New Starter Information.
Welcome to specialty training in the West Midlands.
Your welcome letter will contain important information on what you needed to do next in order to complete the recruitment process to your post within the West Midlands.
Please see below for our main contact details for each team (When emailing, please always include your name, programme and GMC/GDC Number):
Requesting a Deferral of Start Date The Gold Guide states that: "...The start of training for foundation, core and specialty training may normally only be deferred on statutory grounds (e.g. maternity/paternity/adoption leave, ill health). For the Defence Medical Academy only, training may also be deferred to meet Defence Medical Services operational requirements.” To request a deferral form, you must contact your programmes team.
Less than full-time training If you wish to apply for less than full-time training (LTFT) please visit our dedicated page for our full policy details and application form: https://www.westmidlandsdeanery.nhs.uk/support/trainees/less-than-full-time-training
Relocation and Excess Travel Our policy on relocation and excess travel expenses can be found here: https://www.westmidlandsdeanery.nhs.uk/support/trainees/removal-and-expenses-guidance Any enquiry should be directed to your Medical Workforce team at the employing trust.
Indemnity Insurance
NHS England Midlands has procured a block indemnity contract for the programmes listed below with Medical Protection Society (MPS). If you are on an eligible training programme you will be contacted in advance of your start date via the email provided on Oriel. Please contact the administrative team that manages your training programme to update this if you will not maintain access to this throughout training.
Once we contact you regarding eligibility to the scheme, you will have a period to contact us opting out of the data sharing process with MPS. If you do not opt out of this, your information will be shared with MPS who will then contact you with your onboarding steps. Please be on the lookout for this communication from MPS as you are not automatically registered and will have to complete actions to be covered. NHS England does not register you or keep records of individuals cover.
For further information, please review Medical Protection’s webpage on the block indemnity offer:
To contact NHS England Midlands please raise a ticket here:
Programmes applicable for block indemnity:
- Aviation and Space Medicine
- Community Sexual and Reproductive Health
- General Practice
- Genito-Urinary Medicine
- Occupational Medicine
- Palliative Medicine
- Public Health Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
Resources for International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
If you are an IMG doctor in training you may find the below resources helpful to support you before you arrive in the UK, during your induction period and throughout your training.
https://www.eastmidlandsdeanery.nhs.uk/trainee/resources-imgs-landing-page