Trust Foundation Training Programme 2022

Job summary

The post is Trust Foundation Level programme, withattachments in Surgery, Medical, Accident and Emergency and ITU. Placements are for 4 months each in the Foundation Year 1 and 2 years. All doctors are expected to follow the same curriculum as the Deanery Foundation Programme and complete the requirements on the Horus e-portfolio.

There are regular meetings with the Educational, Clinical and Programme Directors. Final sign of is dependent on fulfilling all the criteria. The posts will be across the 3 sites (Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals), but regular day to day travel will not be expected.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the post are to cover wards at the level of Y1; depending on the placement opportunities will be available to attend A/E, theatres, OPD and diagnostic sessions. At all times, there will be supervision from senior clinicians. Doctors will be encouraged to take part in the formal foundation teaching sessions and attend local departmental protected teaching events. They will be expected to take part in audits and quality improvement projects

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.