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North West General Surgery

General Surgery covers a whole range of subspecialities. All doctors train in Emergency General Surgery but most specialise in either Colorectal, Upper GI, Breast, HPB, Transplant, Endocrine, Trauma or Rural and Remote.

We run two large training programmes with multiple opportunities. The East Sector, based in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria; and the West Sector based in Cheshire and Merseyside.

General Surgery Overview General Surgery East Sector General Surgery East Sector ARCPs General Surgery West Sector General Surgery West Sector ARCPs

General Surgery training in HEE North West is divided between two sectors and each have their own Training Programme Director. Please select one of the following for further information on each sector:

East Sector (North Western) – Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria (former North Western Deanery)

West Sector (Mersey) – Cheshire and Merseyside (former Mersey Deanery)

 

HEE North West Programme Support for General Surgery

Programme Support Officer for Surgery

Angela McMahon

Angela is based at our Manchester office at Three Piccadilly Place.
Email: 
england.surgery.nw@nhs.net
Tel: 0161 268 9513

 

General Surgery Curriculum

external link icon For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website

Certification Guidelines:

Post-August 2021 curriculum ("new" curriculum)

 

National General Surgery ST3 Recruitment

National Recruitment for ST3 General Surgery is managed by HEE London and the South East.

 

external link icon Click here to go to HEE London and the South East's Recruitment website

external link icon Click here to go to the National HEE Recruitment Website (includes Timelines, Guidance, Competition Ratios etc.)

external link icon ST3 General Surgery person specification

external link icon JCST:Surgical selection in the UK

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: 11
Start Date: 7 August 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: 2
Start Date: 5 February 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery in North West England

Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: 2
Start Date: 7 August 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery in North West England

Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: 2
Start Date: 5 February 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED

 

General Surgery ACF Recruitment

Recruitment to General Surgery Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) posts in the North West is managed by HEE North West.

Click here to go to HEE North West's Recruitment website

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery ACF in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) - University of Manchester
Vacancies: 1
Start Date: 7 August 2024
Grade: ST1 or ST3
Programme Length: 96 months or 72months (36 months as ACF)
Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED

HEE North West mapGeneral Surgery ACF in North West England

Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside) - University of Liverpool
Vacancies: 1
Start Date: 7 August 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months (36 months as ACF)
Apply via Oriel

Applications CLOSED


Please Note

Doctors appointed to ST1 as an ACF will follow the Core Surgical Curriculum for the first two years before moving up to ST3 in the specified specialty.

 

JETS - JAG Endoscopy Training System

JETS is a booking portal for Endoscopic training courses and provides an ePortfolio to apply for JAG Certification for doctors.

 JETS – JAG Endoscopy Training System

 

HEE North West Links

 

Training Support Network

SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)

Study Leave | Email: england.studyleave.nw@nhs.net

Out of Programme (OOP) information

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training | Email: england.ltft.nw@nhs.net

Policies and Procedures

Revalidation | Form R | Email: england.revalidation.nw@nhs.net

Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)

Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: england.facultydevelopment.nw@nhs.net

Careers advice

Intra-LETB Transfer Policy for transferring between sectors within HEE NW (on Policies and Procedures page)

 


Page Last Updated 1 November 2023

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