Two Year Programmes
We're delighted that you are interested in Foundation training in the Peninsula. It is a wonderful place to train and live. We offer a wide range of posts in a variety of settings and are confident that you will find a fantastic training experience here that will give you a high quality, solid foundation to your career as a doctor.
Our aim at the Peninsula Foundation School is to offer a wide range of training opportunities in acute trusts, mental health trusts and primary care. We want our foundation doctors to feel part of a larger training environment and have developed a regional teaching programme for the Foundation Year 2 doctors, giving them an opportunity to receive excellent education and also network with their peers in both the Peninsula and also on occasion our other South West Foundation School - Severn.
Our two year programmes are mainly delivered by our five acute trusts in Devon and Cornwall. Community and Psychiatry placements are delivered by various Mental Heath trusts and Primary Care providers. It is important to note that these placements will not be based in our acute trust locations and some travel between locations may be required.
Acute Trusts
Click on the Acute Trust’s name if you want to go to its general web-site:
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (North Devon) based in Barnstaple
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust based at Derriford, Plymouth
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Exeter) based in Exeter
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust based in Truro
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust based in Torbay
Partnership Trusts
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Recruitment takes place once a year through the national recruitment process run by the UKFPO and we welcome applications from all eligible candidates. All posts commence in August - it is not possible to defer your start date into your Foundation Programme.
For more information relating to Peninsula two year Foundation posts please follow the links on the left.