North West School of Surgery - General Surgery
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.
From August 2018, the North West will be taking part in the Improving Surgical Training (IST) pilot, a new competence-based, run through surgical training programme in General Surgery. IST posts will be available in both the East and West Sectors from ST1 level.
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:
West Sector (Mersey) – Cheshire and Merseyside (former Mersey Deanery)
HEE North West Programme Support for General Surgery
Programme Support Officer for Surgery
Zarmina Ali *UPDATED 29 November 2021*
Zarmina is based at our Manchester office at Three Piccadilly Place.
Email: zarmina.ali@hee.nhs.uk
Tel: 0161 268 9743
Liverpool and North West Surgical Society Meeting 2018
The 2018 LNWSS (Liverpool and North West Surgical Society) annual meeting took place on Friday 30 November 2018.
General Surgery Curriculum
For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website
Certification Guidelines:
Pre-August 2021 curriculum ("old" curriculum)
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.
Click here to go to HEE London and the South East's Recruitment website
ST3 General Surgery person specification
JCST:Surgical selection in the UK
General Surgery in North West England
Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months
Apply via Oriel
Applications close 4pm Thurs 8 Dec 2022
General Surgery in North West England
Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 7 February 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months
Apply via Oriel
Applications close 4pm Thurs 8 Dec 2022
General Surgery in North West England
Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months
Apply via Oriel
Applications close 4pm Thurs 8 Dec 2022
General Surgery in North West England
Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 7 February 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months
Apply via Oriel
Applications close 4pm Thurs 8 Dec 2022
National IST (Improving Surgical Training) Recruitment - ST1 General Surgery Run-through pilot
National Recruitment for Improving Surgical Training (IST) is managed as part of the Core Surgical Recruitment by HEE London and the South East.
Click here to go to HEE London and the South East's Recruitment website
Prospectus for Improving Surgical Training
JCST: Surgical selection in the UK
General Surgery (IST run-through) in North West England
Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: Zero
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST1
Programme Length: 96 months
HEE has paused recruitment to IST run-though programmes. No IST run-though posts will be recruited to start in August 2023.
Applications CLOSED
General Surgery (IST run-through) in North West England
Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: Zero
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST1
Programme Length: 96 months
HEE has paused recruitment to IST run-though programmes. No IST run-though posts will be recruited to start in August 2023.
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
General Surgery ACF in North West England
Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) - University of Manchester
Vacancies: 2
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST1 or ST3
Programme Length: 96 months or 72months (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
SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)
Study Leave | Email: studyleave.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Out of Programme (OOP) information
Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training
Revalidation | Form R | Email: revalidation.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)
Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: facultydevelopment.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Page Last Updated 29 November 2021