Training needs for each level of child health practitioner
| Training level | Training needs | Summative assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | An understanding of child health in the community, child development, the care pyramid, managing common conditions, both in primary and secondary care | MB |
| SHO | Consolidating knowledge of child health, managing common conditions, and exposure to rare conditions under supervision | DCH |
| MRCPCH (Part 1) | ||
| GP registrar/career paediatric SHO | Consolidating above, managing rare and long term conditions under supervision, understanding the referral process, understanding preventive services for children, understanding the role of specialist nurses and AHPs | DCH |
| MRCPCH | ||
| MRCGP | ||
| Specialist registrar | Consolidating above, taking increasing responsibility for seeing unselected referrals and managing complex conditions, understanding how to manage services | CCST |
| MD | ||
| GPwSI | Consolidating knowledge of paediatrics in primary care, understanding the interface between primary and secondary, taking a strategic role in children’s services within the PCT, perhaps contributing to non-acute paediatric services in hospital and/or community settings | DCH |
| MSc | ||
| Consultant in the early years | Consolidating clinical knowledge, practising independently but with a senior colleague as mentor, taking increasing responsibility for managing services, strategic role in area of special interest | MSc |
| Management qualification | ||
| Teaching qualification | ||
| Established consultant | Consolidating knowledge and expertise in management, clinical manager role, training role, external roles in college or wider NHS |