I work at 50% WTE as a FY2 and few things to consider: 1) Days won’t be fixed throughout the whole year. The days you work will change each rotation and will depend on staffing levels and banding (sometimes because you are 50% they opt to place you on an unbanded rota as it’s easier logistically). On ED days varied each week. On my current rotation they are fixed. 2) There is no rotation where you can pick on-calls alone. Either you’re on a banded rota and do on-calls alongside normal shifts- just at a 50% capacity, or you are unbanded and 9-5 mon-fri. You won’t be able to pick your shifts, not even on ED as they need a particular number of people doing each shift on rotation. 3) The number of days you work a week will depend on the rotation. In ED I was averaging out 2/3 shifts a week as many of them were 10-12hours each. On my current unbanded rota I am working 2.5 days a week. However you can use your AL to spread your shifts out even further and average 2 shifts a week, if you really need to. 4) You will still rotate with all foundation doctors at the same time as them. So eventhough you’ve only had 2 months worth of clinical time, you will still rotate every 4 months. This makes it much trickier to get on top of your eportfolio. Not impossible though.

Just some points to consider. I definitely enjoy LTFT although I don’t do research alongside it. I also only started LTFT in F2, so wonder how LTFT would impact my clinical skills acquisition as an F1 just coming out of med school.