Health professionals

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and supports medical students, resident doctors and senior medical staff in their medical training. We are proud to be a training hospital with a great reputation within the south west. We are known to provide a friendly and supportive learning environment in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, the Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth and NHS England South West.

We receive great feedback in the annual General Medical Council National Training Survey (NTS) as well as the medical schools’ student surveys, termly feedback and local Quality Panels for the Foundation programme and GP Speciality Training programme. We listen to our students’, resident doctors’ and staff feedback and act on suggestions and any area of concern. Our staff and learners are able to influence services and processes in the hospital and contribute to safer patient care and a better staff experience. Our residents also have excellent success rates in post-graduate examinations.

We have an experienced medical education leadership and admin team to support medical students and postgraduate medical training and a modern education and training facility.

The Horizon Centre is our innovation, education and research facility based at Torbay Hospital.

The Trust Library alongside the Horizon Centre at Torbay Hospital provides a service to staff and health and social care professionals working within the South Devon health community.

For more information about studying and training at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, contact our medical education teams:

• Undergraduate Medical Education team
• Postgraduate Medical Education team

Clinical attachments for internationally trained doctors

We can offer clinical attachment placements for internationally trained doctors who are seeking to gain experience of working in the NHS. These placements are for up to 4 weeks and are offered in a number of specialities within our Trust. Applicants will need to complete an application form and also submit references, copies of passport and driving licence, copy of IELTS test and score, copy of visa permitting entry to the UK, copy of primary medical qualification, letter of good standing from local police, occupational health form and employment declaration form. An administration fee will also be applied.

To make an enquiry or request an application form, please contact our Postgraduate Medical Education team.

Innovative work

We have lots of innovative work going on in our Trust, with medical students and doctors in training involved in all areas:

• Dedicated Torbay Clinical Skills Wing, including clinical skills and simulation
• Patient experience, quality improvement and innovation team
• Active research department
• Trust Fellow roles with up to 50% time for non-clinical activity
• Resident Doctor Representative Committee
• An active Doctors’ Mess
• Digital Futures Lab and mobile digital devices, including HoloLens technology for training as well as remote patient care

Information on current research and developments underway at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, see our Research and Development Department pages.