East Midlands

Regional Training Information

 

Welcome to the East Midlands. We are expanding our training posts in line with expansion of critical care services in the region and hope to offer 8-10 posts this year.

Our Intensive Care Medicine training is administered by the East Midlands School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, formed from the merger of the Nottingham and the Leicester rotations in 2013. Presently trainees rotate within a "North" (Nottingham) or "South" (Leicester) base, although there is flexibility of individual placements with certain fixed ones at specialist centres (Neurosciences & Major Trauma exposure at QMC Nottingham, Cardiac/ECMO at Glenfield in Leicester, PICM in Leicester and Nottingham).

Whilst the East Midlands stretches from Lincoln to Northampton, appointees tend to live around Nottingham, Derby or Leicester. Clinical training and experience is of the highest quality, with excellent District General and University Hospitals offering a breadth and depth of training experience, including world-class innovative centres. Glenfield General Hospital is one of only 8 ECMO centres nationally and Nottingham University Hospitals is the busiest trauma centre in the UK. We try and adapt the training to the trainees’ needs and interests. Broadly stage 1 is in the District General Hospitals to gain more general experience with stage 2 and 3 more teaching centre and specialist centre based, with time in other hospitals to meet individual training needs or requests.

Stage 1

All of the ICUs in the region are recognised for Stage 1 training. 

Stage 2

This is delivered in the teaching bases Cardiac (Glenfield), Neuro (QMC) Paediatrics (LRI or QMC). The special skills year for dual and triple accreditation will be in the partner specialty. For single CCT ICM trainees, the special skills year may be taken in a range of disciplines including ECMO, Research, Trauma, Neurocritical Care, Cardiothoracic, Prehospital care/transfer, Quality Improvement and Education. 

Stage 3

This is delivered mainly in Leicester and Nottingham for 6 month blocks of the stage 3 year. Placements can be flexible to ensure a breadth of senior pre-Consultant experience. With this in mind, exposure to more management opportunities and advanced training opportunities are available in all the District General Hospitals and we are flexible to location and timing of these depending on the trainee’s learning objectives.

There is an established monthly regional teaching programme, with an exam course pre OSCE/SOA exams, which offers support for the FICM examination as well as excellent preparation for life as an ICM consultant. In addition, individual ICUs deliver in house teaching. The region is supported by focused and progressive Faculty Tutors in each ICU.  

The region itself is covers all the needs of a trainee. It is a culturally diverse, historic region, offering top class arts and theatres to premier sport of football, cricket and rugby. The Velodrome in Derby and the National Water Sport Centre at Holme Pierre Point provide the variety in sporting activities from the traditional mainstream. If walking and beauty is your interest, then the Peak District is right on your doorstep. If shopping or the arts is your thing, look no further than Nottingham and Leicester. We are confident this region covers all interests. Additionally being centrally placed and served by excellent transport links, this makes the UK easily accessible if needed.

The region is renowned for its cohesive, friendly and supportive environment. We look forward to welcoming you here. Good luck!

For further information regarding individual programmes please contact the TPD/RA as listed above.

We would advise doctors wishing to undertake dual/triple training with an approved partner specialty to contact the respective Training Programme Director and/or Regional/Specialty Advisor for further advice.