“ Duties of a Doctor” is a six part programme , exploring the practical application of GMC guidance and other medical ethical scenarios. All the sessions are interactive and based on real case studies. A broad range of subjects will be covered providing a broader understanding of GMC guidance and its application in clinical settings.…
Wellbeing at Work Week
As an organisation, LTHT has committed to doing whatever they can to try to improve junior doctor morale. The ‘Wellbeing at Work Week’ is aimed at all staff members but it’s worth taking a look at - there are some good/interesting prizes on offer (I’m sure we could all do with the deep tissue massage…)…
Walk In My Shoes
The manager shadowing scheme ‘Walk In My Shoes’ has been launched! This is a great opportunity to gain management experience. It is what it says on the tin - you shadow a manager - and this can be organised in a bespoke manner so you can get out of it what you wish. At present…
Schwartz Rounds
As health professionals, we are encouraged to reflect upon the work that we do. Caring is tough - both mentally and emotionally. Our work can have a huge impact on our emotional wellbeing, yet traditionally there are few opportunities to discuss this in depth. Schwartz Rounds are meetings open to every single person working in healthcare. They…
Paul Jackson FY2 JDB member Blogs about his QI project - ‘raising awareness of quality and safety among junior docs at LTHT’
Shortly after joining the Junior Doctor Body I became involved in a project that focused on raising awareness of quality and safety amongst junior doctors within the trust. The idea behind the project was simple – in order to improve patient safety and experience within LTHT we must be able to effectively learn from our…
Registrars - Do you need some management experience for your CV - Read on!
We can arrange manager shadowing sessions for those interested, and we hope to get the ‘paired learning’ scheme up and running over the next year. This is a scheme whereby a partnership between a trainee doctor and a trainee graduate manager is set up in the hope of improving knowledge and experience of each other’s roles…
Opportunity to Join the JDB!
We are currently seeking JDB members for all CSUs, particularly Head and Neck and Abdominal Medicine and Surgery.
Recruiting for Trauma related services members!! We need one or two keen ST3 or above doctors from Orthopaedics/vascular or plastics to join our team!
Please see the join our team section for details or email rammina.yassaie@nhs.net for more information.
Junior Doctor Body at Leadership conference
Sean and I attended the Future Leaders Conference in Liverpool a few weeks ago and presented a poster about our JDB!
Quality Improvement Course Dates
We have some new dates for our Introduction to Quality Improvement Course This short course (approximately 3.5 hours long) introduces concepts from quality improvement including The Model for Improvement How to “PDSA” properly Setting aims and choosing measures Making and understanding run charts Developing changes for your quality improvement project The course will equip you…
Four months in the Junior Doctor Body
As my CCT gets closer I have been interested in exploring additional roles of the NHS doctor, beyond routine clinical work, including management, clinical governance and quality improvement. Joining the Junior Doctor Body presented an ideal opportunity to learn more about all of these issues and, alongside Hannah Newton, I have been appointed as a member for the Women’s…