Postgraduate Medical Education is a rapidly evolving field. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust organises, on behalf of the London Deanery, three Specialty Training programmes in Psychiatry, and a whole range of CPD activities.
All doctors at Specialist Registrar grade follow a comprehensive curriculum as laid down by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and approved by PMETB for these specialties. They are employed as doctors in the Trust and on rotation to training placements in partner Trusts. There is a competitive application process for appointments, organised by the London Deanery. In all instances, they work as full members of multidisciplinary teams and are encouraged to participate in a variety of other courses within the Trust.
The three Specialty Training programmes in Psychiatry are:
There are also 2 posts at ST2 /3 level in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (M2c)
PGME also offer a wide range of CPD activities and courses for General Practitioners and medically qualified consultants, with a general or specialist interest in mental health or in understanding their clinical or organisational work from a psychodynamic or systemic perspective.
PGME is particularly interested in developing relevant CPD opportunities, at different levels of advancement and intensity, for Psychiatrists and for General Practitioners. We provide consultation and supervision for individuals or groups of doctors at any stage of their professional life, and aim to develop outreach which responds to their specialist interests and professional needs. Doctors are welcome to come and discuss their individual needs.
CPD opportunities offered
Although many courses are linked with academic qualifications, it is possible to pursue all or part of these programmes without completing the academic requirements.
General Interest
D9 Working with People with Eating Disorders
D76 Systemic Live Supervision
M21 Family Therapy Supervision
PC4 The Development of Psychoanalytic Theory: Lecture Series
S3 Working in Organisations
General Practice/Primary Care
D15C Systemic Supervision Workshops for Primary Care
D19 Working with Physical Illness: A Family Systems Approach
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
D7 Working in the Young People's Consultation Service
D30 Therapeutic Communication with Children
D42 Emotional Well-being in Children and Families: Interprofessional Practice
M3 Programme in Training in Adolescent Psychiatry
M14 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
M33 Psychodynamic Approaches to Working with Adolescents
S15 Working with Disruptive Adolescents
Adult Mental Health
C81-85 Bespoke CPD delivered regionally
D2 Tavistock Continuing Professional Development: Certificate/Diploma in Psychodynamic Approaches to Old Age
D18 Understanding Trauma: Principles and Practice
D51 Working with Couples
D58 The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
S5 Working in Community Mental Health Settings
Forensic Psychiatry
C107 Working with Severe Psychopathology
P2 Portman Clinic Diploma in Forensic Psychotherapeutic Studies
P15 The ‘Difficult Patient’ Workshop
P20 Risk Management and Clinical Judgement in Forensic Settings: Introduction to a Psychodynamic Perspective
For more information about Postgraduate Medical Education at the Trust, click here, or download the Brochure
All initial enquiries to
Dr Nollaig Whyte, FRCPsych. Director of Medical Education
nwhyte@tavi-port.nhs.uk
Christine Hochleitner, PGME Administrator
chochleitner@tavi-port.nhs.uk
020 8938 2382
