CT1 Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) - Acute Medicine Recruitment at a glance

Welcome to CT1 ACCS - Acute Medicine recruitment at Health Education North West (North West)

Please scroll down the page  to find out about CT1 Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) - Acute Medicine recruitment and training in Health Education North West (North West).

See also ACCS - Anaesthesia

See also ACCS - Emergency Medicine

 

Recruitment information

Next recruitment episode anticipated

Round 1 – November 2014

Advert appears

Thursday 6th November 2014

Apply from

 Applications open Tuesday 11th November 2014 - 10am UK time

Closing date

Applications close Thursday 4th December 2014 – 4pm UK time

Offers from

No later than Thursday 12th March 2015, 5pm UK time

Anticipated start date

Wednesday 5th August 2015

Online recruitment portal

www.oriel.nhs.uk

Qualifications & professional registration required

2015 person specifications

http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/specialty-recruitment/person-specifications-2013/2015-person-specifications/

Eligibility criteria

See here for Eligibility Criteria

2014 competition ratios

www.specialtytraining.nhs.uk.

 

Specialty specific recruitment information

Interview Date(s)

 Tuesday 27th January 2015 to Thursday 29th January 2015

Interview Location

 Macron (formerly Reebok) stadium - Bolton

Invitations to Interview expected

 January 2015

Type of recruitment

 National 

Lead Recruiter

 Royal College of Physicians

Lead Recruiter website

 Royal College of Physicians 

Shortlisting

 December 2014/January 2015

What to bring to interview

https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/information_for_interviews

Recruitment bulletins

 n/a

Interview travel expense claims

http://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/information_for_interviews#travel_expenses

 

Programme information

Specialty & level (type of work)

 CT1 ACCS - Acute Medicine 

Anticipated number of vacancies

5 x CT1 ACCS - Acute Medicine 

Fill rate 

100% 

Programme Details

Programme details can be accessed here. The College's Curriculum can be accessed here.  

Role Description (or Job Description if available)

See programme details 

Training Locations

See here for anticipated training locations for 2014

Click here for Sector Guide for CT1 ACCS or

click here for a map of locations 

Anticipated Duration of Programme

CT1 ACCS - Acute Medicine - 3 years (CT1, CT2 ACCS then CT2 CMT) 

Anticipated Outcome of Programme (subject to satisfactory progression)

Completion of Core Training

See Gold Guide for further information 

Expected Rotation Information

4 x 6 month placements in each ACCS specialty for first 2 years. 

Sample Rotation

In most cases, the 4 x 6 month placements in each ACCS specialty will be provided within the same trust. Where that is not possible, the trusts will be located close by. See map for more information 

GMC Trainees' Survey link

GMC Training Survey Tool

 

 

Employment information

 

All trainees will be employed by Health Education North West (North West’s) lead employer – Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

helpdesk.recruitment@pat.nhs.uk

Recruitment Helpdesk: 0161 604 5553

 

 

Details of the employer, information about pre-employment checks, links to salary scales/basic pay, national terms and conditions of service, employment policies and HENW/NW travel and relocation expenses policy can be found on the following page

http://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/Specialty-Employment-Information

 

Last Reviewed: 23rd October 2014

 

Hospital sites for ACCS:

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Anticipated 2014 CT1 ACCS - Acute Medicine Tracks


  CT1 CT2
Anticipated Tracks Acute Internal Medicine ** Emergency Medicine** ICM** Anaesthesia**
Track 1 Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster
Track 2 Chorley Preston Preston Chorley
Track 3

Trafford

Trafford Salford Trafford
Track 6 MRI MRI MRI MRI
Track 12 Wigan Wigan Wigan Wigan

 **Indicative track order only. The order in which you undertake the 4 x 6 months rotations in CT1 and CT2 may be different from the order suggested above.