Internal Medical Training

If you're looking for high quality stage 1 IMT training, the East Midlands programme, which extends from Chesterfield to Kettering, from Burton-on-Trent to Boston, covers an area in which it is ideal to live and work. Offering world-class facilities, training from internationally regarded experts and unrivalled academic opportunities, you'll develop your career in one of the country's most accessible and vibrant regions. National award-winning Trusts include UHDB - nursing, physio, UHN - digital (University Hospitals of Northamptonshire), Chesterfield - myeloma care, Kings Mill Hospital - HSJ awards, Leicester - research, ULHT - nursing care

The rotations are designed to maximise your clinical experience during IMT stage 1. Each year is in one Trust and you will have the opportunity to rotate between at least 2 Trusts during the 3 years of IMT stage 1.

The North rotations include:

Nottingham University Hospitals with Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Nottingham University Hospitals with Pilgrim Hospital, Boston

Nottingham University Hospitals with Lincoln County Hospital

Nottingham University Hospitals with Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Royal Derby Hospital with Queen's Hospital, Burton-on-Trent

Royal Derby Hospital with Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Royal Derby Hospital with Nottingham University Hospitals

The South rotations include:

Leicester Hospitals (Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield Hospital) with Kettering General Hospital

Leicester Hospitals with Northampton General Hospital

(Some Leicester rotations include placements at the LORUS hospice)

Thanks to the unique geography of the East Midlands, getting around by road and rail is easy. The major cities in the region are only around 30 to 50 miles apart and the rotations are designed to minimise travelling wherever possible.

When you undertake your Internal Medicine Training in the East Midlands you will have weekly bleep free afternoon sessions taking you, over three years, through the whole curriculum. You'll join a scheme designed to give you a wide range of experience in big city and rural hospitals, general medicine, the medical specialties, intensive care medicine and the treatment of chronic disorders. Rotations will be comprised of 4 month attachments in the first 2 years, with 4 months of mandatory Health Care of the Elderly in IM Year 1, and, a 4 month ITU attachment in IM Year 2. The IM3 year will be two 6 month jobs in acute internal medicine and a medical specialty. You will be supported in your work as a junior registrar including growing your confidence to run a take as well as preparing you for higher specialty training. We aim to accommodate 6 months of the specialty of your choice within your IM3 year, with details of the allocation process being communicated as it becomes available.

The hospitals where you will be based are amongst the busiest in the country, providing you with a high volume of work and a wealth and variety of clinical experience. You'll be exposed to both specialist environments (such as haematology and hepatology) but also to unselected admissions, giving you the best of both worlds.

We are committed to teaching and to your future as a hospital consultant. During your time with us we will provide the following;

Local, specialty and regional in-person induction
Access to high-quality, experienced college tutors promoting training at every hospital
A procedural skills course in all three years
Weekly afternoon bleep-free teaching
Teaching following a rolling programme covering the IMT curriculum
Simulation training at IM1 in procedural skills and clinical scenarios and in IM3, on acute medical scenarios/leadership skills, aimed at preparing you to be an ST4
PACES teaching and mock examinations at some sites
An IM stage 1 regional conference with inspirational national speakers organised by IMT council
Management and leadership teaching
QIP teaching
Support for less than full time training

If you're interested in research, the region boasts nine Universities. You will have plenty of opportunity for QIP, research, PhDs and medical education while the school encourages 'out of programme' experiences in both research and teaching.

Houses are affordable, both to buy and rent, and you can easily afford to live in the city centre, plush suburbs or picturesque villages.

*Please note that due to individual Trust service reconfigurations, occasionally some post specialties may change.

“Interested in Health Inequalities and Developing your Leadership Skills?

The East Midlands are excited to offer an innovative programme for a select number of IMT1 trainees starting in August 2023. Trainees will be able to undertake the ‘Enhance’ programme in Leadership and Social Medicine alongside Internal Medicine Training, receiving specialist training in areas such as health inequalities and public health. The ‘Enhance’ programme will span the 3 years of IMT Stage 1 training, with allocated time dedicated to ‘Enhance’ activities. Trainees will have the unique opportunity to rotate into a four month community placement, whilst also undertaking acute hospital on-calls. They would also be offered immersive experiences with voluntary organisations, to work on projects aimed at making tangible changes for the local community and tackling health inequalities. Time spent in community placements will still count towards IMT Stage 1 training. These programmes will be clearly indicated within the region's preferences when available for selection.

If you require further information, please email enhance.mid@hee.nhs.uk”