Meet the Team

Charlotte assumed the role of National Foundation Programme Manager with the transition of the UK Foundation Programme Office from Cardiff to Birmingham in September 2016.

She graduated with a BMus Honours degree from the University of Sheffield in 2008. She has since completed a PGDip in Health Promotion and Public Health at Birmingham City University and has most recently been awarded an MBA in Healthcare Management from Coventry University in 2016.

Charlotte leads the central administrative team. This team facilitates the operation and continuing development of the Foundation Programme, including the allocation of medical students to foundation training places.

Charlotte has a particular interest in working at national level. She continually seeks to identify improvements to  facilitate recruitment and support the education and training needs of junior doctors.

Jason joined the team as Deputy Foundation Programme Manager in June 2019 after moving from Quality and Commissioning within HEE. Before to joining the NHS, Jason worked in the private sector. His previous experience includes working for Healthwatch Birmingham and Mental Health charities. Jason’s role is to support the team with operational oversight and work with our stakeholders on a wide range of projects. 

Denise Virgo is a programme administrator and joined the UKFPO team in January 2018. She provides secretariat support for numerous committee meetings. She also supports the team with national recruitment activities throughout  the year. Prior to joining the NHS, she worked for Sandwell MBC as a member of the Domestic Abuse Team and has worked at Vielife, a health and wellbeing company, as well as pharmaceutical firm Pfizer.

Eliza joined the UK Foundation Programme team in August 2017 as a Project Support Officer (Recruitment).  

Before joining the NHS, Eliza graduated with a degree in Law (LLB) from Birmingham City University in 2016. Eliza’s background is in the private healthcare sector.

Eliza’s role includes supporting the Eligibility office, Stand-alone Recruitment, Academic Selection, and the FP Application Process. She is also involved in Oriel, Special Circumstances and Supporting Trainees Entering Practice (STEP). Eliza also provides general support to the rest of the team.

Ryan graduated from the University of East Anglia with an undergraduate degree and masters in history, leaving in September 2016. He moved to Birmingham in September 2017, and worked for over two years at the University of Birmingham, taking up student-focused programme administration posts in the Schools of Law, Education and Biosciences.

Ryan joined the UK Foundation Programme Office in November 2019 and works as a Project Support Officer. He is responsible for project work and ongoing support over three main workstreams: communications and website design; the UK Foundation Programme curriculum and quality assurance; and key aspects of the UK Foundation Programme recruitment process, including Supporting Trainees Entering Practice (STEP), the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) and the Situational Judgement Test (SJT).