Support from your local Deanery
The deanery in which you are currently working should be able to
offer careers advice, in addition to the advice you can get from
your existing senior colleagues and mentors. Trust
consultants, clinical tutors and others should be well informed by
deaneries with up to date process details.
If you are not sure about your local arrangements, check your
deanery website or ask for information about how to get
confidential advice and support. This information should include
for example, contact details for your local Occupational Health
Department, employment assistance programmes and other
organisations. The British Medical Association’s Doctors for
Doctors Unit, for example, gives doctors in distress or difficulty
the choice of speaking in confidence to another doctor about a wide
variety of issues including the pressures and stresses of work and
of the application process.
In summary, the best ways for you to receive support at the
application or interview stage are as follows.
Current doctors in training:
- contact your Educational Supervisor
- contact your Trust Careers Lead
- contact the Trust Director of Medical Education
- contact the deanery careers advisor/support team
Doctors in service posts in the UK:
- contact your Clinical Supervisor
- contact the Trust Director of Medical Education
- contact the deanery careers support centre
Doctors from outside the UK or not in current medical employment
who are considering applying for specialty training should contact
the deanery they are applying to, and/or relevant Royal College for
advice.
Other sources of
information and advice
There are many sources of information and advice, such as the
royal colleges, British Medical Association, BMJ Careers, PMETB and
NHS Employers.