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Profile of staff grade psychiatrists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Aileen Blower
Aileen Blower*
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust, Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire
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Abstract

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Aims and method

Staff grade psychiatrists working in Scotland were surveyed by postal questionnaire in order to determine their demographic profile, career aspirations and experience of the grade.

Results

A heterogeneous group of doctors was identified, from a variety of professional backgrounds, and with a range of ambitions. Respondents generally held a favourable view of the grade, but expressed concern over perceived lack of opportunities for training, education and career progression. This is despite considerable recent efforts by the College to include non-consultant career grades in its programme for Continuing Professional Development.

Clinical implications

There remains scope for imaginative development of the grade. In particular, staff grade psychiatrists might benefit from a more individualised approach to, and support for, all areas of their professional development. Such ‘mentoring’ may be especially beneficial for staff grades in Scotland, for whom geographical, as well as professional isolation, can be problematic.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 24 - 29
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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