Our tutors ensure you meet a standardised baseline of clinical skills and knowledge expected for your role. Our programme helps you practice and refine essential practical clinical skills before you arrive in the hospital and ensures you have the necessary level of support to independently manage patients once you are working for real.

We also incorporate live patient contact and in-hospital experience to ensure you have a more realistic view of the expectations and working practices in the NHS. We take our time and ensure you have solid foundations and longevity in your career.

During our programme, you will spend time in an NHS clinical setting. By being exposed to the hospital environment and learning to engage with wider teams before beginning work for real, you are much better prepared to encounter difficult situations in daily clinical practice.

You will understand how the NHS operates, your clear roles and responsibilities and how to engage in complex scenarios professionally and efficiently. You will learn about safe prescribing, governance, portfolio management, GMC revalidation and appraisals and ethical practice in the NHS.

Teaching on the programme starts before you step foot in the hospital! We start with the basics and work our way to more complex critical care scenarios and hands-on practical skills training. We ensure you are fully prepared to work at the level expected of you in your job role.

Whilst working, you can attend Trust junior doctor teaching, join elective teaching and complete additional courses and accreditations. If you are interested in a particular speciality or aspect of medicine (or outside of medicine), let our team know, and we can signpost you to a plethora of resources and mentors!

During the programme, you are assigned a LinkMedics mentor, who is a practising NHS consultant. You are also given a “peer mentor”, an overseas-trained doctor who has been through the process and can share their unbiased, personal experiences.

You are also assigned a clinical and educational supervisor in Trust (often the same person) who can support your progression whilst you are working. By working collaboratively with your NHS Trust, LinkMedics design a personalised development plan that outlines your progress through the programme.

There’s a plethora of information out there that sometimes needs to be clarified. During our programme, we set the record straight and give you a clear structure for fulfilling your foundation competencies through CREST and progressing your NHS career.

During your initial mentor meeting, we will outline your goals, expectations and ambitions to develop a personal development plan specific to you. We always have speciality training in mind and will guide you through this process. We work with mentors from various specialities, from general practice, acute medicine to surgery and can help you make a more informed decision.