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      North Wales
ST1     - 1 year of General Paediatrics in a DGH 
ST2    - 1 year of Neonatal intensive care in YGC
ST3    - 6 months Community
             6 months of Alderhey specialty
ST4    - 6 months Neonatal Registrar at Arrowe Park 
             6 months as a General Paediatric SPR in a DGH
ST5    - 6 months as a registrar in community 
             6 months as a registrar at Alder Hey
ST6-7 - 1 year Alderhey
             6 months Neonatal Registrar at Arrow Park
             6 months as a General Paediatric SPR in a DGH
ST8    - 1 year as a General Paediatric SPR in a DGH

This is a generic template and is often customised based on the trainees individual interests and training needs. ST6-8 is often tailored towards SPIN modules and will naturally deviate for anyone undertaking GRID training. 


It is of note that the programme will change to a 7 year programme and this will be updated when we have further information on what this will look like. 
​     South Wales
Level 1 Training (ST1-3)    
  • 1 year of General Paediatrics
  • 1 year of Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care
  • 2 sets of 6 months in either
    • Community Paediatrics
    • Various Paediatric Subspecialties (see below)

Level 2 Training (ST4-5)
  • 6 months of General Paediatrics
  • 6 months of Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care
  • 6 months of Community Paediatrics
  • 6 months working in a clinical area of interest (dependent on availability)

Level 3 Training (ST6-8)
Varies depending on whether taking a general paediatric route, SPIN choices and grid training

This is a generic template and is often customised based on the trainees individual interests and training needs. 
The North Wales training programme is distributed between four main hospitals. The district general hospitals of Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor are where you will spend a lot of your time. This means we are a tightly knit group of trainee's who are very good in supporting each other. You will also spend some time in Alderhey, which is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Liverpool and some time as a neonatal registrar in Arrowe Park hospital which is also on the Merseyside. 

The geographical location for this programme is mostly north east Wales and Liverpool which means that there isn't a significant distance between placements. If located centrally the morning commute may never have to be more than half an hour or so whilst still having ready access to Area's of natural beauty such as Snowdonia and the Clwydian Range. 

Generally the intake is 3 ST1's per year with occasional entry for individuals at ST4. This allows for a good social aspect to the training as you will get to know your fellow trainees quickly. 

The consultants also get to know you well and are often highly invested in your training. As there are few trainees they have the time to give you the best education they can offer. There are a number of excellent educators within the North Wales consultant body and as they will see you many times during your training, from ST1 right the way through to Senior Registrar you develop fantastic educational relationships and further your knowledge and skill in Paediatrics. 

We also have a highly engaged Training Programme Director who is highly approachable. They facilitate tailoring of the programme to each individual trainees needs.
Training in South Wales is largely located along the M4 corridor. Here's a list of placements by specialty interest - 

General Paediatrics
  • The Grange University Hospital, Newport
  • Morriston Hospital, Swansea
  • Noah's Ark Hospital, Cardiff

General Paediatrics with Level 2 Neonates
  • Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen
  • Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil

Tertiary Neonates
  • Noah's Ark Hospital, Cardiff
  • Singleton Hospital, Swansea

Community Paediatrics
  • The Grange University Hospital, Newport
  • Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen
  • Morriston Hospital, Swansea
  • Noah's Ark Hospital, Cardiff
  • Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil

Paediatric Subspecialties
  • Noah's Ark Hospital, Cardiff
    • Cardiology
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroentrology
    • Paediatric Emergency Medicine (available ST4 onwards)
    • Neurology
    • Renal Medicine
    • Respiratory Medicine

Higher Training Opportunities

Once a trainee completes Level 2 training, if they have particular interests, they have the opportunity to apply for specific subspecialty training (NTN grid training) in that field or to complete General Paediatrics with a specialist interest in that field (SPIN modules). In Wales, we have the following available:

SPIN Modules
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Respiratory

NTN Grid Training
  • Community Paediatrics
  • Neonatology
  • Paediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Respiratory (alongside Severn Deanery)


Outside of Clinical Practice

In-Programme Opportunities
  • Academic ST3 Year
    • If a trainee has completed their membership exams before the end of ST2, they have the opportunity to apply for this competitively-selected post, available to one trainee per year
    • The trainee will spend one year working on one of the many research projects being undertaken in Wales

Out-of-Programme Opportunities
  • Leadership
    • Welsh Clinical Leadership Track Fellow
    • More information here:
      • www.walesdeanery.org/leadership-fellows 
  • Research
    • Welsh Clinical Academic Track Fellow
    • More information here:
      • www.walesdeanery.org/specialty-training/academic-medicine/wcat
  • Teaching
    • There are a number of teaching fellow posts available in South Wales, usually aimed at trainees who have completed Level 1 training
      • Noah's Ark Hospital, Cardiff in conjunction with Cardiff University
      • Morriston Hospital, Swansea in conjunction with Swansea University
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