Why Windsor?

The Windsor district is a great area to live and work in, with a high quality of life and plenty of cultural, sporting and leisure activities:

  • Windsor is famous for its royal connections, its castle and its theatre – it also has many excellent restaurants and good shopping
  • Ascot, with its world famous racecourse, borders the south of the beautiful Windsor Great Park
  • Maidenhead, on the banks of the Thames, combines its picturesque origins with newer industry
  • Slough is a major industrial town with a population of varied ethnic backgrounds
  • Bracknell is an expanding new town in a rural setting offering all modern amenities
  • A small part of Buckinghamshire is included in our district and the Chiltern countryside offers tranquillity and sporting facilities

Good communication links are a feature of the area:

  • London is easily accessible for sightseeing, galleries and museums, theatres and nightlife
  • Heathrow Airport is only 30 minutes away
  • M1, M3, M4, M25 and M40 motorways are all close by

The VTS scheme is among the best in the country:

  • A modern, forward thinking training scheme
  • A variety of practice types to choose from
  • Full training day per week for ST3 throughout the year
  • Strong on academic achievement and good communication skills
  • Pass rates for all exams traditionally high
  • Trainers and Programme Directors give you lots of individual time
  • Great range of six month hospital jobs mainly based at Wexham Park Hospital