Professional development
All of our nurses and midwives have the opportunity to undertake extensive and often highly specialised education and training programmes
Continuing professional and personal development (CPPD) or continuing professional development (CPD)
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust provides excellent scope for all staff including consultants, staff-grade doctors and associate specialists to develop as professionals. All of our nurses and midwives have the opportunity to undertake extensive and often highly specialised education and training programmes at some of the UK’s leading higher education providers. Other professional groups are actively encouraged to develop and gain further qualifications including Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), finance, accountancy, IT and management to name a few.
The Trust’s professional development strategy is aligned to the developments in education and training across London and the north-west London sector and reflects the rapidly changing demands on our workforce in the future.
Support and facilities
In line with our commitment to become one of the world’s top five healthcare providers, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in educational expertise, equipment and facilities. We have three clinical skills laboratories, numerous conference and training rooms, a dedicated conference centre, videoconferencing equipment, a host of simulation equipment, e-learning suites, libraries and direct access to the facilities of Imperial College London School of Medicine.
Medical education
We provide specific learning opportunities for educational and clinical supervisors in areas such as:
• Appraisal
• Clinical supervision
• Diversity and equal opportunities
• Educational supervision
• Management skills
• Managing trainees in difficulty
• Providing career advice
• Teaching and learning
• Teaching and training skills
• Working with portfolios
• Workplace-based assessment
Many accredited external CPD courses are also available, including:
• Presentation skills
• Developing clinical teaching
• Careers support
• Information technology (IT) courses
Study leave
The development opportunities are identified at appraisal and addressed at a local level. There is a study leave policy which clearly identifies the criteria for applying for study leave with the agreement of the line manager. Study leave applications must always be made in advance and learning opportunities must take place while employed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
