Flexible professional development solutions for your organisation
The RCP offers a wide range of high-quality professional development programmes for doctors of all grades and specialties, as well as the wider multi-professional healthcare workforce. With extensive experience delivering education programmes across the UK and internationally, we provide flexible solutions that enable organisations to invest in workforce development in a way that best meets their needs.
Whether you are commissioning a tailored programme for your organisation or purchasing places across our wider education portfolio, we will work with you to deliver impactful learning experiences that meet your goals and budget.
Our educational programmes are delivered by expert faculty with extensive experience and recognised subject matter expertise. We can provide established, off-the-shelf courses or work with you to tailor learning solutions for specific audiences and organisational objectives. Options range from 1-day workshops and multi-day CPD-accredited programmes to RCP accreditations and in-depth leadership development programmes.
For organisations seeking greater flexibility, places can be bulk- purchased across our portfolio of more than 30 courses, with over 80 dates available throughout the year. Learners can self-book onto courses when and where it suits them, reducing administrative burden and giving individuals greater control over their development.
Commissioning programmes: Topics
The RCP has a broad portfolio of topics we can deliver on a commissioned basis. Programmes can be combined, tailored to specific audiences (for example, for residents, for SAS doctors, for multi-professional teams), and delivered in-person at your workplace, at the RCP sites in London or Liverpool, or in a virtual classroom.
Educational and clinical supervisors have a pivotal role in the development and progression of doctors, and we offer comprehensive training for both of these roles. Our educational supervisor training meets the GMC standards and gives formal recognition to those with an explicit supervision role. Clinical supervision is broader, and suitable for all grades of doctor who have a role in workplace-based assessment, providing feedback and/or development opportunities to others.
Mentoring can have a positive impact on both a personal and an organisational level. We can help your NHS trust establish a mentoring scheme, as well as offer training which equips your doctors with the tools to establish mentoring activity at a level that is achievable and sustainable.
RCP accreditations are available and can be included in programmes.
Examples of existing programmes which can be commissioned and customised:
- Fundamentals of clinical supervision
- Educational supervisor
- Advanced educational supervisor
- Mentoring skills
- Appraisal for revalidation
- Advanced skills for medical educators
Or if you want a bespoke programme, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
A topic of prominence and importance throughout healthcare, medical leadership development is a focus for the RCP and an area of expertise. We have training suitable for all grades of doctors, from the fundamentals of theories, strategies, and leadership practice to deeper dives into inclusive and compassionate leadership styles, NHS culture and strategic thinking. RCP accreditations are available and can be included in programmes.
Examples of existing programmes which can be commissioned and customised:
- Fundamentals of self leadership
- Fundamentals of leading others
- Fundamentals of human factors
- Aspiring women leaders
- Developing yourself as a senior medical leader
- Leading teams and culture in senior medical roles
- SAS leadership programme
- Emerging women leaders
- Six-step programme for the new consultant
- Mastering the transition to clinical director
- Job planning and navigating conflict
- Aspiring medical directors
Or if you want a bespoke programme, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Case study of a commissioned leadership programme:
A wide-ranging subject from fundamental ‘teach the teacher’ requirements for residents in training, and clinical teaching skills displaying techniques for teaching on ward rounds and in clinics. Through to advanced teaching techniques highlighting methods for teaching online, to neurodivergent groups, and in time-pressured environments, and for senior doctors who are returning to teaching roles and want a skills-refresh and updates in current medical education practice. RCP accreditations are available and can be included in programmes.
Examples of existing programmes which can be commissioned and customised:
Or if you want a bespoke programme, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Our practical and structured approach to quality improvement in the NHS helps build confidence and contributes effectively to a culture of continuous improvement. QI is a subject area often wrongly conflated with clinical audit, and we provide essential training on the knowledge and skills for QI theory and practice, for all grades of doctors.
Discover equity, diversity and inclusion training for healthcare environments. Including the impact of inequality on patients, awareness of bias and privilege, what it means to be an upstander, positive impacts we can have, and how we can influence culture using effective leadership.
Examples of existing programmes which can be commissioned and customised:
- Fundamentals of equality in healthcare
- Leading cultural change for equality in healthcare
- Fundamentals of Quality Improvement
- Quality Improvement for consultants
Or if you want a bespoke programme, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
We can provide training relevant to the transition stage of any career grade, whether that be a SAS doctor applying for the specialist register, a final year resident stepping into a consultant post, or senior leaders taking on clinical or medical director roles – the RCP has a programme to support every stage.
An essential and highly valued asset is the ability to communicate well with patients and colleagues. We provide training to help navigate the PACES exam, and more broadly to upskill all grades of doctor with improving their communication skills.
Examples of existing programmes which can be commissioned and customised:
- Communication skills for PACES
- Communication skills
- Navigating the portfolio pathway
- Chief Registrar development programme
- Six-step programme for the new consultant
- Job planning and navigating conflict
- Aspiring Medical Directors
Or if you want a bespoke programme, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Commission us
If you're interested in commissioning the RCP, get in touch with us via the form below.
Looking for more information?
To discuss your specific programme requirements and how the RCP can work in partnership with you, please give us a call on (0)20 3075 1555 or email consultancy@rcp.ac.uk.
Examples of recent clients
Here are some of the organisations who have made the Royal College of Physicians their partner for providing development programmes for their doctors and multiprofessional teams.
