Tips to be prepared!
- Familiarise yourself with the applications timetable and keep this in mind
when planning holidays etc
- Think about how to provide evidence of your competences – e.g. FP
portfolio, workplace assessments, log book, clinical observations, records of
in-training assessments etc.
- Make sure you have a working e-mail account
- Think about your referees and ask if they are prepared to write on your
behalf
- Think about when you want to start – deferred start only allowed for
recognised research
October 2006
Webwatch: For person specs head to MMC, MTAS and royal college sites:
For outlines of specialist/GP training programmes, head to deanery sites:
November 2006
See medical press and the web for:
- Full details of application process explained
- Explanation of selection methodology to be used
- Comprehensive online guide for applicants
- Head to MMC, PMETB and local deanery websites
December 2006
All deanery websites publish:
- Details of specialty training programmes and FTSTA posts they offer
- Job descriptions for these, where available
22 January – 4 February 2007
- Online applications commence:
- Made via www.mtas@nhs.org.uk
- Applicants must have an e-mail address for correspondence
- Specialty trainees will be able to apply for two specialty groups and two
units of application (UoA) for each specialty
- GP trainees will only apply to one UoA since this has a national
coordination system
- Applicants will need to supply the names and e-mail addresses of two
referees
Specialty Groups for ST1/2
- Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS)
- Anaesthesia
- Basic Neurosciences Training (BNT)
- Chemical Pathology
- General Practice
- Histopathology
- Medical Microbiology
- Medicine in General
- O&G
- Ophthalmology
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
- Paediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Radiology
- Surgery in General
- Otolaryngology (ENT)*
February 2007
- Shortlists confirmed:
- Short-listing to be undertaken by local panels
- Applications will be scored against national, specialty-specific criteria
- Applicants will be notified of shortlist outcomes and invited to
interviews via MTAS
- Applicants must confirm their attendance at a selection interview by
specified time
- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants
March - April 2007
- The interview selection process commences:
- Interviews for selection will be a 30 minute, structured interview as a
minimum standard
- Interviews will be held locally with local selection panels
- Applicants will need to bring copies of their references and training
portfolios or other evidence of competences and achievements
End-April 2007
- Outcomes of interview/selection process are announced:
- Selection outcomes will be communicated to applicants via MTAS, starting
according to a national timetable
- There will be a defined period within which candidates must accept or
decline their offer
- Unfilled posts will be identified and advertised for the second round of
applications
May - June 2007
- Second round of recruitment commences:
- Very similar process to round 1 applications
- Job details will be posted on deanery websites
- Applications will be made via
www.mtas@nhs.org.uk
- Round 2 shortlists decided and announced via MTAS by end-May
- Interviews will take place in June
- Offers will be made via MTAS to successful applicants by end-June
August 2007 onwards
Specialty training programmes start
Summary
- Consider the specialty person specifications as soon as you can
- Assess yourself realistically against the criteria
- Think about your life choices: personal / partners / flexible training?
- Work out which is most important: geography or specialty?
- Think realistically about career options and choose the most appropriate
level to apply to
- Understand your aptitude and as far as possible, the competitiveness of
the specialty you are applying for
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