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.

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 NHS England – 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)

NHS England – 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

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 NHS England – London and the South East.

Click here to go to NHS England – London and the South East's Recruitment website

Click here to go to the National NHS England Recruitment Website (includes Timelines, Guidance, Competition Ratios etc.)

ST3 General Surgery person specification

JCST:Surgical selection in the UK

HEE North West map General Surgery in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

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Applications open Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10am

HEE North West map General Surgery in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 4 February 2026
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications open Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10am

HEE North West map General Surgery in North West England

Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications open Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10am

HEE North West map General Surgery in North West England

Sector: West (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 4 February 2026
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Apply via Oriel

Applications open Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10am

General Surgery ACF Recruitment

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

Click here to go to NHS England – North West's Recruitment website

HEE North West map General Surgery ACF in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) - University of Central Lancashire
Vacancies: 1
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72months (36 months as ACF)
Apply via Oriel

Applications open Thu 3 Oct 2024

HEE North West map General Surgery ACF in North West England

Sector: East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) - University of Manchester
Vacancies: 2
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72months (36 months as ACF)
Apply via Oriel

Applications open Thu 3 Oct 2024

HEE North West map General 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 open Thu 3 Oct 2024

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