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Would dearly love to know how, despite being less well off, low salaries, etc., Spanish transport infrastructure is world class, towns and cities are immaculately maintained, and buzzing with life every night of the week, even non-touristy places. Envious.

Our FREE annual conference is on 19/07/24 at the KIA oval. Please submit your abstracts (max 250 words) to be considered for poster presentation. Or enter our AI in medicine art & photography competition! Submissions to be sent to londontraineenetwork@gmail.com by the 25/06

LTN's Annual Conference is happening on 19/07/24! Please submit abstracts on any theme (max 250 words) for poster presentation! Alternatively, enter our AI in medicine art & photography competition. All submissions to be sent to londontraineenetwrok@gmail.com by the 25/06/24.

UKFPO Fellowship – Recruitment for August 2024 is now open The application window is now open from Monday 11 March 2024, 12:00 and closes on Monday 18 March 2024, 09:00 For more detail on how to apply, please visit the UKFPO Fellows webpage foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/ukfpo-fellowsh…

@JimBethell PAs have a role as physician assistants Your government is using PAs to replace doctors - ARSS funding in primary care has accelerated this in General Practice Barclay said when SoS in the HoC that PA recruitment was a lever to break the doctors strikes

Specialty networking is in full flow - learning all about applications, careers, and opportunities in our wide range of specialties represented this evening!

The Sherman Education Centre is located on the 4th Floor, Southwark Wing at Guy’s Hospital. We know some of you may be affected by the train strikes, so please contact us if you are unable to make it or may be late

Please aim to arrive promptly this evening to give everyone maximal time with their specialties! And of course time to eat pizza 🍕

Who’s excited for this tomorrow? We can’t wait to hear about careers in a wide range of specialties #LTN #MedEd #MedicalCareers

Don’t miss out on our next LTN event: Specialty Networking! We have a great line up of doctors from a range of specialties for a fantastic opportunity to learn about careers, building portfolios, and maximising specialty applications Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/ltn-specialt…?

LTN Forum Event: Dr @dominicarr in full flow ✨ about all things finance & working LTFT 👏🏼 #medtwitter

Today! 💙 Few tickets are still available ⬇️

#medtwitter @FMLM_UK @FMLM_TSG @BMA_JuniorDocs @BMAstudents @TheBMA @NHSE_WTE @NHSEngland

Come by THIS THURSDAY for a FREE curry night on all things LTFT & finance ✨ 🕖 7PM prompt start 📍 Sherman Education Centre, 4th floor, Guy’s Hospital 🎟️ Limited tickets remaining: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ltn-forum-ev…?

Thinking of applying for GRID? (paediatric sub-speciality training). Here are five things to consider: 1. GRID vs. SPIN 2. How many jobs to rank 3. Get rid of perceived barriers 4. Specialty-specific examples 5. Distinguish audit/QIP/research 1. Be crystal clear about the difference between working as a sub-specialist (i.e. via GRID) vs. paediatrician with specialist interest (i.e. via SPIN). Make sure your application conveys an understanding of why you want to work as a sub-specialist long-term. 2. Think carefully about which job(s) to rank nationally. The more you rank, the greater your probability of getting an offer, brings more uncertainty (i.e. “will we move to Scotland, Devon, or Cardiff?”). If you rank only one or two posts then it is much harder. (You can be an excellent candidate, come 2nd, and not get the job. There is always some randomness in the application process.) It is difficult and important to weigh up 2-3 years relocation against a different subsequent career for 20-30 years. Also, be aware that there is general expectation you will work as a sub-specialist after finishing GRID (though you can also do general paeds), which may limit where you would ultimately work. For example, for hepatologists, Leeds, Kings’, and Birmingham are the only places we can work. There are more centres for things like tertiary neonates, of course. 3. If you want to, apply! Do not let perceived barriers stop you applying. [For example “I can’t apply, I haven’t got a PhD / publications / done an IMD job / know any of the consultants” - none of these stop you applying.] Just go for it and the worst outcome is a ‘no’. 4. Fill your application with sub-specialty examples. You will have lots of relevant experience from core paediatrics training, even if you haven’t done a post dedicated to that sub-speciality. Even if you can’t come up with a subspecialty-relevant example, link it back to the topic. For example, under ‘practical procedures’ I put: "[talking about PICCs and neonatal transfers]...These are transferable skills that are underpinned by the principles of teamwork and communication, which will be useful for managing liver-related emergencies such as variceal bleeds." 5. Be careful to separate audit/QIP, research, and management as per the questions. Sometimes audit/QIP can sound like research projects if you’re not careful how they are phrased. Similarly, it is possible to use a research project as a management example, but you need to make it very clear about the management skills acquired during that time. If you do use the same example/experience twice, don’t just say “as discussed above” as the questions are marked separately and you need to separate the points you make. I realise I come from a specific perspective of only one job when applying and few long-term centres where we could work. The experience may be different for those doing things like PEM and Neonates with more potential places to work when grown-up. Tagging a few GRID trainees for their thoughts. @DrKidneyAsh @dralexscrivens @ChrisCourse @DrSheena_Guram @lauraamkelly @sunitha_varan @AssimJavaid @EmmaMDyer @WMPaeds @Paedsoftlanding

Junior doctor *annual leave* entitlement Many rota co'ordinators assume that CT/ST1/2/3s have <5 yrs NHS service and are only entitled to 27 days AL per yr. If you have >5 years service as a result of switching specialties, working LTFT.... 1/3

Save the date ➡️ Thursday 30th November Save the location ➡️ Sherman Education Centre For a special #LTN Evening Forum Event 💫#medtwitter

@DrRDaniels Really great to read your thoughts on the conference! We’re glad you could make it and pleased it could provide some moments of inspiration

So I had a great day. Really challenged me, gave me a few sparks of inspiration and validated some of my thoughts by showing that they weren't unique to me. Very glad I went. /end

Delayed thread because *life* but last week, I went to the @LondonTN conference which, if I'm being completely honest, I wasn't expecting much from. I've been OOP for 2 years and am unenthusiastically going back to training LTFT in a month /1

And that’s a wrap for our 2023 Annual Conference! Thank you so much to all of our fantastic speakers and brilliant trainees! The day would not have been the same without you all #LTNCONFERENCE

Congratulations to our poster presentation winners! The committee will be in contact shortly with your prizes and certificates #LTNCONFERENCE