Early Years Consultants Course
Sponsored by Smith & Nephew
Dates: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November, 2025
Friday: 14:00-17:00
Saturday: 09:00-16:30
Location: Smith & Nephew plc, 5, Croxley Green Business Park, Hatters Ln, Watford WD18 8Y
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for post-CCT and new consultants within first 3 years of their substantive post.
Educational aims/learning objectives:
By the end of this 1.5-day course, new consultants will be able to:
- Transition effectively into their consultant role with confidence in leadership, clinical, and managerial responsibilities.
- Apply strategies to manage professional challenges including job planning, working with teams, and handling difficult situations.
- Build sustainable career pathways that integrate excellence in patient care, education, research, and personal wellbeing.
The course fee includes access to all sessions, overnight accommodation, and the course dinner, providing both an educational and networking opportunity in a relaxed setting.
Course Programme
Friday 21st November 2025
14:00 - 14:30 - Registration and brief
14:30 - 17:00 - Smith & Nephew showcase
- Virtual Reality workshop. Including sports med, trauma, recon and robotics
- Cadaveric workshop. Sports Med equipment set up and operative, (not for the delegates to perform surgery on the specimen)
- Robotic assisted navigation workshop. To show how robotics can help in the planning and execution of hip/knee surgery
17:00 - Evening Drinks reception. Meeting with faculty. Introductions by the new consultants
Saturday 22nd November 2025
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Introduction
09:10 - 11:00 Welcome to your new life!
09:10 - 09:25 Job Planning, Working with Managers - Mike Reed
09:25 - 09:40 Making appraisal productive - James Tomlinson
09:40 - 09:55 Training & Education – Working with a trainee - Niel Kang
09:55 - 10:05 Research - Ajay Malviya
10:05 - 11:00 Fireside discussions
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break
How to manage difficult situations
11:20 - 11: 35 Working with a difficult colleague and communication - Giles Pattison
11:35 - 11:50 Managing your own complications - Deepa Bose
11:50 - 12:05 Dealing with complaints and litigation - Sebastian Dawson Bowling
12:05 - 12:20 Dealing with Difficult trainees - Giles Pattison
12:20 - 13:00 Fireside discussions
13:00-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:00 Building your empire
13:45 - 13:55 Building a center of excellence & effective leadership - Mike Reed
13:55 - 14:05 Quality improvement - Hiro Tanaka
14:05 - 14:15 Maintain work/life balance and avoid burnout - James Tomlinson
14:15 - 14:25 Safely introducing a new procedure / new service - Ajay Malviya
14:25 - 15:00 Fireside discussions
15:00 - 15:20 Coffee break
15:20 - 15:50 Tip and tricks for working in the private sector - Susan Alexander
15:50 - 16:00 Final Q&A and close
If you have any queries, don't hesitate to get in touch with the BOA Events Team via [email protected]