Applications are invited from doctors who will have GMC registration by the beginning of August 2026 to fill a Trust F1 level doctor vacancy.
F1 doctors work under the supervision of their consultant(s) and their duties during the normal working day are entirely ward based. Out of Hours work includes night shifts on surgical and medical rotas.
All F1 doctors get plenty of experience of dealing with sick patients under supervision and admitting patients in the Acute Medical Unit and the Surgical Assessment Unit.
Each F1 will do at least 4 months in a medical specialty and 4 months in a surgical specialty post and one other 4 month post in either A&E, Medicine or Surgery/Orthopaedics.
All F1 posts are paid according to the salary associated with the new contract work schedule for the post.
There is prospective cover which means that the post-holder has to cover when colleagues are on annual leave.
These posts start with a 7-day induction and provide similar experience and training to the nationally appointed foundation doctors in a well renowned learning environment.
The posts are initially for 12 months but are usually extended to include F2 level experience including 4 months in Emergency Medicine.
Teaching and training is provided with deanery appointed F1s.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bernadette Jones Job title: Medical Education Manager Email address: bernadette.jones7@nhs.net
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