The Locum Doctor & Patients Online Pack

£300.00

Combine Be an Effective Locum Doctor and Advancing Patient Communication Skills online courses and save £60 over the price of buying them separately.

  • 2 essential online courses
  • Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course
  • Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course
  • 7 CPD points in total
  • Flexible payment options

Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course

The ideal course to improve your current performance, or to prepare yourself for the challenges and step into locum work fully prepared.

Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course

Patient Communication Skills Online Course from Oxford Medical with video, text and reflective exercises. Develop insight. Identify improvements. 3CPD pts. An interactive online course for doctors.

Description

This pack combines two essential courses:

  • Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course – improve current performance or prepare for the challenge.
  • Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course – working with difficult behaviours, receiving complaints, breaking bad news.

Customer Service Excellence hallmark - dark versionThe two courses combined add up to around 7 hours in total. Each course is sectioned into short modules so that you can work through them any time and place where you have an internet connection available. 10 minutes here and 30 minutes there will mean you can realistically complete the courses within the 120 days from the date of purchase. Alternatively, you may prefer to work in larger blocks of time. It’s your choice. The mix of video, text, animation and exercises keeps your attention and helps you relate what you learn to everyday practice.

We will forward you your CPD certificates for each course when you submit your work – one certificate for Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course (4 CPD points) and one for Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course (3 CPD points).  So that’s 7 CPD points in total.

Click the links below for full details on each course.

Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course

  • 4 hour interactive online course
  • Explore the benefits and challenges of locum work
  • Focus on developing the essential skill-set
  • Learn from our experienced Locum Doctor Panel
  • Identify practical actions to excel as a locum
  • 4 CPD points

Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course

  • 3hr interactive online course
  • Clarifying “good communication”
  • Difficult patient behaviours
  • Receiving complaints
  • Breaking bad news
  • 3 CPD points

What alternative packages should I consider?

Each of these courses are available to purchase as a single item or we have a variety of packs available in different combinations.

Additional information

Course Type

Online Course

CPD Points

7

Be an Effective Locum Doctor Online Course

CPD Points

4

Module 01

The locum's role

Module 02

What are the benefits of locum work?

Module 03

What makes a great locum?

Module 04

Into the unknown

Module 05

Securing suitable work

Module 06

Locum agencies and staff banks

Module 07

Employment status and finances

Module 08

Keeping on top of things

Module 09

CPD, appraisal and revalidation

Module 10

Challenges "in-post" – what can go wrong?

Module 11

Maintaining continuity for patients

Module 12

If you see something "wrong"…

Module 13

If you need help…

Module 14

Awareness

Module 15

Developing and maintaining resilience

Module 16

Joining teams

Module 17

Managing trust with people you don't know

Module 18

Leaving teams

Module 19

Managing risks and opportunities

Module 20

How would you rate yourself?

Module 21

Final thoughts and reflections

Advancing Patient Communication Skills Online Course

Module 01

An Overview of Communication

Module 02

Experiencing Difficult Communication

Module 03

Patients' Perceptions

Module 04

Your Patient's Stress

Module 05

The Impact of Difficult Behaviours

Module 06

Making Progress with Difficult Behaviours

Module 07

The Experience of Complaining

Module 08

Receiving a Complaint

Module 09

Difficult Experiences with "Bad News"

Module 10

Preparing to Break Bad News

Module 11

Better Experiences with Bad News

Module 12

Review & Final Reflections

CPD Points

3