Training at Northumbria
Every year we welcome more than 350 resident doctors to work with us.
We have a dedicated group of education leads across all specialties to provide support to all residents. Alongside this we have a faculty of educational and clinical supervisors who will ensure that you are well looked after, supervised appropriately and offered regular feedback. We are constantly driving standards through a quality management programme.
Our trainers themselves are continuously trained and assessed so that you can expect the highest standards of development. In addition, we will ensure that any resident doctor with additional training needs or difficulties will be very well supported throughout their time with us.
As a trust, we strongly encourage our resident doctors to help us to improve the quality of experiences offered. There are several ways to contribute including being a representative for your peers or attending regular forums.
We have bespoke SIM facilities at North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals to support curriculum delivery.
All sites have a Doctors’ Mess with free hot drinks machine, kitchen facilities and lockers, a library with hot desks, computers and quiet area, plus changing facilities with showers.
The Health and Wellbeing Centre at NSECH encompasses meeting rooms, social areas, hot desks and computers, hot food, and a gym which is available to join.
We are passionate about providing you with a first-class education and training experience as you begin your career in the NHS, with a robust tutoring system in place.
Foundation training
Every year we welcome hundreds of medical graduates to work with us as part of their two-year Foundation training with Health Education England North East (HEENE).
As a Foundation doctor with us, you will gain experience of working in a variety of specialities and hospital sites.
Many of the Foundation Year 1 posts are based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington. These consist of:
- respiratory
- general surgery
- trauma and orthopaedics
- acute medicine
Every Foundation trainee will do at least one rotation through our emergency department which will further enhance your training experience with us. Our emergency care consultants work 24/7 and provide hands-on supervision and support.
Other specialties such as obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, and anaesthetics are also based at NSECH, thereby offering unparalleled training opportunities.
Foundation trainees may also work into North Tyneside General Hospital:
- care of the elderly
- palliative care
- gastroenterology
- mental health services for older people
- diabetes/haematology/rheumatology
- general surgery
and Wansbeck General Hospital:
- care of the elderly
- palliative care
- acute medicine
- cardiology
as well as within the neighbouring mental health trust and local General Practices.
On-call commitments and shift patterns vary according to the post.
Some posts afford the opportunity to attend theatre sessions and outpatient clinics. All specialities liaise across all sites to support our postgraduate doctors in training.
During Foundation training, you will also benefit from formal teaching (including SIM) covering all aspects of the curriculum as well as the Better Doctors Better Patients and professionalism programmes (incorporating QI, research).