North West School of Surgery - Neurosurgery

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Neurosurgery

Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP)

Go to ARCP information for Neurosurgery

NHS England – North West Programme Support for Neurosurgery

Educational Opportunities

There is a structured Northern regional teaching programme which is compulsory. This includes doctors from units in Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull.

Audit and Teaching

All doctos in training should be actively involved in audit on an ongoing basis and be in a position to demonstrate this at annual appraisal and ARCP interviews.

Teaching and Leadership Opportunities

Teaching of less experienced medical colleagues, medical students, nurses and other paramedical staff is an integral part of the post and all resident doctors are expected to be involved in this.

Neurosurgery Curriculum

For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website.

The up to date JCST Certification Guidelines are available within the currilculum pages of the ISCP website.

National Neurosurgery ST1 and ST2 Recruitment

National Recruitment for Neurosurgery is managed by NHS England – Yorkshire and the Humber.

NHS England – Yorkshire and the Humber's Recruitment website

National NHS England Recruitment Website (includes Timelines, Guidance, Competition Ratios etc.)

ST1 Neurosurgery person specification link updated 2 Oct 2025

ST2 Neurosurgery person specification link updated 2 Oct 2025

JCST:Surgical selection in the UK

Neurosurgery ACF Recruitment

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

NHS England – North West's Recruitment website

NHS England – North West Links

Page last updated: 2 October 2025