Calling all experienced Surgical SHO’s and Junior Registrars in Ireland – Register your interest today for our exciting Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice programme

Register your interest - https://bit.ly/ISPP-2025-intake

The RCSI Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice Certificate (ISPP) is your surgical pathway to transitioning from a Surgical SHO to becoming a well-rounded Registrar. Whether you’re Surgical SHO ready to make the next step or a new Registrar ready to enhance your surgical competencies and knowledge, our flexible and hybrid certificate will provide you with essential surgical support to progress your career.

• Programme Flyer - Intermediate Surgical Principles and Practice

In 2022 RCSI established a working group, to review the training and career development supports that are available to NCHD in the Irish healthcare system. One of the major actions coming out of this report was for RCSI to develop an incremental career development programme to support the career development needs and aspirations for NCHD developed at different levels to meet the needs of NCHDs based on their current experience and training.

This programme will utilise a blended approach to teaching. Teaching resources will be housed on the Moodle platform. Technical skills training will be delivered face to face on campus for three full days. The online sessions will be live (synchronous) with faculty present in the class. Pre-course reading and post-course exercises will be required to be undertaken on top of attending online classes.

To register your interest, please visit: https://bit.ly/ISPP-2025-intake

For more information, please email spp@rcsi.ie.

Kind Regards, 

RCSI CPD Team

€2,240 – free for NCHDs

• €990 is covered via the NCHD CPD funding, which RCSI can claim back from the HSE on behalf of NCHDs (if eligible and enrolled in CPD).
• €1,250 – NCHDs can claim back the €1,250 directly from their hospitals through the Training Support Scheme (TSS), as the certificate is approved by HSE NDTP.

Alternatively, the balance (€1,250) can be paid by the NCHD (via 3 instalments).

NCHDs who have previously completed the Basic Surgical Principles and Practice certificate are automatically eligible for this programme and will be given preference upon application.

This certificate, which is the next level from our established BSPP programme, is also open to experienced Surgical SHO’s of 2+ years and junior Registrars ready to take the next step in their career.