Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is pleased to offer Medical Observer and Clinical Attachment placements in structured cohorts throughout the year. These unpaid placements, lasting between 2 to 4 months, are designed for qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) who are not currently employed by an NHS Trust or Health Board in the UK.
Please note: This is a non-clinical observer role. Participants will not be involved in direct patient care and will not carry any clinical responsibilities.
Placements are suitable for:
All participants must complete the same pre-employment checks as NHS staff, including Occupational Health clearance and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks or international police clearance.
We have separate routes you can apply through dependant on experience/qualifications or if you are a refugee doctor. Please see below breakdown of the routes you can take and more information in the expandable section below that.
If you have passed your PLAB 1 exam, you can go down the Medical Observer route, please click below section to find out more information and on how to apply
If you have passed your PLAB 2 exam and have GMC registration, you can go down the Clinical Attachment route, please click below section to find out more information and on how to apply.
If you are a medically qualified refugee doctor with full refugee status in the UK, you can go do down the Refugee IWAS Referral Programme route, please click below section to find out more information.
If you haven’t passed your PLAB* 1 or 2, do not qualify as a refugee or have a medical degree - Unfortunately we are not able to offer any placements at this time.