Welcome to our interactive programme page
The programme has been developed by the RCP New Consultants Committee.
9:30am -
9.35am - 11.00am
Session 1: Managing your time and developing your role
Consider how to maintain your personal and professional development in a new role and join us for some ‘essential new consultant tips’ on appraisal and revalidation and job planning. RCP registrar, Professor Cathryn Edwards, will also be joining us for the panel discussion.
Dr Laura Watkins
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, flexible working group
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, flexible working group
Dr Ruth Law
RCP censor
RCP censor
Life after the e-portfolio - continuing professional and personal development as a consultant
Dr Zaheer Mangera
Respiratory consultant
Respiratory consultant
Appraisal and revalidation
Dr Darshan Kumar
Clinical director
Clinical director
Job planning
Professor Cathryn Edwards
RCP registrar
RCP registrar
11:00am - Comfort break (10 minutes)
11.10am - 12.15pm
Session 2: Complaints, serious incidents and coroners
There may be the need to manage challenging situations as a new consultant, and this session will offer guidance on handling complaints and provide practical advice for attending your first coroners court.
Dr Emma Burkitt-Wright
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, commissioning
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – co-opted role, commissioning
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Dr Sean Weaver
Medical director for quality and safety, University Hospitals Dorset; deputy medical director, Royal College of Physicians; invited review service; consultant gastroenterologist
Medical director for quality and safety, University Hospitals Dorset; deputy medical director, Royal College of Physicians; invited review service; consultant gastroenterologist
Dealing with complaints and serious incidents as a new consultant
Dr Richard Porter
Consultant in ICU and adult ECMO ITAPS, deputy clinical director, medical examiner
Consultant in ICU and adult ECMO ITAPS, deputy clinical director, medical examiner
My tips for attending the coroner's court
Rebecca Broughton
Head of learning from deaths
Head of learning from deaths
12:15pm - Lunch break (30 minutes)
12.45pm - 2.20pm
Session 3: Making changes and improving services
In this innovative session we’ll investigate NHS structure and finance; offer some case-based insight into successful business proposals and some possible challenges; and consider how to manage user burnout on digital systems. Those more established in their role may find this session most beneficial but all are welcome and encouraged to watch live or on-demand.
Dr Shuaib Quraishi
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – South London
RCP New Consultants Committee representative – South London
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Dr Frankie Swords
Executive medical director, Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board
Executive medical director, Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board
ICBs and ICPs – what they all mean and how to get what you need out of them
Martina Yanga
Head of medical education and training, NHS England leadership education fellow
Head of medical education and training, NHS England leadership education fellow
Business case for developing a new service: frailty front door service at St Helier Hospital
Dr Mohamed ELOKL
Consultant in geriatric medicine
Consultant in geriatric medicine
Business case for developing a new service: frailty front door service at St Helier Hospital
Dr Anne Kinderlerer
RCP digital health clinical lead
RCP digital health clinical lead
How to use digital systems to improve safety and reduce burnout
12.45pm - 2.00pm
Session 4: Starting out - your first steps
Aimed at those at the very early stages of new consultancy, or at the final stages of training, this session will provide some personal reflection on choosing a place of work, thoughts on acting up and some top tips when starting out.
Dr Laura Pugh
New Consultants Committee representative – East Midlands North and South
New Consultants Committee representative – East Midlands North and South
Dr Katie Honney
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern
What happened next....
Dr Kerri Ramsay
Acting consultant in geriatrics
Acting consultant in geriatrics
Acting up: a natural transition or a leap of faith?
Dr Aarij Siddiqui
Consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist
Consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist
New consultants – top tips
2:20pm - Comfort break (10 minutes)
2.30pm - 4.05pm
Session 5: Leadership and excellence
Leadership is an essential skill for new consultants. Whether that’s developing as an educational supervisor or attaining senior positions throughout your career.
Dr Aidan O’Neill
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
Dr Huda Mahmoud
Consultant nephrologist and general internal medicine physician, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Consultant nephrologist and general internal medicine physician, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
The life of an educational supervisor
Sir Andrew Goddard
Immediate past RCP president
Immediate past RCP president
The good, the bad and the ugly - observations on leadership
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Dr Nibu Thomas
Consultant and clinical director, stroke service, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant and clinical director, stroke service, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A year in the life of a new clinical director
4:05pm - Comfort break (10 minutes)
4.15pm - 4.45pm
Session 6: The workforce of the future
The RCP Medical Workforce Unit share current trends within the NHS, followed by a live panel discussion on the modern day workforce and how you can offer support as a new consultant.
Dr Katie Honney
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern
RCP New Consultants Committee chair and representative for Eastern
Dr Sarah Logan
Director of RCP Medical Workforce Unit, consultant in infectious diseases and general medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Director of RCP Medical Workforce Unit, consultant in infectious diseases and general medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The workforce of the future
Dr Aidan O’Neill
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
RCP New Consultants Committee deputy chair and representative for Northern Ireland
4.15pm - 4.45pm
Session 7: Looking after yourself and others
We hope this on-demand session will offer some support to your wellbeing and offer some tips for supporting yourself and your trainees.
Dr James Norman
Inclusion health and general internal medicine consultant
Inclusion health and general internal medicine consultant
Dr Caroline Elton
Occupational and counselling psychologist
Occupational and counselling psychologist
Dr Latif Raiyan Rahman
Chief Registrar, specialist medicine, University Hospitals Leicester
Chief Registrar, specialist medicine, University Hospitals Leicester
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Dr Jeenat Khan
Specialty doctor in geriatrics and stroke medicine, SubDean clinical lecturer, Queens University Belfast
Specialty doctor in geriatrics and stroke medicine, SubDean clinical lecturer, Queens University Belfast
Dr Rifca Le Dieu
Consultant in haemato-oncology
Consultant in haemato-oncology
4:45pm - End of conference
Please note that any presentations shown at this event have been produced by the individual speakers. As such they are not owned by, and do not necessarily represent the views of, the RCP.