North West Thames Foundation School
Geography
Trusts and Hospitals
o Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
o St Mark's Hospital, Harrow
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
o Charing Cross Hospital, Richmond
o Hammersmith Hospital
o Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
o St Mary's Hospital, Marylebone - Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
o Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea - Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
o Ealing Hospital, Southall - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust
o Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge
o Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood - North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
o Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
o St Mark's Hospital, Harrow
- West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
o West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth - West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
o Watford General Hospital, Watford
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Linked Universities
Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Statistics
F1 Posts Available
There are 257 F1 posts.
116 Academic Foundation posts across the Thames Unit of Application, 33 of which are within the North West Thames Foundation School.
There are 257 F1 posts.
116 Academic Foundation posts across the Thames Unit of Application, 33 of which are within the North West Thames Foundation School.
Competition Ratio
336% in 2012 (from the UKFPO's 2013 Applicant's Handbook).
336% in 2012 (from the UKFPO's 2013 Applicant's Handbook).
Scores of Successful Applicants
86.9 was the lowest score in successful applicants in 2013. Decile breakdowns for successful applicants' scores can be found in a chart at the bottom of this page on the School's site.
NOTE: Remember that these numbers fluctuate from year to year, so looking at the statistics from just one year can be misleading.
86.9 was the lowest score in successful applicants in 2013. Decile breakdowns for successful applicants' scores can be found in a chart at the bottom of this page on the School's site.
NOTE: Remember that these numbers fluctuate from year to year, so looking at the statistics from just one year can be misleading.
The Application Process
Interviews
No interview following national applications.
No interview following national applications.
Appointment to F2 Programmes
Successful applicants are appointed to a two-year programme and there is no second allocation.
Trainees are required to move Trust between the two years.
Successful applicants are appointed to a two-year programme and there is no second allocation.
Trainees are required to move Trust between the two years.
Linked Applications
Applications are not honoured at Phase 2.
Applications are not honoured at Phase 2.
The Programme
Posts Available
You can download a spreadsheet detailing the posts available to last year's applicants to NWTFS here. There is more detail about the posts available on each of the Trust pages:
You can also download reports of feedback from Foundation trainees, describing the reality of each job in each Trust. F1 feedback can be found here, and F2 feedback can be downloaded from this page.
Almost all rotations in the school's programmes are 3 x 4 months. Rarely, they can be 2 x 3 months + 1 x 6 months.
You can download a spreadsheet detailing the posts available to last year's applicants to NWTFS here. There is more detail about the posts available on each of the Trust pages:
- Central Middlesex
- Charing Cross
- Chelsea & Westminster
- Ealing
- Hammersmith
- Hillingdon
- Northwick Park
- St Mary's
- Watford
- West Middlesex
You can also download reports of feedback from Foundation trainees, describing the reality of each job in each Trust. F1 feedback can be found here, and F2 feedback can be downloaded from this page.
Almost all rotations in the school's programmes are 3 x 4 months. Rarely, they can be 2 x 3 months + 1 x 6 months.
Teaching
On this page, links to documents of 'Foundation Training at Trusts' can be found. These describe what teaching is offered in each Trust, and how it is organised.
Most have at least weekly teaching sessions which cover the generic programme, and in some Trusts there are other teaching sessions provided during the week, ranging from case-based presentations to consultant-led teaching. You can find more information from the link above.
On this page, links to documents of 'Foundation Training at Trusts' can be found. These describe what teaching is offered in each Trust, and how it is organised.
Most have at least weekly teaching sessions which cover the generic programme, and in some Trusts there are other teaching sessions provided during the week, ranging from case-based presentations to consultant-led teaching. You can find more information from the link above.
Training Options
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken through slot-sharing, reduced hours in a full-time post, or in a supernumerary post. You can find more information about the policy at NWTFS here.
There are overseas training opportunities.
Providing eligibility criteria are met, Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training may be undertaken through slot-sharing, reduced hours in a full-time post, or in a supernumerary post. You can find more information about the policy at NWTFS here.
There are overseas training opportunities.
Swap Shop
There is the chance to swap your allocated F2 post during F1 in early spring.
There is the chance to swap your allocated F2 post during F1 in early spring.
Academic Foundation Posts
There are 116 AFPs across the four Thames Foundation Schools.
Applications are made via the Thames Foundation Schools Unit of Application (UoA), which comprises North Central Thames Foundation School, North East Thames Foundation School, North West Thames Foundation School and South Thames Foundation School.
There are six sets of interviews at different locations; applicants are interviewed at their first preference programme wherever possible, but this depends on the applicant's availability and score. Interview dates are as follows:
An Academic Foundation Programme Recruitment guide booklet for 2013 entrants can be found here. It outlines the posts available, and provides other useful information for those thinking of applying this year.
You can download documents regarding the programmes available here; they are divided up according to their location.
Applications are made via the Thames Foundation Schools Unit of Application (UoA), which comprises North Central Thames Foundation School, North East Thames Foundation School, North West Thames Foundation School and South Thames Foundation School.
There are six sets of interviews at different locations; applicants are interviewed at their first preference programme wherever possible, but this depends on the applicant's availability and score. Interview dates are as follows:
- UCL: Friday 23rd November
- Barts & the London (QML): Tuesday 27th November
- Brighton & Sussex Medical School: Tuesday 27th November
- St George's University London: Thursday 29th November
- Imperial: Thursday 13th December
- King's College London: Tuesday 8th January 2013
An Academic Foundation Programme Recruitment guide booklet for 2013 entrants can be found here. It outlines the posts available, and provides other useful information for those thinking of applying this year.
You can download documents regarding the programmes available here; they are divided up according to their location.
Medical Education Posts
There is an academic medical education post available at Guy's Hospital (under King's College London).
However, it is worth having a proper look through the programme information for each location, because some of the research-based programmes also offer formal involvement in the teaching of local medical students.
There is an academic medical education post available at Guy's Hospital (under King's College London).
However, it is worth having a proper look through the programme information for each location, because some of the research-based programmes also offer formal involvement in the teaching of local medical students.
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