch and we will be delighted to arrange this for you. Training to be a General Practitioner - the School of Primary Care 1 Welcome Severn Deanery’s School of Primary care has a remit to All of our trainees are encouraged to register for the oversee and develop high quality GP speciality training MSc in Primary Care from Bath University, in addition in Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset. We to their work towards the MRCGP. The University gives A career in GP have an enviable national reputation: Pass rates in the accreditation for the 3 years of speciality training. MRCGP licensing exams are extraordinarily high, and What will you face? enabling you to provide high levels of personal care whilst satisfaction scores in the national annual trainee survey There are optional Masters’ level courses in clinical and General Practice is never boring… maintaining an appropriate work-life balance. have been and remain amongst the very best in the UK. non-clinical topics as well as a chance to engage in a Faculty members publish widely on postgraduate medical supervised research project. Over the years the General Practitioners’ role has Nonetheless, the range of options for working in primary education and are at the cutting edge of their field. developed from simply providing medical care to care will continue to expand. In the current competitive The school is proud of its dynamic GPSTR committee, becoming a central pillar of our society, supplying a market you can: GP speciality trainees are based in one of five separate who ensure representation on all the key groups within crucial element of health care delivery. l choose when you join a practice - it won’t harm your programmes; Bath, Bristol & Weston, Gloucestershire, the Deanery, BMA and RCGP. This has strengthened the career if you spend a year travelling around the world Somerset and Swindon. Each is led by a highly support and teaching we have been able to provide to This challenging yet exciting environment offers you or keep your options open; experienced Associate Postgraduate Dean supported by Severn trainees. There is also a flourishing social scene the opportunity to broaden and deepen your clinical l decide where you want to practice - there are more a local team of Programme Directors and Trainers. Our around each programme and the school – please do get experience in a team-based, patient-centred discipline. It vacancies than applicants (though some areas are more trainees are treated as people, not numbers and each involved when you come to us. will give you the chance to not only treat minor, major, sought-after than others); has their own personalised training plan, e-portfolio and chronic and acute illnesses but to provide preventive l get plenty of work and earn a lot as a locum; educational supervisor, based within general practice. As you will see from this booklet, there is simply no better care and health education to a wide and diverse pool of l have a strong hand when you negotiate your salary or place to live in the UK than in Severn and the Southwest. patients. partnership package. In line with our philosophy of personalised education, the The cities are vibrant and beautiful, the countryside and school offers a flexible & bespoke approach to training coastline simply stunning, and our proximity to London The profession is constantly evolving with service delivery GPs have the opportunity to develop specialised skillsand with opportunities to develop additional expertise in means you never feel cut off from the rest of the world. being influenced by local and national policy to meet the areas of expertise which can be clinical, educational, leadership and education, through our own scholarship needs of a changing society. Keeping up-to-date through political or related to health service management. Your programme, as well as in a number of clinical areas. We Do have a look through this booklet. Our website at a well-maintained programme of Continuing Professional training at Severn Deanery will reflect the importance of encourage trainees to gain additional experience out of http://primarycare.severndeanery.org/ has much more Development is vital. each of them and the assessment process will monitor your programme (OOPE); particularly through clinical work in information. If you would like to meet up with one of our development through the work place based assessment the developing world. team please do get in touch and we will be delighted to Currently there are opportunities for newly qualified GPs (WPBA). Our committed team of trainers will guide and arrange this for you. to work part-time, flexibly, salaried or in partnership, support you not only in achieving your CCT at the end of training but also in acquiring the skills needed to be a successful GP. Training to be a General Practitioner - the School of Primary Care Training to be a General Practitioner - the School of Primary Care 1 2 What can we offer you? Severn deanery offers the highest standards of education practice, we provide a diversity of opportunity to those in General Practice, with superb success rates in the who want something different. MRCGP. All of our five educational teams are highly motivated and committed to providing the very best We hope not just to turn out good GPs but leaders for experience for each our GP specialist trainees (GPSTs). tomorrow. Severn GPSTs have representation on all of our key groups within the GP school; to ensure that not only do we continue to deliver high standards but also that our programmes fully reflect the needs of our learners. Each year one of our senior trainees joins our senior management team, charged with driving forward change on behalf of all Severn GPSTs Our programmes are not “one size fits all”. Whilst it is entirely possible to progress through one of our three year integrated training programmes into a career in general Training to be a General Practitioner - the School of Primary Care 3 Something Different… Scholarships: These are constantly evolving, but at the time of writing Each year 10 interested GPSTs are selected to extend their include: 3rd year by a full calendar month. This enables them to develop additional expertise in areas such as medical Four-Year Schemes: education and in PCT based commissioning. Many recent l Academic training – through NCCRCD academic scholars have moved into permanent educational and clinical fellowships, based at Bristol University. Able leadership posts, as part of their future work portfolio. doctors are accepted on to a 4-year academic programme, with years 3 and 4 split equally between Fellowships: clinical and academic training. These are seen as a It isn’t a coincidence that most of our recent graduates take springboard into a high-flying academic career. up clinical and other work in the Southwest. The deanery l Leadership training. Modelled on the academic clinical is keen to support and develop young doctors during their fellowship these 4-year programmes include special early years post CCT, and each of our programmes has an training in leadership, commissioning and health needs active educational programme for newly qualified GP.