Workforce, training and education
East of England
Consultant and Trainee Leads for LTFT
  • There are specific LTFT consultants in most schools/specialities. 
  • The purpose of these roles is to provide advice and support to trainees looking to apply or already working LTFT.
  • Feedback from former and current LTFT consultant and trainees is available here.
  • Please find the below contact details for the Consultant and Trainee Leads for LTFT for your school/specialty.
  • Please feel free to contact them for advice relating to LTFT training.
  • As well as this please feel free to direct any queries relating to the LTFT application process to our generic inbox:  england.ltft.eoe@nhs.net
Anaesthetics

Consultant:

Nina Walton nina.walton@nhs.net  

Laura Kessack 

Trainee:

Katharina Kohler (ST4 Trainee)

katharina.kohler@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

Emergency Medicine

Consultant:

Francoise Sheppard

francoise.sheppard@nnuh.nhs.uk

Foundation

LTFT Lead:

Abigail Taylor 

abigail.taylor39@nhs.net

LTFT Rep:

Fatima Junaid   

fatima.junaid@nhs.net                           

Rachel Warren

Rachel.Warren2@wsh.nhs.uk

Hello, My name is Rachel and I am a LTFT trainee at WSH! I chose to work LTFT as I started F1 with a 9 month old baby and wanted to be able to spend some of my week caring for her whilst also starting on my training. I’ve found that working 60% has been a great way to start my foundation training and also enjoy time with my little one and not be too exhausted in the process. I’m happy to try and answer any questions you have about LTFT training or to point you in the right direction for any bigger questions. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

 

General Practice

Educator Leads:

Please contact your scheme TPDs who are all experienced in giving advice on LTFT Training.

Trainee Reps:

Claudia Del Vecchio

GPST2, Luton Scheme

 
'I’m currently a GPST2. I have been LTFT trainee since Foundation year 1 (2013). Initially for health reasons and now because I have a 2 years old girl. Being LTFT trainee has really helped my personal life but also I think I have enjoyed the different specialties more compared to my FT colleagues as the rotas were more bearable and I had more time to rest between the shifts : for example, during A&E'

I would recommend this type of training to everyone.

 
Kaushiki Balachandiran
 
GPST2, Colchester and Ipswich Scheme
 
 
 
Alessandra Ines Reis Clarke
 
GPST2, Bury St Edmunds Scheme
 
 

“Hi, my name is Alessandra. I have been a LTFT trainee since joining the GP training scheme in 2018. Working as LTFT gives me a greater level of flexibility to balance my home and career ambitions. I have found that the Deanery have been very accommodating at working with me to ensure I can meet both of these objectives. I am keen to encourage others to follow the same route as me, in order to promote personal well being and a good quality work/ life balance.”

 
 
Medicine

Specialty

Consultant

Trainee 

Cardiology

Denise Braganza

denise.braganza@nhs.net

Kristian Skinner

kristian.skinner1@nhs.net

Care of the Elderly

Colin Mason

 

colin.mason1@addenbrookes.nhs.uk  

 

Clinical Oncology

Fiona Harris

f.harris3@nhs.net

 

Internal Medicine Training (IMT) - Core Medical Training (CMT)

Thida Win

thida.win@nhs.net 

 

Endocrinology & Diabetes

Eleanor Gurnell

eleanor.gurnell1@nhs.net

 

Gastroenterology

Anita Gibbons

anita.gibbons@nhs.net

Sophie Sinclair

My name is Sophie Sinclair, I am a LTFT gastroenterology trainee. I started training in 2011 and became LTFT in 2016 after the birth of my first daughter and have dropped my hours further since the arrival of my second daughter. Like many trainees, caring for my children is my primary reason for becoming LTFT, as my husband, who is also LTFT, and I decided we wanted to share the child care between us. I have found that LTFT training has given me a better work-life balance; although my career is still important to me, it is not my only focus and I feel that life is all the richer for that. Although it comes with its challenges, I have not found myself particularly disadvantaged compared to my FT colleagues and just feel privileged to be able to still pursue a rewarding career as well as have an active role in home life. I believe that it is in the interest of the NHS to promote LTFT training to male and female doctors, as it has great potential to improve job satisfaction and decrease burnout. Our family has certainly benefitted.

Haematology

Isabel Lentell

Consultant Haematologist, West Suffolk Hospital

Isabel.lentell@wsh.nhs.uk

“Pleased to offer support to Haematology trainees with any LTFT training queries. I have experience of LTFT working, maternity leave, return to training (RTT) and an IDT during my training,  so happy to be contacted about these or any other issues, and to give any support I can.”

