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START YOUR CAREER IN NHS Presenters: Dr Iftikhar Ali Dr Bisma Nazir Dr Shua Haq Full GMC Registration • IELTS/OET • GMC account online • PLAB 1 & PLAB 2 or an accepted post graduate ROADMAP qualification FOR AN • Get these documents: IMG ü Proof of internship DOCTOR ü EPIC verification ü CGS • Apply for full GMC Registeration Academic IELTS • Min 7.5 overall • Minimum 7 in each module ENGLISH • Costs around £160 LANGUAGE EVIDENCE OET (IELTS/OET) • ‘B’ in each module of the exam • Costs around £332 • Comparatively easier than IELTS as medical oriented Go to GMC Online and open an account GMC ACCOUNT Enter the evidence of English proficiency and PMQ,you’ll be able to book PLAB 1 exam • 1-1.5 months if not working • 2 months with a full time job • Costs around £240 • Mar, Jun, Sep, Nov • Islamabad, Karachi Resources: • Dr Khalid 1700 Questions PREPARING FOR PLAB 1 • PLABABLE (paid) • PLAB keys (paid) • OHCM • Mocks (v imp) MCQs don’t repeat exactly, but the themes of the questions stay similar to a great degree. • Takes place only in UK • Round the year • Costs around £875 • Book from your GMC account PREPARING FOR • 2 to 3 months time for preparation • Practice is the key PLAB 2 • Mostly, people go for academies. Some do it without any academy. • Generally 12-18 days courses • Around 4 weeks for post course practice and revision This is just to have a rough idea • December 2019 – Passed PLAB 1 taken in November 2019 • [Choose a date in late April 2020 for PLAB 2] SUMMARY • [Contact an academy for available courses in early to mid March 2019] OF THE • December 2019 – Book for PLAB 2 and PLAB 2 course. PLAN FOR • January 2020 – Apply for a Standard Business Visitor Visa. PLAB 2 • February 2020– Shopping and preparations,both mentally and financially. • March 2020 – Go to the UK. • April 2020 – Sit for the PLAB 2 exam. You can take as much time as you’d like to complete the PLABs,it’s not a race. TAKE A lot of luck,planning,and financing are YOUR required in order to pull this off without a hitch. TIME At the end of the day,do what works best for you and never feel pressurized because ‘everyone else is doing it’ or ‘it will never work’.It’s your life,it’s your decision. Mandatory Documents VISA • Passport PROCEDURE • Plab2 Booking • Finances for travel ReturnTicket for travel On an average,it costs around pkr 125(600-800 pounds on avg)icket FINANCES FOR TRAVEL Expenses for intended staIntended stay for exam is between 2-4 weeks.Costs an average of 600-1200pounds for that stay. Sponsor should cover around 500-600k pkr for Standard Visit Visa for examination Mandatory documents for sponsor: SPONSORSHIP • Sponsorship Letter • Account maintenance history • Source of income (e.g. Employment Certificate) Book Return ticket ITINERARY Book Hotel for stay DETAILS Example sites are PIA.com and Booking.com • Language Certificate (IELTS/OET) • Cover Letter • Employment Certificate SUPPORTING • Application for leave if employed DOCUMENTS • Family Registration Certificate (FRC) • Registration of Land/Car • Primary Medical Qualification • PLAB I Result COVER LETTER Purpose ofVisit Itinerary Details Justify the funds Concluding the letter again with reinforcing Visit Purpose • Apply for jobs after the above steps asap (will discuss this in the end) JOB • If possible, doing a clinical APPLICATIONS attachment in UK is a good option, but again this is not necessary. • You can get a job without C.A Cultural Difference Different dialects in different regions LIFE IN Have to work harder but it is U.K rewarding Support at work Nice lifestyle • Best thing is to email your HR to help you with your first accomodation • Hospital Accommodation • Websites like Spare room ACCOMODATION • Zoopla • Gum Tree • Letting agents Limit to working hours No 24 hours shifts WORKING IN NHS Max 40-48 hours/week Shadowing for about 2 weeks when you startDIFFERENCE IN SYSTEM Trust Guidelines/NICE Guidelines/BNF will be your best friends here No shame in not remembering the doses as most of our Consultants sometimes don’t know.(BNF always to the rescue) Infective markers up? No stat Ceftriaxone injections to everyone anymore.Call the Microbiologist and he ll do the rest. • A standard day will be like 8 – 5 (varies from trust to trust) • Oncalls max 12 hours per shift either day or night STANDARD • If Mon to Thu Oncalls, you get Fri DAY Sat Sun off • Weekend oncalls, next weekday off • Rota differs from trust to trust • Ward rounds with Reg or Consultant • Daily notes • Requesting investigations DUTIES OF A • Discharge letters JUNIOR • Bloods and Cannulas DOCTOR • Sometimes Catheters • Liaise b/w Nurses, Registrars and Consultants • ALS CONT’D • Documentation (Extremely Important) • Medicolegal • Teamwork (Nurses, O.T, P.T, Ward clerks, Ward Manager etc) • Protected Annual Leave • Study Leaves LEA VES • Sick leave (often misused by many) • In addition, can get unpaid leaves for a genuine reason Clinical/Educational Supervisor Regular meetings to discuss your progression Guardian of Freedom to speak up SUPPORT AT WORK Escalation Hierarchy Occupational Health ConfidentialAdvice if dealing with stress/Anxiety UKMLA • What is it • Who is it for • Why is it introduced • When will they implement it• AKT replaces PLAB-1 • CPSA replaces PLAB-2 • English Language Assessment remains thereMORE IN NEXT SESSION BUILDING YOUR PORTFOLIO • Often overlooked • Lot of stuff we can do in Medical school/ house job • Get evidence for everything you do • Teaching • Clinical Audit • Research Vs Audit • Conferences PORTFOLIO • Degrees/ Courses • Leadership and Management • Reflections • Electives/ Taster weekWILL DISCUSS EACH OF THIS IN DETAIL IN UPCOMING SESSIONS IMP Don’t overburden yourself with all this stuff You don’t have to do all of these Do only as much as you can easily You ll be doing these same things your whole life, so don’t panic if you are unable to do some of the stuff now.QUESTIONS