October 2024

Please see below for our KSS October bulletin.

Highly Important

***IMPORTANT***F2 GMC Responsible Officer

FY2 doctors are responsible for ensuring they are connected to the correct Responsible Officer – this is usually your Postgraduate Dean. All F2 doctors are required to hold a connection to NHSE Education – KSS as the designated body, as you now have a licence to practice and we hold your National Training Number. Kindly note that it is imperative that you connect to your designated body as soon as possible after attaining F2 status as this is required for revalidation purposes.

The GMC have a designated body tool: https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/managing-your-registration/revalidation/my-db-tool which you can use to connect to us.

Your urgent attention to this request would be appreciated.

New Updates

Foundation Doctor Representatives

A warm welcome to the new KSS F1 Foundation Doctor Representatives for 2024-25. Dr Heloise Metzger is the Foundation Doctor Year 1 Lead Representative and Dr Ramaa Parulekar is the Foundation Year 1 Deputy Representative.

We are also pleased to confirm that the former F1 reps for 2023-24 are staying on as Foundation School F2 reps for 2024-25. Thank you to Dr Harriet Sharp, Dr Preeyan Shah and Dr William Jenkins. Contact details for the reps are available on the KSS website here.

National Education Survey (NETS)

The survey is now open until 26th November 2024. Please share your experience and shape your future by taking ten minutes to complete the survey. You can access the survey and further information at NETS 2024 | NHS England | Workforce, training and education (hee.nhs.uk).

A NETS Communication Toolkit for providers is also available here.

Reminder – closing soon!

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – Foundation Doctor Prize 2025 

It’s the time of the year again when the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health requests all Foundation Schools to nominate their most outstanding Foundation Doctors with an interest in Paediatrics for the RCPCH Foundation Doctor Prize 2025. 

The prize winner will receive a one-day pass to attend the RCPCH Annual Conference and will be awarded their prize certificate by the Vice-President of Education and Professional Development at the prize award ceremony.

Any KSS foundation doctor who wishes to be nominated for the prize should complete the form below by Friday 1 November 2024 at 17.00 

Please note that this is a local deadline to enable the Foundation School Directors time to consider all nominations!

Foundation Doctor Self nomination for the RCPCH Prize 2025 (office.com)

Further details can be found on the RCPCH website: 

https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/fellowships-prizes/foundation-doctors

Important Information

Provisionally registered doctors (foundation year one/F1) must not undertake formal locum posts or activities.

Provisionally registered doctors can undertake occasional ad hoc additional/overtime shifts on their current FY1 placement or previous FY1 placements that have formed part of their F1 rotation, where such work is undertaken only within the limits of their current competence and with the support of their educational supervisor. When undertaking such occasional ad hoc additional/overtime work, provisionally registered doctors should be clear with other members of their team about their current experience and level of competence.

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices

It is a local KSS Foundation School requirement that all F1 and F2 doctors complete 6 script modules per year prior to ARCP.  The topics are not mandated by the foundation school, however, your trust may mandate topics.

The SCRIPT programme is a collection of innovative eLearning portfolios designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management among healthcare professionals.

SCRIPT will enhance your knowledge and confidence in prescribing correctly, improving patient safety, therapeutics and medicines management. You will receive a certificate for each module that you complete, which can be used in your online learning portfolio. SCRIPT is easy to use. You can access the modules at a time which suits you and revisit them even after completion. You can learn more about the SCRIPT eLearning programme and how to sign up by visiting Medicine & Surgery | Safe Prescriber

Study Leave

The KSSFS Admin Team have received several queries on how KSS Foundation Year 2 Doctors can apply for Discretionary Study Leave. For clarity, please see below.

Discretionary Study Leave should be applied for prospectively and not retrospectively.  

  1. Foundation Doctor (FD) seeks support from Educational Supervisor and trust (local) Foundation Training Programme Director (FTPD).
  2. Local FTPD seeks approval from the area Foundation School Director (FSD)
  3. Local FSD replies to trust TPD, including study leave team.
  4. Local TPD can then reply to FD with outcome. 
  5. If approved, on the guidance from the study leave team FD completes study leave form on the study leave portal. 

If you have any further questions, please do contact the school at: england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net.

2024-25 TAB (Team Assessment of Behaviour) window dates

The recommended dates for TAB are detailed below but these dates are not mandatory. More information on the TAB process can be found on the Horus Website.

Placement 1

Opens: Friday 4th October 2024

Closes: Monday 2nd December 2024

Placement 2

Opens: Friday 7th February 2025

Closes: Monday 31st March 2025

Placement 3

Opens: Friday 18th April 2025

Closes: Monday 19th May 2025

KSS Contact details:

For Foundation Year 1 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear1.se@nhs.net

For Foundation Year 2 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear2.se@nhs.net

For any other queries, please email england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net

PSA sittings 2024-2025

All sittings are scheduled to commence at 13.00.

  • Tuesday 10 September 2024
  • Thursday 20 March 2025
  • Thursday 1 May 2025

enhance Programme

Hopefully, enhance will have been introduced to you as a Foundation doctor during induction and those wishing to take part will have expressed an interest. However, there is still time to participate, so please contact your local FTPD or PGMDE team if you are interested in taking part and they will be able to help you.

enhance is available to everyone who works for NHS England and you can find more information on the KSS website.

e-learning opportunities

Welcome to your September 2024 update from the Foundation elearning programme.

