Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery ST3
2025 National Recruitment
The National Recruitment Office for ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery is NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (formerly HEE). We are recruiting to posts across England and Scotland. All posts have the required educational and Dean’s approval.
Applications will open in November 2024 and will close in December 2024 (final dates will be confirmed shortly). All interviews will take place online (dates tbc). Applicants will submit one application electronically for all vacancies via the Oriel recruitment portal. A summary of the recruitment process is provided below. The 2025 Self-Assessment Guidance and Applicants Handbook will be uploaded prior to the applicaiton window.
Further sources of information
- The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- ISCP Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Training Syllabus
- The British Orthopaedic Association
- The British Orthopaedic Trainees Association
Immigration ruling: With effect from 6 October 2019, all medical practictioners are on the Shortage Occupation List. This means that with the exception of applicants to Public Health, all specialty recruitment applicants will be exempt from the RLMT and there will be no restriction on their employment.
Please be reminded that as per the 2025 Person Specification, ATLS (or equivalent) is not an essential requirement for application to ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedics in the current recruitment round.
For information about the posts in each region please follow the links below to view the Regional Office websites. Vacancies for each region will be listed below in due course.
PLEASE NOTE:- The number of preferences a candidate receives in Oriel may be different to the number of vacancies. This is because some preferences will have more than 1 vacancy.
Regional Office |
Vacancies |
11 | |
11 | |
8 | |
North West (North West) |
8 |
North West (Mersey) |
5 |
12 ST3, 2 LAT | |
South West (Peninsula) |
4 |
South West (Severn) |
9 |
LaSE London Recruitment |
36 |
17 | |
3 | |
10 | |
17 | |
14 |
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 2024 National Recruitment will follow the timeline below:
Activity |
Date(s) |
Applications open | |
Application deadline | |
Self Assessment evidence upload | |
Self Assessment Verification | |
Interviews | |
Initial offers released | |
Holding Deadline | |
Upgrade Deadline |
NB: All times and dates are indicative and subject to change
Click the links below to view information about: