SAS Doctors
At our trust, supporting newly employed SAS doctors is paramount to ensuring their seamless integration and professional growth within our healthcare system. This includes providing an appropriate contract, job plan and planned activities, incorporating supporting professional activities (SPA) time, conducting regular annual appraisals, ensuring an appropriate induction to their role, and most importantly, providing an educational supervisor to support and development related to applying for the portfolio pathway formerly known as Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), and SAS tutor for support.
Several SAS doctors at our trust have obtained specialist registration through the CESR pathway and are presently serving as consultants.
Who we are
Dr Jude Gnanapragasam – Co SAS Tutor, Administrator
Dr Waheed Murad – Co SAS Tutor
Mrs Su Gill, SAS
You can contact us by email: SASQueries@ldh.nhs.uk
What is the Tutors role
- Support and guide SAS doctors in the Trust, in collaboration with your Led Clinicians and the LED Tutor
- Conducting courses / training programmes to address developmental needs of SAS doctors
- Supporting and assisting SAS doctors wishing to apply for entry to specialist registry via CESR
Calendar of events
Training – TBC
To apply for a place on the course you are required to e-mail with the following information:
Name:
Course:
Course Date:
Have you had leave approved from your department yes/no:
Deanery information
SAS Doctors and LEDs | East of England (hee.nhs.uk)
CESR Champions
TBC
SAS Representatives
- Dr Jacqueline Doyle, Cardiology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital
SAS (Specialty, Associate Specialist and Specialist Doctors) are a diverse group of clinicians and at Bedford Hospital we are dedicated to the recruitment, training and retention of our SAS workforce. We recognise and encourage the essential contributions they make to the safe and efficient running of our clinical services and are committed to supporting their progression and development.
Our SAS team is here to assist and guide you through your career, whether you are new to the SAS role or a seasoned veteran. The SAS Tutor organises a series of training days every year, which are cherry picked to meet the educational and developmental needs of SAS doctors; addressing key aspects of the appraisal and revalidation process which have traditionally proven problematic to demonstrate. Competitive contracts, thorough Trust induction, robust job planning, designated Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) time to underpin Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and annual Appraisal are all pillars of our SAS support structure.
For those of you looking to progress from Specialty Doctor to Specialist the Trust offers a bespoke pathway for assessing your application – and will advise you on areas where your application may be lacking. Additionally the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) is well established here at Bedford with many Locally Employed Doctors (LEDs) and SAS Doctors making successful applications each year. A significant number of these doctors remain within the Trust in Consultant positions and are available to guide you through your own application, should you need it.
Who we are
- Dr Ben Linton-Willoughby – Speciality and Associate Specialist (SAS) Tutor
- Perrie Usher – Medical Education Administrator – SAS & LEDs
You can contact us by email: EducProg@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
Deanery information
SAS Doctors and LEDs | East of England (hee.nhs.uk)
BMA SAS Reps
- Dr Benjamin Linton-Willoughby, Anaesthetics, Bedford Hospital
- Dr Orhan Eskici, ENT, Bedford Hospital
CESR Champions
- Dr Shreela Ghosh – Shreela.Ghosh@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk