Future workforce
Development of clinical placement
To deliver A Healthier Wales we need to expand the number of practices and settings able to provide a quality training environment for the future workforce. Through the academy infrastructure, we aim to support delivery of national programmes delivered through HEIW profession specific programmes and further and higher education institutions. Where opportunities are identified with no existing offer, we will be working with key stakeholders to expand training and clinical placements opportunities in primary and community care. We recognise that physical capacity to host learners and availability of skilled educators are challenges to achieving this aim and are working to meet them with innovative solutions.
By providing clinical placements, we want to inspire the future workforce to begin a rewarding career in primary and community care.
Find out more below:
Medical student placements
All medical student placements are arranged through the university primary care teams. The number of students and length of the placement varies across the course and between universities. Please contact the university team directly if you are interested in finding out more.
Cardiff University – UGMedicGPRecruitment@cardiff.ac.uk
Swansea University – a.pavey@swansea.ac.uk
Physician Associate placements
All PA student placements are arranged through the university primary care teams. The number of students and length of the placement varies across the course and between universities.
Please contact the university team directly if you are interested in finding out more
Swansea University – a.pavey@swansea.ac.uk
Bangor University - coming soon
Pharmacy student placements
All pharmacy student placements are arranged through the undergraduate clinical placement facilitators. The number of students and length of the placement varies across the course and between universities. Please contact the pharmacy team directly if you are interested in finding out more HEIW.FPUPP@wales.nhs.uk.
Nursing student placements
HEIW Multi Professional Primary and Community Care Unit are working with our nursing colleagues to expand and develop placements for nursing students in General Practice. The first placements are planned for Autumn 2023. If you would like to host a nursing student, please contact your health board academy or HEIW.PrimaryCare@wales.nhs.uk if you want to find out more.
NHS graduate placements
We are working with the NHS Graduate Programme to facilitate placements in general practice. This will provide NHS managers and leaders of the future with an understanding of the primary care context to take forward in their future roles. For more information contact HEIW.PrimaryCare@wales.nhs.uk.
Foundation doctor training
All Foundation training posts are arranged through the HEIW Foundation School. Posts are either 4 months in year two or one day a week over 12 months in year one.
Please contact the GP Training team directly if you are interested in finding out more.
Within the Foundation Programme, General Practice placements are offered either as a “Longitudinal” placement during the F1/first year, in which one trainee attends for one day a week across a 12 month period, or as a standard placement in F2/second year, in which three trainees will rotate into the placement every 4 months across the year. In both cases, a named GP will provide clinical supervision during the placement as well as educational supervision for the year. Any questions around the Foundation Programme can be directed to the Foundation School on HEIW.FoundationSchool@wales.nhs.uk.
Placements are generally arranged between September and December prior to the August start dates. You can express your interest in hosting either F1 or F2 placements via HEIW.GPTraining@wales.nhs.uk.
GP specialty training
All GP Specialty Training posts are arranged through the HEIW GP Training School.
Please contact the GP Training team directly if you are interested in finding out more.
