FY1, SHO, Registrar, Consultant - Doctor Titles Explained | UK NHS Junior Doctor

In this video I attempt to explain all the different grades and job titles you'll commonly come across for doctors in the UK NHS, and cover the reasons why things are so complex.

00:00 Introduction
00:40 Why things are confusing
01:50 Foundation Years 1 and 2 (F1 & F2)
02:50 PRHO and SHO
05:40 Core Training and IMT
06:40 Registrars (SpR)
07:50 Consultant
09:30 Other Common Grades

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[antohosm]

An absolutely excellent review, Ollie. I thought I knew 'all about it' since our 2 sons (now senior consultants) went through the 'old' system of training. How wrong I was! This'll be a great help since our grandson is about to enter his sixth (having intercalated) and final undergraduate year at Bristol.
Best wishes for your future career. 😀

[krystalannrowan]

Thanks for clearing that up! I’m one of the new international nurses working in the nhs and I was terribly confused.

[alicemuchoki]

I love that you have a patient monitor in the background 😊 been following since the days of explaining Graduate entry in medicine

[JD-kpev]

I would add that pharmacists are generally not considered to be allied health professionals and the term pre reg has been replaced with trainee. Pedantry aside, great video.

[rosep]

This was so well explained, thank you

[dac]

Salary is so Bad in UK. Brother was a junior doctor but up brother did a maths degree and masters in Finance and after 3 years was making £130k in London. Medicine pays poor in UK

[Mwah]

Another really informative and clearly explained video, thank you Ollie!

[henrygingercat]

I’ve never understood the term “internal” medicine. Is there external medicine?

[vasilisgiannatos]

Since you need 2 years for fy training and 2 years for st for most specialties, isn't 4 years the minimum post graduate experience for registras?

[gcseprep]

Hi, Brilliant and encouraging. Can you please tell if a GCSE student can have a placement in NHS to facilitate to medical college entry later? If yes at what age and when & how to apply please.

[kennedyobiekwe]

Hi Ollie, i dont quite think you mentioned Ct1 and St1, please what are the differences

[wolverine]

Is LAS ST1 post suitable for doctors who have full gmc registration?

[Coffee_Is_Life_]

I think it is medicine but is radiology surgery or medicine

[pikusarker]

Sir how much do you earn as a doctor? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.

[Coffee_Is_Life_]

Is a surgery consultant a surgeon? I want to be a cardiac surgeon so it would be brilliant to know

[simongreasley]

Fantastic but just a point on presentation skills, bit less handsy.

[rosep]

This was so well explained, thank you