1. Support for SAS Surgeons Mr Luke Evans Co-Chair RCS SAS Committee Invited RCS Council Member SAS Surgeons’ Evening 20 May 2015

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7. 7 Specialty Doctor Trust Grade Clinical Fellow T&C’s Vs. “Flexibility”

8. 8 What’s in a name?

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10. Who are SAS surgeons? Very large group: There are nearly half as many SAS grades doctors and doctors working on temporary or short term contracts as there are consultants in acute Trusts. Source: NHS Revalidation support (2013) Organisational Readiness Self- Assessment (ORSA) Report http://www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk/CubeCore/.uploads/documents/pdf/ORSA_201213_report.pdf http://www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk/CubeCore/.uploads/documents/pdf/ORSA_201213_report.pdf 10 ConsultantsSASTraineeTemp / Short term Acute Hospitals March 2011 339741252451940 March 2012 37118900013786620 March 2013 363588061158 (transferred to deaneries) 7096

11. Imperfect figures 2011 11 ConsultantSASTrainee FY1+ FY2 SAS as percentage of non-trainee workforce 6,3981,7657,2153,53522 Otolaryngology58026560116831 T&O surgery2,0946412,17080023 General surgery1,9905472,3182,09021 Urology66018453231721 Plastic surgery366575653813 Cardiothoracic surgery321364495110 Neurosurgery240273904910 Paediatric surgery1478190225

12. College Support for SAS Grades College SAS Committee Appraisal and Revalidation Development opportunities ISCP CESR Job Planning 12

13. College SAS committee Representation in the College Policy issues including: workforce issues, professional development, training &education standards of surgical care Promotes SAS involvement 13

14. 14 SAS Committee Patient Liaison Group CORESST&O SACCouncilAoMRC Opportunities in Surgery Revalidation committee SAS Community

15. Appraisal & Revalidation All doctors should be appraised Many SAS surgeons are not Very few non-standard grades are Even fewer have opportunity for appraisal by another SAS doctor Guidance and support specifically for SAS is available on website 15

16. Development opportunities Funding available locally College Opportunities: Courses Instructing Examiners Committee work Other Opportunities 16

17. Many SAS Surgeons have expressed wish to use this to: Record progress Store assessments Build portfolio of evidence for appraisal or CESR Working to improve access to SAS surgeons Please feed in your views 17

18. 18 Guidance and support from the college http://www.jcst.org/cesr

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20. 20 Tool for job planning for SAS Tool for timetabling for HR Support for threshold progression Support for level of appointment

21. How can You Get Involved? Join College mailing list Apply to join committee Apply for other College roles 21

22. What would you like the College to do for SAS surgeons? 22

23. Further Information & Contact http://surgicalcareers.rcseng.ac.uk/surgeons/sas ois@rcseng.ac.uk @sassurgeonluke levans@rcseng.ac.uk 23