NHS Job Application Tips for IMGs

How IMG doctors can get a clinical attachment in Yorkshire: Leeds, Doncaster and Rotherham programmes with fees, requirements and dates, plus how to approach Sheffield and Bradford.

How IMG doctors can get a clinical attachment in Birmingham and the Midlands: Derby, Coventry and Walsall programmes, fees and requirements, and how to approach Birmingham consultants.

How IMG doctors can get a clinical attachment in Manchester, Liverpool and the North West: Trusts with published routes, fees, requirements, and how to approach consultants elsewhere.

Are paid clinical attachments real? Why NHS attachments are unpaid, how to spot risky offers, and the genuine paid routes for IMGs: LED, clinical fellow, bank work and the MTI update.

Clinical attachment, observership, elective or externship? What each means in the NHS, what IMG doctors can and can’t do, typical costs and length, and how to describe it on your CV.

Three ready-to-use clinical attachment email templates for IMG doctors: first email to a consultant, email to a secretary or medical education team, and a polite follow-up. Plus who to email and mistakes to avoid.

NHS clinical attachment support for IMG doctors: we find suitable placements, contact hospitals on your behalf and guide you through the application, checks and paperwork.

A directory of official NHS Trust clinical attachment and observership programmes for IMG doctors, with fees, eligibility, length and how to apply, checked November 2026.

How to write a supporting statement for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine post as an IMG: the person specification decoded line by line, the ED portfolio, ALS, and a complete model statement, paragraph by paragraph.

Wales has its own NHS structure, so finding a clinical attachment there works differently from England. This guide explains which Welsh health boards offer attachments, how to apply, what checks and costs to expect, and the visitor visa rules that apply.

London is the first place many international medical graduates (IMGs) look for a clinical attachment, but there is no central booking system and places are limited. This guide explains which London NHS trusts publish official programmes, who to contact, what it costs, the visitor visa rules and where else to look.