North West School of Surgery - Recruitment

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North West Core Surgical Training

August 2023 Recruitment Information

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19 January 2023

Confirmed numbers and indicative track information for August 2024 are now available below (updated 24 January 2024).

 

National Recruitment Leads

National Recruitment for Core Surgical Training is managed by NHS England - London and the South East (LaSE). Recruitment to most run-through posts is part of Core Surgical Training Recruitment, see our Core Surgery pages for details about our programmes.

Recruitment to OMFS run-through training is part of OMFS recruitment, managed by NHS England - South West, see our OMFS pages for details.

Recruitment to run-through Cardio-thoracic Surgery is part of Cardio-thoracic Surgery recruitment, managed by NHS England - Wessex, see the Cardio-thoracic Surgery pages for details.

 

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

external link icon Click here to go to NHS England - South West's Recruitment website (OMFS ST1 run-through recruitment)

external link icon Click here to go to NHS England - Wessex's Recruitment website (Cardio-thoracic Surgery ST1 run-through recruitment)

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

external link icon Core Surgical Training Person specifications *link UPDATED 3 November 2023*

external link icon Cardio-thoracic Surgery ST1 Person specifications *link UPDATED 3 November 2023*

external link icon OMFS ST1 Person specifications *link UPDATED 3 November 2023*

external link icon JCST: Surgical selection in the UK

 

North West CT1/ST1 - Indicative Track Information


Please Note

There is significant reorganisation of services ongoing in some north west trusts (due to mergers of trusts etc.) which means that placement sites are subject to change (specified specialties should remain the same).

 Core Surgery August 2024 track information for NHS England - North West (including ST1/2 tracks for run-through surgical specialties) *Updated 24 January 2024*

 

North West CT1/ST1 - August 2024 Vacancies

HEE North West mapCT1/ST1 Surgical Training in North West England, Vacancies

Most posts for Core Surgical training are 'Uncoupled' - this means it is for the two years of core surgical training only. Once all core surgical training curriculum requirements have been achieved, doctors will need to apply for an ST3 post in their chosen higher surgical specialty.

Some posts are 'Run-through' - this means that once the core surgical training curriculum requirements have been achieved, they will progress to ST3 in that higher surgical specialty.

Trainees appointed to ST1 on a run-through programme will spend the first two years (or one year for OMFS) in either the Cheshire and Merseyside or Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria sector. From ST3, training will be delivered either in the same sector as ST1/2, or across the whole of the NHS England - North West region. Please check the Higher Specialty pages for details on the ST3+ placements.

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Specialty Sector Start Date Programme Length Vacancies

'Uncoupled' Core Surgical Training - CT1

Lead Recruiter: NHS England - LaSE

East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) 7 August 2024 24 months 45
West (Cheshire and Merseyside) 7 August 2024 24 months 31

Cardio-thoracic Surgery (run-through) - ST1

Lead Recruiter: NHS England - Wessex

East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) 7 August 2024 84 months Zero
West (Cheshire and Merseyside) 7 August 2024 84 months 1

Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery (run-through) - ST1

Lead Recruiter: NHS England - South West

East (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) 7 August 2024 72-84 months 1
West (Cheshire and Merseyside) 7 August 2024 72-84 months 1

 

NHS England has ceased recruitment to IST run-though (General surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery, Urology and Vascular surgery), ENT run-through and Paediatric Surgery run-through programmes. No IST run-through, ENT run-through or Paediatric Surgery run-through posts will be recruited to start in August 2024.


Page Last Updated 24 January 2024