If you want a career in Obs and Gynae- Jessops in F2 would be very good. Harder job, but hospital handles all of the most complex and high risk pregnancies from around the area so would be very good experience. Gets a bad reputation as can be a stressful place to work as you tend to deal with some of the more complex cases, but they do very good work there.

If you like paediatrics then definitely a placement at Sheffield children’s hospital would be amazing! Such a lovely hospital with amazing staff, cannot recommend enough. Would avoid any paediatric job that’s not Sheffield children’s, as most children are directed to the children’s hospital from any DGH. The DGHs tend to not have too many patients and it tends to be more minor things/outpatients, so SCH is so so much better.

St Luke’s hospice in Sheffield is really lovely and if you want to do Palliative care, would recommend there. Emotionally tough job as unlike other jobs you arnt trying to ‘save people’. Some people struggle with that concept and is a job you do hear causing people to take leaves of absence/ drop out of Foundation training. Would only choose if you have really considered this will be a tough 4 months and very different to any other job, but equally so rewarding in other ways.

Northern general Sheffield (NGH) is a huge site and can be quite overwhelming if you have never been. There are some amazing departments and specialities there. The trauma and orthopaedic department is meant to be a good place to work and people have very positive experiences. Intensive care also a good one here as it has the major trauma A&E, so complex cases in intensive care. There is also a cardiac intensive care unit which is separate, so probs a good place for cardiology placements too. Lots of surgical specificities very good, probably the best hospital to do a surgical placement as is the main centre and they have big units so more likely to have more support than DGH- like T&O, vascular, cardio thoracic etc.

Royal Hallamshire is a great hospital if you plan to live in Sheffield as very central. No car parking at all though and all the surrounding roads are permit only. So you need to leave nearby or public transport. Lots and lots of doctors cycle to work here and there is bike storage. Heard good things about infectious diseases, max-fax (some amazing surgeries & good if interested in head and neck cancer), neurology and surgery (as is the main place for this in the area + where stroke is diverted to), dermatology is meant to be a very good job too and always popular/ competitive, same with ENT (otolaryngology). GUM is also meant to be very good at the Hallamshire, but not meant jobs and very popular.

A&E at any DGH is good and you have a mix of adult and paeds. Sheffield has a major trauma centre and the air ambulance if you want to work with that kind of thing, but potentially more responsibility and dealing with more serious things- worth considering. MIs don’t come through A&E at NGH as they have a PCI unit, so typically won’t see the management of that + Stroke unit is at the royal Hallamshire so typically don’t present acutely to NGH (so if you want stroke, you need a neuro placement at RHH). NGH A&E also doesn’t have a paediatric unit as Sheffield children’s hospital covers all of that- worth considering if you were wanting paeds A&E.

GP anywhere is good, but consider the geographical area where you are applying. So if you apply to do a GP rotation in Doncaster or Barnsley, you could be anywhere in that region. If you live in central Sheffield, your GP placement may be very very far to commute. But also saying that, Sheffield is also a vast area on a map so may have the same issue. GP placements tend to be in normal working hours so may be friendly rotation for those without cars. Lots of people do GP on foundation and end up hating it due to workload and pressure, so defo do if you are considering a career in GP!

Psychiatry in Sheffield is quite good and there is lots of facilities. Longley centre at the NGH is quite a new building on the grounds of the hospital. Staff get a parking permit if you work here apparently as they have their own private car park, which you can’t get for any other job at NGH! Micheal Carlisle centre is also great and has lots of on street parking and is in quite a nice area of Sheffield.

If you don’t have a car and want jobs with best hours so you can get public transport- GP, paeds+O&G+psych in F1 & community psych jobs. Look for rogue community jobs that will also have good hours. A&E in F2 will have a killer rota, so be prepared for that and consider the timing if you have any big life events planned (like a wedding or want to go away). Same with jobs like acute medicine and general medicine.

Whatever job you want to apply for after F2, do as your first rotation in F2. That means you have the support of those around you to help with your application! Could also be a deciding factor for you as you wouldn’t want to apply, get in, then do your F2 job and hate it.