Once you have attended the Trust induction you will attend a Department Induction Programme. You will be sent the date, time and location of this Induction by the Senior Medical Education Officer.

  • Introduction to department and structure
  • Key personnel and responsibilities
  • Local Fire, Security and Health and Safety procedures
  • Role and responsibilities of the Doctor in training – relevant to Grade
  • Hours of work/rota
  • Clinical supervision and Clinical support
  • How to raise and escalate concerns
  • Hospital at night
  • Annual leave/study leave, Absence policy
  • Departmental teaching programme
  • Wards rounds and MDT
  • Leadership/Audit activities
  • Contact numbers
  • Investigations, Referrals and Bloods
  • Handover
  • Discharge planning
  • Computer systems/IT/EPR
  • Prescribing
  • Policies, Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures
  • Medical equipment/devices
  • Liaison with other departments
  • Confidentiality
  • Consenting patients for procedures