Trainees will be rotated between hospitals (where the major teaching takes place) and associated cancer units. Posts rotate in the first week of May and November each year.
The teaching hospitals are:
The cancer units are:
- Salisbury District Hospital
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester
- St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight
- Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Other opportunities for trainees
Wessex encourages out-of-programme training at other cancer centres in the United Kingdom or overseas and recent trainees have undertaken fellowships in London, Canada, America and Europe.
Research opportunities, including participation in clinical trials, are on offer at the Cancer Research facility at Southampton, while trainees also take part in several service improvement projects and we encourage you to contribute to clinical presentations and publications in national and international cancer journals.
Wessex promotes attendance at the London Institute of Cancer Research course during years 1 and 2.