National Paediatric Surgery ST3 Recruitment.
2019
The national Recruitment Office for ST3 Paediatric Surgery is Health Education England - Yorkshire and the Humber. We are recruiting to posts across the United Kingdom. All posts have the required educational and Dean’s approval.
Higher Training in Paediatric Surgery aims to provide comprehensive and enjoyable training in all aspects of Paediatric Surgery including neonatal surgery, general paediatric surgery, paediatric urology and paediatric trauma. Opportunities for research and overseas experience will be accommodated wherever possible and appropriate.
Training centres in Paediatric Surgery have been organised into regional consortia which are able to provide broad exposure to Paediatric Surgery. If appointed, trainees will be required to train in a number of locations within the consortium.
A brief summary of the recruitment process is provided below, but please refer to the Applicant Handbook for a full guide.
** Please note ACF trainees appointed at Core Training Level do not need to be rebenchmarked when then they reach ST3, they simply 'run through' their training**
Further sources of information
To apply, please visit the Oriel Recruitment System.
Contact the Specialty Recruitment Helpdesk
The number of vacancies for each consortium are to be confirmed. For information about the posts in each consortium please follow the links below to view the Local HEE Office / Deanery websites:
Consortium |
Local Office / Deanery |
ST3 Vacancies |
LAT Vacancies |
| Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff | Health Education England - South West | 0 | 0 |
| Wales Deanery | |||
| Health Education England - West Midlands | |||
| Manchester and Liverpool | Health Education England - North West | 2 | 0 |
| Northern | Health Education England - East Midlands |
0 |
0 |
| Health Education England - North East | |||
| Health Education England - Yorkshire & the Humber | |||
| Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | NHS Education for Scotland | 1 | 0 |
| Southeast | Health Education England - East of England | 0 | 0 |
| Health Education England - Kent, Surrey & Sussex | |||
| Health Education England - North, Central and East London | |||
| Health Education England - North West London | |||
| Health Education England - South London | |||
| Health Education England - Thames Valley | |||
| Health Education England - Wessex |
All vacancy information is indicative and subject to change.
The recruitment process for ST3 Paediatric Surgery will follow the timeline below:
Activity |
Date(s) |
| Applications Open | 10:00 on 30th January 2019 |
| Application Deadline | 16:00 on 21st February 2019 |
| Interviews | 1st & 2nd April 2019 |
| Initial Offers Released | by 17:00 on Thursday 25th April 2019 |
| Holding Deadline | 13:00 on 1st May 2019 |
| Upgrade Deadline | 16:00 on 5th May 2019 |
Applications will only be accepted through the Oriel Recruitment Portal
For further guidance on creating an account, registering and submitting your application using the system please refer to the Oriel Applicant guide.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications is 16:00 on 20th February 2019. After this time no applications will be accepted. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. You are advised to complete and submit your application ahead of the deadline to allow for any unforeseen problems.
The eligibility criteria for National Paediatric Surgery ST3 2019 are listed in the Paediatric Surgery ST3 2019 Person Specification (above). It is an applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that they meet the eligibility criteria.
All applications will be assessed against the eligibility criteria during longlisting. Any applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria will be longlisted out of the process and will not progress to the next stage.
“By allowing applicants to progress to the interview stage, Health Education England HAS NOT accepted or confirmed that applicants meet all eligibility requirements. This includes immigration status, evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies or equivalent, and requisite length of time in training as per the relevant national person specification. This list is not exhaustive, and is applicable to all eligibility criteria. Applicants may still be withdrawn from the application process at any stage, including after the interviews have taken place, if the evidence pertaining to an eligibility criterion is found to be unsatisfactory.”
Interview Dates and Venue
The interviews for ST3 Paediatric Surgery will take place on 1st and 2nd April 2019 at Don Valley House, Sheffield.
Documents Required at Interview
There are a number of documents that you are required to bring with you to interview, see the Applicant Handbook for further details.
Interview Format
To be confirmed
Travel and Subsistence Expenses
Applicants attending interviews are entitled to a travel and subsistence allowance. A claim form can be downloaded from the Downloads section on the right of this page. You are advised to read the guidance document in full before incurring any expenses.
Completed claim forms should be submitted to:
Paediatric Surgery Recruitment Team
Health Education England - Yorkshire and the Humber Office
Don Valley House
Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
Claim forms must be received within three months of your interview date. Claim forms received after three months will not be processed. Receipts must be attached for all travel and subsistence claimed except mileage.
Preferencing
You will be asked to rank your preferences using the Oriel Recruitmnent Portal. You will receive an email when Preferencing is available.
Allocation to Posts
Successful candidates will be allocated to posts in rank order:
- The highest ranked candidate will be allocated to their first preferenced post.
- The second ranked candidate will be allocated to their first preferenced post unless it has already been allocated to the first ranked candidate in which case they will be allocated their second preferenced post.
- The third ranked candidate will be allocated to their first preferenced post unless it has already been allocated to the first or second ranked candidates. If it has, they will be allocated their second preferenced post unless this has been allocated to the first or second ranked candidates in which case they will be offered their third preference.
This process will continue until all posts are allocated or there are no more appointable candidates.
Any offer made through this recruitment process is an offer of an allocation to a training programme; it is not an offer of employment. Offers of employment can only be by an employing organisation following completion of satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Receiving and Responding to Offers
If you are offered a post you will have 48 hours from the time of your offer, excluding weekends (but not bank holidays), to decide whether to accept, reject or hold it. You must respond to the offer through the Oriel Recruitment Portal. No other form of response will be accepted.
IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO YOUR OFFER WITHIN 48 HOURS, THE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AND THE POST WILL BE OFFERED TO ANOTHER APPLICANT. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FURTHER OFFERS.
For more information about responding to offers, please refer to the Oriel Applicant Guide which can be downloaded from https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/ResourceBank
Feedback will be provided at three stages of the recruitment process:
Longlisting
If you are not longlisted you will be provided with the reasons for this. If you are longlisted you will receive an email inviting you to book an interview.
Interview Ranking
You will be able to view your total interview score and rank online through your Oriel account once offers are released. Please note that a thorough Quality Assurance and validation process is carried out on all applicants’ scores following the interviews. No scores will be released until this process is complete.
Interview Scores
Following the conclusion of the offers process, all applicants will be able to view a breakdown of their interview scores including the scores they achieved in each interview station online through their Oriel account.
Click the links below to view information about: