Foundation Programme

What are we going to talk about?

About the trust

Rotation’s

Life as a junior doctor at BLT

Banding

Accommodation

Questions

About the hospitals

You will be based at two main sites Royal London Hospital , Whitechapel Barts Hospital , Barbican

Both are undergoing major building work to become Britains biggest hospital

FY1/2 will be moving into new hospital at Royal London in early 2012!

For those of you who are new!

Trust highlights

Leading edge cancer specialties

Childrens hospital

Fertility centre

London’s air ambulance

Leading trauma and emergency care

Patient Population

Leading specialist services care for patients throughout UK

Majority of annual attendances are patients living locally

BLT covers diverse communities from the financial districts of the City to some of Britain’s most deprived areas

Foundation Year 1 Rotations

Consists of 3 x 4 month rotations

List of rotations will be available at the BLT desk

Typical rotation is

Medicine/ Surgery/ Speciality (or more med)

Specialities include: Anaesthetics, Care of the Elderly, Psychiatry, renal, oncology, specialist endocrinology

What else does BLT offer to FY1s?

Shadowing Programme / Induction

Weekly Teaching including practical skills

Simulation centre and mobile simulation training

Careers one to ones

Foundation Year 2 Rotations

Consists of 3 x 4 month rotations

List of rotations will be available at the BLT desk

Typical rotation is

A&E/ GP/ Speciality

Specialities include: Neurology, Renal, Stroke Medicine, Care

of the Elderly, O&G, Rheumatology/Dermatology, Psychiatry, Max Fac, Opthalmology, GUM, anaesthetics, cardiology, oncology

What else does BLT offer FY2s?

Induction / on line induction

Generic Teaching ‘Prep for Specialty applications’

Practical skills

Simulation centre and mobile simulation training

Careers one to ones

Study Leave

In House courses ALS, ATLS, basic sugical skills, IMPACT etc

Tasters

Life for junior doctors at BLT

Regular Mess events locally and in central london

Mess room in Royal london has sofas, tv, and vending machines

Most of the juniors (+seniors) can be found at the local pub after work!

Banding

Banding is subject to change and is being reviewed

However the general rule from this year: Medicine – 1A (50%) Surgery – 1B (40 %)

Remember you also get Full London weighting !

Accommodation

Both hospitals have excellent transport links so most people live privately near the hospital

There is hospital accommodation at both sites ranging from studio apartments to family accommodation. Pricing is available from the barts and the london trust website.

So why work at BLT?

1. Get to work at world renowned specialist centres!

2. Great location. Central london at your door step!

3. Great social life

4. Excellent community

5. Excellent opportunities to build on your future career!

Finally it will be brand spanking new come 2012!

Questions?Thank you for listening