Kat Sturgess

Katsturgess@doctors.org.uk  

Neurology

Francesca Crawley

francesca.crawley@hee.nhs.uk 

 

Respiratory

Nicki Simler

Nicola.simler@nhs.net

Kate Millward

kate.millward1@nhs.net

Rheumatology

Rita Abdulkader

Rita.Abdulkader@esneft.nhs.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Consultant:

Daisy Nirmal
Daisy.nirmal@nnuh.nhs.uk

Ophthalmology

Consultant Lead:

Elena Novitskaya 

elena.novitskaya2@nhs.net

 

Trainee Rep:

Chetana Patel
 

 

Paediatrics

Consultant:

Dr. Neha Khanna

neha.khanna@nhs.net

 

Pathology

Due to it's size the School of Pathology has not specifically appointed an LTFT Lead. For all queries and support, please contact:

Jumoke Sule, Training Programme Director (TPD) for Medical Microbiology

jumoke.sule@nhs.net

 

Adie Viljoen, Training Programme Director (TPD) for Chemical Pathology

adie.viljoen@nhs.net

 

Hongi Zhang, Training Programme Director (TPD) for Virology

hongyizhang@nhs.net

 

Alternatively, please contact the LTFT team at NHS England east of England (EoE) who will be happy to answer any queries you may have:

england.ltft.eoe@nhs.uk

Psychiatry

Consultant:

Fiona Thompson 

fiona.thompson@cpft.nhs.uk 

Public Health

Consultant:

Sara Godward

sara.godward1@nhs.net

T:07526 095784

Radiology

Consultants:

Jude Babar

j.babar@nhs.net 

 

Emma Senior

Emma.Senior@wsh.nhs.uk

Surgery

Specialty

Consultant 

Trainee

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Isobel Fitzgerald O'Connor

i.fitzgeraldoconnor@nhs.net

Former LTFT Trainee - Now an ENT Consultant

‘I worked as a LTFT Training for 8 years and would have left medicine otherwise. It enabled me to continue my surgical training and take my FRCS exams whilst caring for 2 children and living apart from my husband who was a locum consultant in another city. When I started I was the only trainee working LTFT Ttraining in my speciality, there have since been 6 others and it is now a well established pathway in the region I trained in. I’m keen to encourage trainees who might benefit from working LTFT Training to continue to work whilst maintaining their caring responsibilities.’

 

Anna Kaleva

Anna.kaleva@nhs.net

I am an Otolaryngology trainee, currently ST6 (October 2020) working 80% LTFT. I started my specialty training in October 2016. In January 2018 I started 12 months of maternity leave, returning in January 2019 80% LTFT. My husband works away during the week so I am responsible for all childcare Mon-Thurs. The trust I returned to had not had an ENT LTFT SpR previously. Although everyone is very supportive, their experience with how to make the arrangements is limited. This meant I had to do a lot of my own research on how to organise things and how it affected my educational requirements for training. Since then, I have also had great support from Miss Fitzgerald-O’Connor. Thanks to her I have learned from her more about how LTFT works, what ways in which a placement can be modified to accommodate LTFT and tips on handling potential difficulties which may arise in due course. Having a mentor has been hugely beneficial, it has made me feel empowered when negotiating a work schedule and also has increased my confidence that it will be workable whatever the difficulties.

Being LTFT Rep would allow me to share my experience and new knowledge with others and hopefully make it easier for them. I have accumulated a number of resources which I would happily share with other potential LTFT trainees. As I am  still early in my training, I will be rotating through a number of trusts and I will learn how to make it work in each one. Hopefully this knowledge will then help others and I will be able to answer questions they may have. Just as having a mentor has helped me, I hope that I can similarly help others.

General surgery

Gill Clayton

Gill.Clayton@meht.nhs.uk

 

Paediatric Surgery

Claire Jackson

claire.jackson74@nhs.net

 

Plastic Surgery

Kai Wong

kaiyuen.wong@nhs.net

 

 

Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O)

Lora Young Lora.Young@wsh.nhs.uk

Michael Dunne Michael.Dunne@wsh.nhs.uk

 

 

Urology

Suzanne Biers

suzanne.biers@nhs.net

 

Vascular Surgery

Felicity Meyer

felicity.meyer@nnuh.nhs.uk

I am a consultant vascular surgeon and Chief of Service for Surgery at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. I have been a member of the East of England less than full-time training team for the last 2 years and have recently been appointed as the RCS Surgeons Flexible Working Advisor. I have a passion for teaching and training and am mindful of the often hidden obstacles for those trainees who need to work less than full time having struggled myself in the past with small children, competitive career progression and a full-time job. Less than full time training allowed me to achieve my career goals as well as caring for my family. This opportunity should be available to everyone who needs it for whatever reason so that we can get the best trainees to fulfil their promise both within the workplace and outside it.

Kersten Morgan Bates

kmorganbates@doctors.org.uk 

 

West Hertfordshire Trust

Dr Katherine Priddis

katherinelouisa.priddis@nhs.net 

Histopathology

Consultant:

Victoria Snowdon, Histopathology TPD

victoria.snowdon5@nhs.net

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Consultant:

Christopher Fowell, OMFS TPD

c.fowell@nhs.net  

Former LTFT Trainee - Now an ENT Consultant
 

Image I worked as a LTFT Training for 8 years and would have left medicine otherwise. It enabled me to continue my surgical training and take my FRCS exams whilst caring for 2 children and living apart from my husband who was a locum consultant in another city. When I started I was the only trainee working LTFT Ttraining in my speciality, there have since been 6 others and it is now a well established pathway in the region I trained in. I’m keen to encourage trainees who might benefit from working LTFT Training to continue to work whilst maintaining their caring responsibilities. Image

 

Former LTFT Trainee - Now a Consultant in Emergency Medicine

ImageTraining LTFT in the east of England has made a considerable difference to me personally by improving my work / life balance. I love the fact that I can work hard and enjoy my job at the beginning of the week but I can also have days away from work each week to spend precious time with my children. Image

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