1. F2 MATCHING TIMETABLE AND PROCESS 2015/16 Round 1 Who can apply: Current F1 doctors allocated to the Wales Foundation School via the UK Foundation Programme Recruitment Scheme for 2014/15 If you were allocated your post via Local Health Board (LHB) appointment, you are not eligible to join the F2 Matching Scheme. Should there be any vacancies available once matching is complete, we anticipate these posts will be advertised by LHBs from March 2015 onwards. If you require further information, please contact your local Foundation Programme Director. Monday, 24 th November 2014 on-line Matching Scheme Round 1 opens – Foundation Doctors complete an application form and select 8 F2 programmes. Tuesday, 9 th December 2014 applications close. Consultants rank applications between Monday, 15 th December 2014 and Friday, 9 th January 2015. Round 2 Applicants who were not allocated a post in Round 1 will need to apply in Round 2. Thursday, 15 th January 2015 Round 2 opens. Applicants select a further 8 programmes. Tuesday, 20 th January 2015 Round 2 applications close. Consultants rank applications between Tuesday, 20 th January 2015 and Monday, 2 nd February 2015. Any applicants who were not allocated a programme by this date will automatically go into Round 3 where further matching will take place. Round 3 will take place between Thursday, 5 th February 2015 and Tuesday, 10 th February 2015. Results for all rounds of matching will be announced on Monday 23 rd February 2015. Please inform Sioned Edwards: edwardsse@cf.ac.uk if your contact details have changed since the F1 recruitment process.edwardsse@cf.ac.uk IMPORTANT Time out of Foundation Programme (TOFP) August 2015 - July 2016. A limit of 17 Foundation Doctors will be permitted to take TOFP for their F2 year. Applicants will be chosen at random. Applications will only be accepted between Monday 3 rd November 2014 and Friday 14th November 2014. Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted, and all required signatures must be obtained prior to submission. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 21 st November 2014. Application forms and guidance notes can be obtained from: http://www.walesdeanery.org/index.php/en/foundation-policies-and-procedures.html http://www.walesdeanery.org/index.php/en/foundation-policies-and-procedures.html Inter Foundation School Transfer If you are considering a Foundation School transfer please contact Sioned Edwards, by Monday 3 rd November 2014 (you will need to confirm the deadline of the school to which you are applying). For an application form, please visit the UKFPO website (key documents section): http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/pages/home/keydocs http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/pages/home/keydocs Special Circumstances:- Please note that pre-allocation on the grounds of special circumstances is no longer an option when applying for F2 programmes. All forms should be returned to: Sioned Edwards, Wales Foundation School, 1 st Floor Neuadd Meirionnydd, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS. 02920 687416 email: EdwardsSE@cf.ac.ukEdwardsSE@cf.ac.uk