Rachel Rajadurai

Work alongside the trainee members and the directors of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management to represent international medical graduate doctors working within the NHS.

Secondment at NHS England Medical Workforce Team – Medical Directorate alongside Celia Ingham-Clark

In this capacity have undertaken several projects related to workforce retention with a particular focus on improving support for international medical graduates and locally employed doctors. Projects currently include:

• The setting up and launch of a national monthly IMG Share and Learn network
• Development of a National Medical Workforce Charter for PgDiTs and Locally Employed Doctors in conjunction with clinical fellows at Health Education England
• Organised the first national LED (Locally Employed Doctors) workshop alongside HEE showcasing successful examples of LED programmes, gathering feedback on commonly encountered challenges and drafting a framework for practice
• Member of team that completed the evaluation report for the national Medical Support Worker Programme run by NHS England including conducting interim survey on progression of previous MSW cohorts
• Member of organising committee for upcoming NHS EDI forum (October 2023)
• Helped provide written evidence for NHS England contribution to DDRB Pay Review Body Submission
• Co-developed an FMLM Alumni Leadership Development programme alongside a group of MDT FMLM Fellows

Undertook rotations in Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham in order to gain relevant proficiencies and competencies to fulfil the internal medicine curriculum.

Successfully completed and obtained the Medical Royal College of Physicians (London) Membership Qualification (MRCP UK PACES) in October 2022.

Completed rotations within the Acute Medical Unit, Care of Elderly People Unit and the Paediatric Departments to gain proficiencies as a Foundation Year 2 doctor.

As a Clinical Innovation Fellow, I worked alongside the Great Western Hospital Postgraduate Department of Medical Education and Management team to lead and deliver the following projects:

1. The founding and development of a Junior Doctors Medical Ethics Forum for Foundation Doctors (November 2019 – July 2020)

2. · Developed an online portable Junior Doctor’s Toolbox Kit– Facilitating the clinical duties of the Junior Doctor cohort in the medical and surgical wards of the hospital.

3. Improving Patient Confidentiality in the storage and use of patient notes – A joint QIP Project with the Medical Director and Chief Registrar.

4. A paediatric department QI project on improving markers for neonatal sepsis - involving mobile teaching rounds among midwives, junior doctors and nurses on recognising early signs of sepsis with introduction and implementation of a sepsis proforma.