Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network

The PES Course enables CT1s the opportunity to develop the technical and non-technical skills required in managing acute psychiatric presentations, and aims to increase their confidence in doing so.

The course is designed to be highly interactive with the majority of learning acquired through simulated clinical scenarios, round table discussions and post-scenario debriefing.

To reflect the variety of settings that CT1s work in, the course includes clinical scenarios that they may encounter while working in psychiatry wards, general medical wards, Emergency Departments and Community Mental Health Teams.

The course aims to complement the teaching that CT1s receive as part of local MRCPsych courses. All of the scenarios are aligned to Higher Level Outcomes set out in the Royal College of Psychiatrists Core Psychiatry Curriculum (2022). 

Booking a place

The PES Course is being run in both NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Lothian. You can choose which area you would prefer to undertake the course in.

Please note, the PES course dates from March - April 2026 are advertised specifically prioritised for trainees with February 2026 start dates in the first instance. Those applicable have been invited to book onto their chosen course date via email. If space is available on any of the courses, the NES Medical Simulation business support team will contact trainees who have not previously managed to attend and are on the waiting list. Please contact nes.corepsychiatrysimulation@nhs.scot if you have any queries regarding this/wish to register your interest in attending. 

NHS Lanarkshire: 
Medical Education Training Centre, Kirklands Hospital, Fallside Road, Bothwell, G71 6BB 
Book now - March and April 2026 spaces specifically for February 2026 new starts 

NHS Lothian: 
Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd S, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU

Book now - March and April 2026 spaces specifically for February 2026 new starts

Course fee: 
No fee for CT1s in Core Psychiatry.