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The placement moves from induction to one medical specialty, a midpoint review, then a second specialty.
Monday to Friday
09:00–17:00
Bank holidays extend the end date by the corresponding number of days.
Trust induction, systems, supervisor and the first department.
Rounds, teaching, clinics and the start of audit or quality improvement work.
A structured conversation before the move to the second department.
A new department, continued teaching and interview preparation.
Certificate and the track-specific reference or attendance letter.
The week is the unit that repeats. These are the sessions a placement week is built from — the same shape in both specialties.
The daily reset — how the NHS actually moves patients between teams.
Consultant-led rounds, plus the board round where decisions get made.
Outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary meetings within the department.
Foundation teaching, departmental sessions and grand round where available.
A defined piece of work you can name on a CV and speak to at interview.
Mock interviews with clinicians who sit on real NHS appointment panels.