Course Overview
This course introduces the topic of unconscious bias and the effect this can have on the workplace. Unconscious bias affects everyone and by acknowledging that it does exist we can start to address the impact that it can have on individuals, colleagues and patients.
Learning Objectives
- Define what is meant by ‘unconscious bias’
- Discuss the impact in the context of a work setting
- Examine the impact of unconscious bias on our day to day behaviours in the workplace and decision making
- Develop an insight into your own unconscious bias
- Identify ways to take compensatory action
Target audience:
South Tees NHS trust staff
If you are a non-medical registrant who is eligible for Continual Professional Development (CPD) funding this course will account as part of your annual allowance for CPD funding.
Organised by:
The Learning and Development team. For information please email: [email protected].
Cancellations:
All cancellations need to be made through your account. For those who do not attend without cancellation, your line manager will be notified and a possible charge may be incurred.
Please be advised that this session has a minimum attendee requirement therefore if this isn’t met we may cancel the session. If this session is cancelled we will aim to advise attendees as far in advance as possible and apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Late arrivals:
If attendees arrive more than 20 minutes late of the session time, they may be refused entry. In this instance, by assessing the impact of missed learning and the impact on other attendees, a decision would be made by the session facilitator to either allow the attendee entry to the session or ask them to rebook.
Other Information:
Please note, if you’re part of the interviewing panel you will also need to attend the Recruitment and Selection training.
Certificates and feedback:
Upon completion of this course a certificate will be available for you to download from your account along with any other post course information.
This session awards you 3 CPD points
