The Specialty Training Programme

Specialty schools are responsible for organising training in a particular field of medicine. The Specialty schools in our region are managed by the London Deanery and work in conjunction with their respective royal colleges, faculties and colleges. At a Trust level the training provision is organised by a college tutor within each specialty. The structure of the curriculum and timeframes for Specialty Training vary depending on the specialty school in question; on average postgraduate specialty training takes between six and nine years of full-time working.

A full listing of specialty schools in London can be found on the London Deanery’s website.

Specialty Training at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Many of the specialty training programmes provided at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are ranked in the upper quartile of the General Medical Council’s survey of training-grade doctors.

With an assortment effective training rotations, jobs have become well-established over a period of years and are supported by experienced and committed trainers.

Trainees who have placements at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust also benefit from a wide range of additional formal and informal learning opportunities including simulation and the opportunity to participate in innovative leadership development programmes. Covering clinical, research and educational topics, this learning is supported through the educational expertise of the staff within the academic health science centre.

The London Deanery maintains the Synapse website which is the communication portal for postgraduate medical training in London. It can be accessed via: www.synapse.nhs.uk.