The Foundation elearning programme covers key areas in your Foundation curriculum. It has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with NHS England elearning for healthcare (NHSE elfh) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

Reminders and Guidance

TIS Checks

Please can we use this opportunity to remind Medical Education colleagues in Trusts to work with their Medical Staffing teams to regularly check Foundation Doctors’ posts on TIS, against internal records. Early recognition of any discrepancies can help us all to resolve issues quickly.

Also, if you have not already informed us of any F1s that have withdrawn from training, please do so, as we aren’t always made aware by trainees themselves.

Foundation Doctors taking Parental Leave

Please can all foundation doctors who will be taking a period of Parental Leave complete the following training interruption form: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/kss-foundation/useful-links-and-documents/ and return to england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net. This is in addition to informing your employing Trust.

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training

Please click the link below for guidance regarding Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training.https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/kss-foundation/current-doctors-in-training/less-than-full-training/

Foundation doctors in GP and psychiatry placements contributing to acute services     

Please see below link for guidance regarding Foundation doctors in community placements contributing to acute services: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/09/KSSFS-Foundation-doctors-in-GP-and-psychiatry-placements-contributing-to-acute-services_2.pdf

NHS employers’ guidance on induction for international medical graduates

Please see below link to guidance from NHS employers:

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Welcoming-and-Valuing-International-Medical-Graduates-A-guide-to-induction-for-IMGs-WEB.pdf

Foundation Doctor Role and Responsibilities

Foundation Doctor Role and Responsibilities within the Local Education Provider and Minimum Requirements for Clinical Supervision of Foundation Doctors: please see document.

Foundation ARCP requirements

The ARCP checklist can be found here: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/kss-foundation/current-doctors-in-training/arcp/

Courses and events

Core Surgical Training Webinars

As part of changes to the portfolio assessment for national recruitment, we shall be holding a few webinars in October for F2s interested in applying for Core Surgery:

NHS England are inviting all Foundation Year 2 doctors (FY2s) who want to apply for core surgical training this recruitment round to attend one of 3 webinars to find out more about the CST Recruitment Portfolio Assessment. 

You only need to attend on one date as the information covered will be the same. The webinars will not be recorded.

 Please submit your questions prior to the webinar by using this form 

Join us on the following dates to find out more…. 

Date & Times:  
Wednesday 16 October 2024 – 08:30 – 09:15am >>> Join the meeting now 
Friday 18 October 2024 – 12:45 – 13:30pm >>> Join the meeting now 
Monday 21 October 2024 – 18:00 – 18:45pm >>> Join the meeting now 

Recruitment evening – Public Health training in KSS

This is open to anyone interested in applying to Public Health Specialty training in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS). Please see flyer here for further information.

When:

  • Thursday 17th October 2024 6pm – 7.30pm
  • Monday 21st October 2024 6pm – 7.30pm

Where:

Microsoft Teams – invite to be sent on registration.

UKFPO Webinar: Everyday ethical decision-making for foundation doctors 

The UKFPO welcome all foundation doctors to our third webinar of the training year. 

This webinar will focus on the critical intersection of ethics, law, and professionalism in everyday clinical decision-making. We will equip foundation doctors with the tools to navigate complex ethical dilemmas that arise in routine practice, helping you make decisions that are legally sound and ethically justified. 

We will explore the fundamental principles of medical ethics and demonstrate through a case scenario how these principles apply in clinical settings. Whether you’re dealing with significant life-and-death decisions or the more common ethical challenges that every healthcare professional faces, this session will provide you with the vocabulary and reasoning skills necessary to make informed, ethical decisions that respect patient rights while fulfilling your legal obligations.

When: Friday 18 October 2024 13:00-14:00 

Where: Virtual via Microsoft Teams. You do not need to pre-register, simply join the webinar at 13:00. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the UKFPO website within two weeks of the webinar date. 

Target Audience: Foundation doctors 

Webinar panel: Dr Mike Masding, UKFPO Co-chair; Prof Laura Machin, Professor of the Social and Ethical Aspects of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University; Dr Phillip Spencer, Clinical Teaching Fellow in Medical law and Ethics (Lancaster Medical School); Dr Lina Hamad, Foundation Year 2 doctor 

Please email foundation.educationandsupport@nhs.net with any queries. 

National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day 2025

The UKFPO are pleased to announce the National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day 2025.

When: Friday 17 January 2025

Target audience: Current foundation doctors in recognised Foundation Programmes in the UK or Malta are warmly invited to hold the date for the next NFDPD. We will invite you to submit abstracts relating to work undertaken during Foundation training in due course. Successful abstracts will be presented as 10-minute oral or 3-minute poster (mini-oral) presentations. Judges to include representatives from the UKFP, GMC, MSC, BMA & more.

Please see flyer here and visit the NFDPD webpage for further information and how to apply. All queries should be sent to foundation.nfdpd@nhs.net.

The organisers of the above event are also calling for shortlisters/judges/ admins to assist:

Please contact Kiran Kaur Padham at foundation.nfdpd@nhs.net if you will support with any of the following:

  • Shortlisting abstracts.
  • Judging on the day.
  • Admin support on the day.

Timeline for NFDPD 2025:

UKFPO Webinar Resources

New UKFPO-run webinars to share important information and cover essential training. Please keep an eye on the website for dates and topic updates:  https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/resources/ukfpo-webinars/.

Useful Websites and Contacts

UKFPO Bulletin:

Read the latest UKFPO bulletin (October 2024)