Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme Management and ...

Programme Management and Resources Handbook
Finally, the formal trainee representation on programme committees and the input
from the Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Committee ensure that trainees have the
opportunity to contribute to the future development of the programme.
Section 7
Some useful policies and procedures to have at the beginning of training
As well as the many procedures outlined in this section, there are a number of
subsidiary policies and procedures. They are available on the programme website
through the year. What follows is a consideration of salient issues for trainees:
Travel
The rules relating to travel payment are set by NHS North West:
Mileage to academic teaching No payment
Mileage to and from placement At public transport rate (for distance
exceeding home to base)
Mileage to clinical research At public transport rate (for distance
exceeding home to base)
Mileage within placement At official rate
In all cases the trainee’s base is the University teaching site. It is appreciated that a
number of trainees who live some distance from their base may feel disadvantaged
but the above arrangements are consistent with current employee arrangements – the
SHA is not prepared to consider home as base.
Hence it can be seen that any trainee who lives a substantial distance from base will
rarely be able to claim travel. For example, if a trainee lives 50 miles from
Lancaster, there will be no payment to go to placement if that placement is within a
50 mile radius of home. If the placement is 60 miles from home, then the trainee will
be able to claim 60-50 = 10 miles at public transport rate.
Within placement (that is, once at work) trainees may need to travel out during the
programme of the day to see clients at home or go to meetings. This is paid
(placement base to journey destination and back to placement) at official mileage
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