1. Dr Cassia O’Prey ST4 Psychiatry The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Psychiatry Training
Dr Cassia O’Prey ST4 Psychiatry
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

2. The Good
Supervision Protected Special interest and research time Research Exams Protected weekly teaching ST study leave budget is £610 after top slicing for regional training days Supervisors Opportunities for management roles
Supervision
One hour/week timetabled into job plan
Makes it easy to get WBAs
Good career and CV advice
Teaching
Not really supposed to be used for clincial supervision
Protected Special interest and research time
- One day/ week timetabled into job plan
- Can agree with TPD to use one day for research of one day for special interest or half a day for each depending on your chosen stream.
Exams
Two written papers and one OSCE in CT
None in ST and no exit exams
Protected weekly teaching
3 hours week in job plan
Encouraged to take on management roles
Attend LNC, LEB,
Study leave is supported and

3. The Bad
Induction meeting Travelling long distances Working in isolation oncall Psychotherapy cases
Working in isolation oncall
I worked as one CT covering 7 different sites
Can be quite isolated when treating people with physical health problems
Travelling long distances
MH trusts have huge foot prints and in our trust you can have a 2hour round trip just to attend teaching
Psychotherapy Cases
- One short (12 sessions), one long (20 sesssions)
Can be hard to fid supervisor/patient
Disparity between trusts
If patient DNAs you have to start a new case

4. The Ugly Stigma Recruitment Stigma
- From other medical specialties, and general population oh you must be mad then , why would you want to do that? No one actually gets better though do they?

5. … and some more Good
Enjoyable Emphasis on education over service provision

6. Dr Cassia O’Prey ST4 Psychiatry The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Psychiatry Training
Dr Cassia O’Prey ST4 Psychiatry
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly