The Peninsula Foundation School offers 5 x 2-year Academic RESEARCH Foundation Programmes offering a range of opportunities for academic clinicians focusing on research careers and clinicians who want to develop special interests. There are 3 Research posts based in University Hospitals Plymouth and 2 Research posts based in Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (in EXETER).
Each of the programmes starts with a generic clinical foundation year 1 comprising 3x4 month rotations.
In F2 in Exeter, the pattern is for 2x6 months clinical posts with academic time allocated either in-week or in separate clinical/academic weeks. One of the 6 month posts will be in acute medicine and there is some choice for the second clinical post.
In F2 in Plymouth the year will comprise of 3 x 4 month rotations with one of these rotations being an Academic rotation.
RESEARCH SFP POSTS RECRUITMENT
Please note these are being recruited to through the South West Research vacancy. Please see our SFP recruitment page for more information.
2 x Research posts based in Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (in EXETER).
The posts will be of particular interest to those aspiring to an academic career but the research skills will be generic and the experience will be of benefit to anyone with an interest in health and health service research.
Both programmes start with a generic clinical F1 year comprising 3x4 month rotations as below:
PEN/RH8/RES/SFP01: F1 General (Internal) Medicine (Gastro)/General Surgery (Vascular)/Emergency Medicine
PEN/RH8/RES/SFP02: F1 Geriatric Medicine/Emergency Medicine/General Surgery (Urology)
In F2, the post will be offered as 2x6 month placements at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. This is a one year academic post that integrates academic work with clinical work throughout the year with approximately one third of time dedicated to the research opportunity. One of the 6-month posts will be in acute medicine. For the second 6-month post, each post-holder will be offered a limited choice of clinical specialties, with the final decision dependant on a combination of trainee preference, availability, F1 experience, the requirement to provide a broad training programme and the Foundation Programme Director’s view of any individual educational needs.
The Research posts integrate academic work with clinical work.
Wide ranging research possibilities exist within genetics, paediatrics, obstetrics, public health, oncology, haematology and renal medicine (list not exhaustive). The post will be of particular interest to those aspiring to a career in psychiatry, paediatrics, public health or primary care.
Research Areas and Leads
Wide ranging research possibilities exist through the University of Exeter Medical School. Each research foundation trainee has the opportunity to preference their research area.
Research opportunities at University of Exeter Medical School for Academic Foundation Doctors
3 x Research posts based in University Hospitals Plymouth
SFP trainees will undergo a standard FY1 3 x 4-month clinical rotations in Acute Internal Medicine/General Surgery (Vascular) and Emergency Medicine. F2s will have 2 x 4-month clinical placements in Renal Medicine and General Practice and a 4-month academic placement undertaking research as described below. The programme is designed to provide experience of a clinical academic environment and to develop generic research skills. This will suit both those interested in pursuing a clinical academic career and those interested in applying research skills to improve patient care in their clinical practice.
Plymouth Research Job Description
ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION/LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC POSTS available through the FPP process.
IN ADDITON TO OUR SFP RESEARCH PROGRAMMES, we also have the following academic programmes which for August 2024 start will be recruited through the NATIONAL FOUNDATION PRIORITY PROGRAMME (FPP) recruitment process.
2 x Fixed Medical Education posts based in Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (in EXETER)
4 x Academic posts based at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust which can be in either Medical Education or Leadership & Management
2 x Academic posts based at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust which can be in either Medical Education or Leadership & Management
General Information
For more information, the UKFPO 2024 Applicant’s Handbook is available on the Two Year Foundation Programme section of the UKFPO website
General Information on how the Foundation Programme is organised in Peninsula Foundation School
Enquires and Appeals process and information
For general queries regarding the Peninsula Specialised Foundation Programmes please contact: The Peninsula Foundation School – Suzanne Maddock -01752 590626 - suzanne.maddock@hee.nhs.uk
For further details, please go to the Specialised Foundation Programme page on the UKFPO website.