CPD courses for doctors aiming to work in the NHS

Structured online courses in the areas NHS person specifications ask for — teaching, audit, governance, professional standards, safeguarding and resuscitation — written for doctors working, or aiming to work, in the NHS.

Free to study, at your own pace
Worked clinical examples
Certificate with an online verification code — £5

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Advanced Life Support (ALS) — UK Guidelines

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Each course ends with a short quiz. Pass it to get your certificate of completion.

Teaching Skills for Doctors

Teaching experience is on most NHS person specifications. Show you can teach well, not just that you have taught.

Prepares you for: “Tell us about your teaching experience. How do you know your teaching was effective?”

Length: 75 min
Slides: 29
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation to intermediate — for doctors at every grade who teach students, colleagues or other professionals

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5 Online course — not accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators or a university; not a formal teaching qualification.

Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement: A Step-by-Step Guide

Most NHS posts ask for involvement in audit or quality improvement. This course takes you from no experience to a project you can describe with confidence.

Prepares you for: “Tell us about an audit or quality improvement project you have been involved in. What changed as a result?”

Length: 60 min
Slides: 32
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation — no previous audit experience needed

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5

Understanding Good Medical Practice

NHS interview panels test your understanding of GMC standards. Know how to answer consent, confidentiality and candour questions the UK way.

Prepares you for: “What would you do if a colleague came to work smelling of alcohol?”

Length: 60 min
Slides: 25
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation — essential for doctors new to UK practice

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5

Clinical Governance in the NHS

Clinical governance appears in most NHS person specifications and is a favourite interview question. Answer it with confidence and real examples.

Prepares you for: “What is clinical governance, and how have you been involved in it?”

Length: 60 min
Slides: 26
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation — for doctors new to the NHS or preparing for NHS interviews

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5

Safeguarding Adults

Every NHS doctor has adult safeguarding duties, and interview panels ask about them. Know exactly what to do — and say it with confidence.

Prepares you for: “A woman attends ED with a facial injury and says she fell. You suspect domestic abuse. What do you do?”

Length: 75 min
Slides: 25
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation to intermediate — for all doctors in every specialty, including international medical graduates

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5 Online course — does not replace your employer's mandatory safeguarding adults training.

Safeguarding Children and Young People

Every NHS doctor has safeguarding duties — including in adult specialties — and panels ask about them. Be ready before your first shift.

Prepares you for: “What would you do if you were worried that a child was at risk of harm?”

Length: 60 min
Slides: 26
Quiz: 15 questions
Pass mark: 12/15

Foundation to intermediate — for all doctors, including adult specialties and international medical graduates

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5 Online course — does not replace your employer's mandatory safeguarding children training (Levels 1–3).

Advanced Life Support (ALS) — UK Guidelines

Show you are ready for acute on-call work — and prepare for your Resuscitation Council UK ALS course at the same time.

Prepares you for: “Talk us through how you would manage a patient in cardiac arrest.”

Length: 90 min
Slides: 34
Quiz: 20 questions
Pass mark: 16/20

Advanced — for doctors in acute NHS care, or preparing for an RCUK ALS provider course

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5 Online course — not a Resuscitation Council UK ALS provider certificate and not evidence of resuscitation competence.

Trauma Life Support — UK Guidelines

Show you can approach a major trauma call systematically using UK guidance — and prepare for your ATLS® course.

Prepares you for: “You are first on scene at a trauma call. Talk us through your approach.”

Length: 90 min
Slides: 32
Quiz: 20 questions
Pass mark: 16/20

Advanced — for doctors in emergency, surgical and acute NHS care, or preparing for an ATLS® provider course

Start the course Free to study · certificate £5 Online course — not an ATLS® provider certificate and not evidence of competence in trauma care.

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Sign up and study freeA quick free sign-up, then work through the slides at your own pace. Progress is saved on your device.
Pass the quizAnswer the end-of-course questions. You can retake it as often as you need.
Get your certificatePay £5 securely by card or Apple Pay through Stripe.
Add it to your CVDownload the PDF with its QR code, and copy the ready-made CV line for your Trac application and interviews.

Important information

CareerPro UK is an independent education provider. Our courses are not produced, endorsed, approved or accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), the NHS, NICE, any Royal College or any other official body, and we are not affiliated with them. Courses are study guides written in our own words from publicly available guidance. They do not replace the official guidance, which can change — always check the current version (e.g. at gmc-uk.org and nice.org.uk). They are not legal or professional advice: for a specific situation, follow your employer's policies and speak to your seniors or your medical defence organisation.

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Certificates confirm completion of self-directed learning. They are not CPD points; you can record the learning in your appraisal portfolio with your own reflection.