FP Recruitment
Yorkshire and the Humber Foundation School (YHFS) is one Foundation School or "Unit of Application" with three "Groups" (East Yorkshire / South Yorkshire / West Yorkshire).
YHFS run a Group matching process for the allocation of Foundation programmes. For this, you will need to preference:
- The Unit of Application (YHFS)
- The Group - one of the three Locality Schemes in YHFS (EY/WY/SY)
- The individual programmes for that Group
How do I apply?
The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) organise and run the national application system for Foundation Programmes using the online Oriel system.
Application is accessed via the UKFPO’s website. This website is also a valuable source of information for all things relating to Foundation training.
Important notes about the application process:
- Enrolment and application take place from the Autumn preceding the August rotation start date.
- Full details of the process are available on the UKFPO website from June / July each year, with an Applicant’s Handbook made available at the beginning of the enrolment period. Please read this carefully and make sure you are aware of the strict deadlines.
- Non-UK graduates or any graduate who has been out of practice for 2 years must apply via the UKFPO Eligibility Office in the preceding July / August.
- Applicants have the option to link their application with a partner / friend to ensure they are placed in the same Foundation School and Group (but not necessarily the same Trust).
- Applicants who meet the criteria for Pre- Allocation may apply to a specific Foundation School via their Medical School or the UKFPO Eligibility Office.
Please note YHFS only pre-allocate applicants to Group level, not to a specific trust. You will still have to preference the programmes within the Group
- Applications for Foundation Priority Programmes (FPP) and Specialised Foundation Programmes (SFP) are also made via this application process
How am I allocated to a Unit of Application (UoA)?
All applicants are asked to rank the 18 UoAs in order of preference. Candidates are allocated based on Preference Informed Allocation (PIA). Please see the Applicants presentation and guide on the UKFPO website for further information.
How am I allocated to a Group?
YHFS run a "Group matching scheme". Once you have been allocated to a UoA, you will then be asked to preference one of the three Groups in YHFS:
Candidates are allocated to a group based on their PIA and preferencing of the groups.
How am I allocated to a Programme?
Once you have been allocated to a "Group" you will be asked to rank the programmes in your allocated 'Group' in order of preference. Please preference as many programmes as possible in order to be most likely to be allocated to a programme you want. These are two year linked programmes so you will know where you will be based for the two years of your Foundation Programme.
Candidates are allocated to a programme based on their PIA and preferencing of the programmes within their allocated group.
YHFS do not permit trainees to 'swap' posts once allocated to a programme.
Please note: Programmes and specialities are always subject to change for a variety of reasons at any time in the process. This could be for supervision, quality and/or service change issues. We do try to minimise the number of changes as best we can but with programmes uploaded to the system a year ahead of the programme starting, things do change. We will inform candidates of any changes to their allocated programme as soon as we possibly can
Key Dates
For key dates see the Applicants Handbook available on the UKFPO website
FAQs
For FAQs, please see our new FAQ section.
Key Links
UKFPO 2025 Application Timeline
UKFPO Sponsorship and Visa FAQs
UKFPO Applicant guidance for the 2-year Foundation Programme