Trust Doctor
Encyclopedia
Trust Doctor or Trust Senior House Officer is a term applied to a doctor
who is working in the National Health Service
(NHS) in a non-training post, usually at senior house officer
level. Doctors doing Trust Doctor jobs may subsequently secure an "approved post" and complete specialist training, but many others end up becoming Staff Grades or Middle Grade, career posts without specialist recognition. A survey by the British Medical Association
showed that many of the doctors accepting Trust Doctor posts are from overseas who may settle for these posts despite having adequate qualifications, and concerns of exploitation have been raised.
The term "trust" derives from the fact that the doctor is contracted by the NHS trust rather than by the deanery that supervises local medical education.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who is working in the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
(NHS) in a non-training post, usually at senior house officer
Senior house officer
A senior house officer is a junior doctor undergoing training within a certain speciality in the British National Health Service or in the Republic of Ireland. SHOs are supervised by consultants and registrars, who oversee their training and are their designated clinical supervisors...
level. Doctors doing Trust Doctor jobs may subsequently secure an "approved post" and complete specialist training, but many others end up becoming Staff Grades or Middle Grade, career posts without specialist recognition. A survey by the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
showed that many of the doctors accepting Trust Doctor posts are from overseas who may settle for these posts despite having adequate qualifications, and concerns of exploitation have been raised.
The term "trust" derives from the fact that the doctor is contracted by the NHS trust rather than by the deanery that supervises local medical education.