F1, Great Western Hospital
What programme are you doing? | Urology, Paediatrics, AAU (F1) General Surgery, GP, Cardiology (F2) |
Why did you pick this Trust? | Convenience of the location for my partner and I, new and nice hospital |
What's the area like? | Swindon town has its pros and cons, countryside surrounding it is beautiful. Good transport links to London, Oxford, Bath and Bristol |
What's the best thing about your Trust? | Nice clean hospital, friendly working environment |
And the worst? | If you live in the accommodation it is a few miles into town |
What advice would you give someone about to start in your Trust? | Make an effort to get to know the staff you are working with, they will be there to support you. Especially the other F1’s as you are a way out from town and thus a little effort has to be made to socialise |
What's the typical patient profile? | A wide range but it’s a DGH so don’t often get to see the weird and wonderful diseases |
Describe your job in one word | Enjoyable |