Foundation Programmes

General Information in relation to the Northern Ireland Foundation Programme can be accessed here.

There are 252 linked F1 and F2 foundation programmes in Northern Ireland.  Rotations for 2012-2014 are located on the Foundation Recruitment section please click here.

Some Trusts are undergoing major reconfiguration of services and occasionally services are moved due to unforeseen circumstances. Posts in some programmes may change in location prior to August 2012. The programmes listed are accurate, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of posting

There are five Health and Social Care Trusts or Local Education Providers (LEP) in Northern Ireland who contribute to the education and Training of foundation doctors.

• Belfast HSC Trust 
• Northern HSC Trust
• Southern HSC Trust
• South Eastern HSC Trust
• Western HSC Trust

Each Trust has a Director of Medical Education who is the doctor who is responsible to the Deanery for the quality control processes within each Trust with respect to all doctors in training posts which may be Foundation, General Practice or Specialty.

Individual Placement Descriptions

Placement Descriptions for 2012 are available by Local Education Provider (LEP) below.

Trusts are currently working on this and the placement descriptions will be added below as and when we receive them.

It is important to note that these descriptions are typical examples of placements and may be subject to change. 

F1 Placements

F2 Placements