Publish date: 29 August 2024
The 165 new doctors will be instrumental in helping the Trust provide care to the local community in Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and beyond. Some of the trainees are joining the organisation for the first time or have returned to the Trust to start their next rotation as part of their training.
The group joined during a special welcome week, supported by a range of teams from across the Trust who helped make sure the process went smoothly.
Chris Barben, the Trust's Executive Medical Director, said: "It’s wonderful to see so many talented trainee doctors take the next steps in their careers with us here at the Trust.
“Blackpool Teaching Hospitals offers a rich and varied opportunity for colleagues joining us and I am sure this group of doctors will enjoy the experience as they become a key part of our team and help us build the medical workforce of the future.
Dr Kate Goldberg, Director of Clinical and Medical Education, added: "I’d like to extend a big thank you to all the teams that work together in the background to make sure everything is ready for the doctors and to the Postgraduate team for their hard work over the last few months. We’d all like to offer a warm welcome to all the new doctors who have joined us and hope their time with us is fulfilling and rewarding.”
The trainee doctors will rotate into a new department at the Trust or another Trust across the North West every four months spending time working in medicine, surgery and in community placements.
The term ‘trainee’ applies to various grades. There are foundation year one and two (known as FY1 and FY2) doctors – this will be their first role out of medical school, and it will take two years to complete this stage of training. It is the first level of clinical training for qualified doctors that bridges the gap between medical school and specialty training.
After completing their foundation years doctors can then go on to the Specialty training programme or the General Practice Specialty training. Specialty training will take between five-eight years to complete depending on various factors and General Practice Specialty trainees will complete their General Practice training over three years.
For more information about the careers opportunities available at the Trust and the wider NHS, check out the Trust’s vacancies here: Our Vacancies │ Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and read about careers in the NHS here: Health Careers |
