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Foundation Training Programme

Welcome to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust page on Foundation Training.

Updated 02 October 2020

This page has been created for medical students and doctors who are thinking about training as a foundation doctor at the Trust.

Posts and placements

We have over 200 foundation posts on the programme which are based not only at the Trust, but also in the wider community such as in community Geriatrics, Public Health Medicine and Psychiatry. There are also posts in Academic Medicine.

Recruitment

Recruitment is generally undertaken nationally. Further details can be found on the Foundation Programme Office website.

Induction

All trainees will receive a Trust induction.

F1 trainees will receive a week long induction which includes shadowing and clinical skills.

F2 trainees will receive a day and half of online modules to complete before starting on the wards. In addition, there is also a bespoke welcome session for F2s as part of their teaching programme to help them transition from F1 to F2.

Teaching

All foundation doctors have a mandatory (sometimes known as core) teaching programme which follows the Curriculum. Some of the teaching is themed, however, a large part of the teaching is case based discussions where trainees are encouraged to bring a case to discuss. There is also resilience training and simulation training sessions.

The trainees through our trainee groups will also arrange extra teaching for their peers. In 2019, teaching included ethics based teaching, the history of medicine and public health medicine.

ePortfolio

All foundation trainees will have access to an epPortfolio (Horus) during their period of training. F1s will be provided with a training session on how to use the ePortfolio.

Study leave

Foundation Year 2 Doctors are eligible for study leave to support their professional development. Further details can be found on the Health Education Thames Valley website.

MS Teams

Trainees are given access to MS Teams when they start. In addition to the teaching being delivered through Teams, Teams provides a library of useful resources to support the trainees throughout including careers information, quality improvement information, HR and employment information.

Trainee groups

The Trust has two trainee groups specifically for foundation doctors; the Oxford Foundation Trainees Group and the Foundation Educational Leads Group. Trainees apply to the group/s in June prior to the August they are starting with us.

These groups help trainees develop their skills in leadership and management, representing their peers on other committees and teaching and education.

Our team

We have six Foundation Training Programme Directors (FTPDs) and trainees will be assigned to one of them for the whole year.

Trainees will also be given an Educational Supervisor for the whole year and a clinical supervisor for each placement.

Please watch the recording Enhancing Supervision on hee.hs.uk for further information

The Trust also has dedicated F1 and F2 Administrators who will support the trainees during their year of training.

Our Administrators are based at the George Pickering Education Centre in the John Radcliffe Hospital, although at the moment they are working remotely on most days.

Further information