Early Consultant Survival & Success Course

The Consultant Survival & Success Course is a one-day in-person course designed to equip newly appointed consultants with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in their early career. Run by the British Cardiovascular Society, the course addresses the transition from registrar to consultant and covers essential topics that are often not explicitly taught during training.

The course brings together a distinguished panel of speakers from leading UK cardiac centres to explore practical, clinical, and professional challenges consultants face. Sessions are structured across a full day at a London venue, combining expert presentations, networking opportunities, and interactive Q&A panels.

Key topics covered include:

• Challenges of the consultant post - transitioning into your new role in the first 1000 days
• Governance, errors, complaints, litigation, and coroners' courts
• Management and clinical influence - how to shape your service
• Career progression and actively guiding your trajectory
• Leadership in the modern NHS
• Developing a research portfolio
• Clinical impact awards and their value
• Establishing and running a private practice
• Pensions, taxation, and NHS financial pitfalls
• Working with industry - opportunities and ethical boundaries
• Avoiding common clinical pitfalls in cardiology
• Understanding NHS culture and power structures