SuppoRTT is available to those doctors who have graduated/worked in a country outside of the UK and have moved to the UK to work in the NHS.
Anyone with an NTN who has had a break in clinical practice for 3 months or more automatically meets the eligibility criteria to access SuppoRTT, but in an effort to support our international colleagues our discretionary offer includes any IMG who is starting in their first training post in the NHS, or who has started in the past 6 months.
IMGs in GP training programmes who have spent their first 6-12 months in a GP Practice and are now starting their first hospital training post will also be eligible to access SuppoRTT to help with this transition.
Please click on the relevant menu option at the top of the page to find out more about each of these.
Arrange a meeting with your Educational Supervisor and complete the pre-return form.
| Introduction | A short introduction to the purpose of this podcast series |
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GP resident doctor, Dr CJ covers tips for the portfolio and how to escalate to seniors as an IMG doctor |
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Dr Elyas, Paediatrics ST4 shares her journey into training and the challenges she faced |
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Dr Cristina shares her experiences of communication challenges at work and working less than full time |
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Dr Kike describes the challenges she faced with bringing her family to the UK as well as challenges with the visa process as an IMG doctor |
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Dr Mahwish shares experiences from her trust grade job, reverse mentoring, resilience and self-compassion as an IMG |
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Differential Attainment GP TPD, Dr Robert Amedzro, shares his views on the common challenges faced by IMG trainees |
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EDI Lead and HR Manager, Mano Jamieson, discusses what HR teams can do to improve the IMG transition, recognising racism and how to respond to microaggressions |
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Dr Tolu, a trust grade IMG doctor, shares her experience of adapting to working in the UK, overcoming communication difficulties and social isolation |
There are other resources available on our website including Lead Employer induction video and toolkit, NW Deanery handbook presentations, podcast series and checklist: https://nwpgmd.nhs.uk/careers_advice/careers/international_doctors
Page updated 25th July 2025