1. Applying to UK Foundation Programme
Noori Husain
Ramiro D’Abrantes

2. A bit about us

5. Key dates UKFP 2020

6. Education Performance Measure (Min 34- Max 50)
Points
Education Performance Measure (Min 34- Max 50)
SJT (Min 0-Max 50) +

7. EPM

8. SJT

9. Step 1: Foundation School
Location
Areas within FS
Points
?Specific jobs

11. Competition ratios

12. Competition ratios 2018 vs 2019

13. Competition ratios 2017 vs 2018

15. (Step 2: Group matching)
FY1
FY2
(Step 2: Group matching)
For example Oxford:
BUCKS
OUH
MKH
FRIMLEY
RBH

16. Step 3: specific programme (jobs)
Things to think about when choosing jobs
Locations
Clinical exposure – general medical/surgical jobs vs specialties
3 month vs 4 month blocks
On calls / weekends
What you actually like / what you would like to do in the future
Preparing for each job
What is expected of you
(In my experience) – good to have general jobs in F1 to gain experience, understand systems. More complex/specialty jobs in F2

17. Example jobs

18. WHAT JOBS MEAN Medical jobs Surgical jobs
Other jobs – public health, micro, palliative
Community jobs – GP, geriatrics, psychiatry, GUM
Academic placement

19. TERMINOLOGY / other GENERAL INFO
Working hours
Time included for handover
On calls – extra hours worked usually in the evening, 5-9/10 – ward cover
Nights + weekends vary job to job
‘The take’, post-take, clerking shifts
Linking applications – only same foundation school, not same trust or programme

20. My experience (Ramiro)
Acute General Medicine – 6 months
Social
Well supported
Busy
Varied – ward cover, acute take, different clinical scenarios, chronic conditions, acutely unwell.
Discharge summaries and TTOs, usually delegated to FY1.
Orthogeriatrics/ Surgical Emergency Unit
Less social.
Less senior support around as usually in theatres.
Need to know medicine
Usually little opportunity for theatre time (within contracted hours) – ?orthogeriatrics exception.
Discharge summaries and TTOs, usually delegated to FY1.
Possibly less busy than medicine

21. Jobs and future career
Valuable experience – procedures log, topic for interview, etc.
Confirmation if it’s for you or not…
Networking
Application and portfolio advice
Points when applying for core training
Ideally FY2. However think of timeline for CT application
However, not essential… Taster week!

22. Jobs and money Banded vs un-banded Banded supplements:
On-calls (extra and unsocial hours)
Night shifts
Weekends
Example for FY1:
Post-tax AGM pcm ~£2000
Post-tax psychiatry pcm ~£1500
Example for FY2:
Basic salary: £31,422 (un-banded)
A&E rotation: £45,827
Others in-between

23. Extra bits AFP stand-alone FY2 job opportunity – FS dependent.
Education opportunities (Attachment to Universities)
Think about exams (MRCP/MRCS) and timings of rotations
Taster week, study leave

24. More information
Messly – articles on specific Foundation Schools and links to GMC feedback
UKFP Applicant’s Handbook
Recruitment Facts and Stats Report
Specific Foundation Schools websites - includes range of points and areas

25. Thank you!
QUESTIONS?