Medical
Inductions
Doctors in training (DiT) Induction is a national elearning programme aimed at doctors in training, for FY1s and FY2s, returning doctors and doctors from overseas working in primary care, secondary care and community settings.
OUR PEOPLE, THEIR INSIGHTS
- DR SOPHIE WINTER
Dr Sophie Winter speaks about her ‘Building Foundations’ programme, which forms part of medical inductions at The Dudley Group.
What to expect
at your Induction
The purpose of a medical induction is to ensure that doctors in training can demonstrate the required levels of knowledge in key clinical areas, and to reduce repetition of this training.
It incorporates key relevant clinical topics which support doctors in training with the additional competencies needed as part of their induction to provide high quality patient care.
The Resident Doctors’ digital handbook has been created for resident doctors employed by The Dudley Group. It provides information on a wide range of topics related to the Trust and your employment with us. The handbook is not intended to be a substitute for any Trust policy or procedure, all of which are accessible via the Trust intranet (known locally as the ‘Hub’) after you have started.
If you are unsure about any aspect of your employment, please do not hesitate to contact your Medical HR Representative who will be able to advise or support you further.
Select the link below to view the handbook on the DGFT Medical Education Platform. You will need to log in for access.
There are three elements to the medical induction programme. These are:
1. Trust induction
2. Specialty/Department induction
3. Mandatory training
Trust Induction
The Dudley Group Trust induction includes the following:
- ID verification
- Security pass provision
- Completion of parking forms
- IT access
- Occupational health
- Sign on to Payroll
More generic information would include;
- Where and what is the doctors mess
- Library facilities and access
- Changing and showering facilities
Departmental Induction
Departmental induction includes the following:
- Meeting the team
- Departmental facilities and procedures
- Introduction to some clinical and online systems
- Leave, study leave and sick leave procedures
- Prescribing
- Clinical cover
- Departmental clinical skills procedures
- ePortfolio and assessment teaching
- Guardian of Safe Working
- Speak Up Guardian information
- Wellbeing Champion
- More specific courses, for example Newborn Life Saving (NLS) in paediatrics. NLS teaches healthcare professionals the essential practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to best aid the newborn infant in an emergency so they can work safely in that department.
Select the link below to view 13 different department induction episodes.
You will be required to log in to the DGFT Medical Education platform for access.
Welcome to the pilot episode of our new video resources, Department Inductions. These resources are designed to provide an introduction to the different departments in the hospital and give foundation trainees an opportunity to see where they will be working prior to starting.
This pilot episode focuses on Care of the Elderly. We have currently completed 13 episodes in the catalogue and are developing additional episodes for more departments, We welcome submissions for content.
Please use the link below to contact us for more information.
Select the link below to view all department induction resources.
You will be required to log in to the DGFT Medical Education platform for access.
Mandatory
Training
Mandatory training is part of the overall induction process, and must be completed by all new medical starters.
Time is given in work time. If doctors complete this training in their own time, ‘time off in lieu’ can be claimed.
Mandatory training is primarily delivered via eLearning or online. However, some training is face-to-face in the Trust.
Mandatory training includes:
Statutory subjects – training is required by legislation or statute
Mandatory subjects – training is mandated by the organisation
Extended roles – training which is required by specific roles or specialties.
Select the link below to view a comprehensive guide of how to access your Trust mandatory training.
You will be required to log in to the DGFT Medical Education platform for access.
LINKS TO USEFUL RESOURCES
Further information and resources about your medical induction
Below are some useful website links that can help and support your training.
