Person Specifications

Each specialty (and the level at which you would be entering training) has a nationally agreed person specification that lists the required competences for that specialty. In making an application, you will need to provide evidence to prove that you have achieved the specified competences.

If you are applying for an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF), you will need to meet the criteria in both the clinical person specification for your chosen specialty and level and the ACF person specification.

 

Person specifications for 2010 are available below and are grouped into the following areas.

Follow the links in each table to view or download the person specifications as pdfs.

Themed core specialties

Themed core specialties

(Bold type for combination of specialties for early years training)

Person specifications available

Comments

Acute care common stem

(ACCS) Acute medicine

CT1

CT2

Themed, core programmes within the acute care common stem specialty group

(ACCS) Anaesthesia

CT1

CT2

CT2 Anaesthesia

(ACCS) Emergency medicine

CT1

CT2

CT3

Emergency medicine

ST4

Anaesthesia

CT1

CT2

ST3

Core training programmes
up to and including CT2

Surgical specialties

Surgical specialties

Person specifications available

Comments

Surgery in general (generic)

CT1

CT2

Themed, core programmes
within the surgery specialty group

Cardiothoracic surgery

ST3

General surgery

ST3

Individual specialties that
are part of the surgery
specialty group.

Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS)

CT1

CT2

ST3

Otolaryngology (ENT)

ST3

Paediatric surgery

ST3

Plastic surgery

ST3

Trauma & orthopaedic surgery 1

CT1

CT2

ST3

Urology

CT1

ST3

Notes for surgical specialties:

1. Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery are offering a mixed economy entry for 2010 with ST1 being available at the following deaneries (Northern, North Western, West Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber).

Psychiatry core training

Psychiatry core training

Person specifications available

Comments

Psychiatry

CT1

CT2

CT3

Core training programmes
up to and including CT3

Child & adolescent psychiatry

ST4

Individual specialties that
are part of the psychiatry
specialty group.

General adult psychiatry

ST4

Psychiatry of learning disability

ST4

Old age psychiatry

ST4

Forensic psychiatry

ST4

Psychotherapy

ST4

 

 

 

 

 

Medical specialties

Medical specialties

Person specifications available

Comments

Core medical training

CT1

CT2

Core training programmes
up to and including CT2

Acute medicine

ST3

Individual specialties that
are part of the medicine specialty group.

Allergy

ST3

Audiological medicine

ST3

Cardiology

ST3

Clinical genetics

ST3

Clinical neurophysiology

ST3

Clinical oncology

ST3

Clinical pharmacology & therapeutics

ST3

Dermatology

ST3

Endocrinology & diabetes

ST3

Gastroenterology

ST3

Genito-urinary medicine

ST3

Geriatric medicine

ST3

Haematology

ST3

Immunology

ST3

Infectious diseases

ST3

Infectious diseases & medical microbiology

ST3

Infectious diseases & virology

ST3

Medical oncology

ST3

Medical ophthalmology

ST3

Neurology

ST3

Nuclear medicine

ST3

Occupational medicine

ST3

Palliative medicine

ST3

Paediatric cardiology

ST4

Rehabilitation medicine

ST3

Renal medicine

ST3

Respiratory medicine

ST3

Rheumatology

ST3

Sports & exercise medicine

ST3

Tropical medicine

ST3


Run through specialties

Run through specialties

Person specifications available

Comments

Chemical pathology

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

Chemical pathology – Metabolic Medicine

ST3

Clinical radiology

ST1/

FTSTA

Applicants may apply
directly from foundation
training or after having completed core training
in other specialties

General practice

ST1

Histopathology

ST1

Medical microbiology/virology – microbiology

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

Medical microbiology/virology – virology

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

Neurosurgery

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

ST3/

FTSTA

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

ST3/

FTSTA

Ophthalmology

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

ST3

Paediatrics

ST1/

FTSTA

ST2/

FTSTA

ST3/

FTSTA

ST4

Public Health

ST1

Trauma & orthopaedic
surgery1

ST1

Notes for run through specialties:

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery are offering a mixed economy entry for 2010 with ST1 being available at the following deaneries (Northern, North Western, West Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber).

General Notes:

Successful completion of an acute medicine themed acute care common stem programme will provide eligibility for training at ST3 in the medical specialties. However, for anaesthetics, a further specialty specific CT2 is linked to the anaesthetic themed acute care common stem CT1 and CT2. This means that offers for this specialty will be for three years of core training.

Core training for emergency medicine is to be extended to three years, followed by competitive entry to ST4. Entry to training in emergency medicine is through a themed core programme within the acute care common stem, CT1 and CT2, followed by a specialty specific CT3.

Clinical radiology level ST1 welcomes applicants from ST1, 2, 3 and CT 1, 2, 3 in acute care clinical specialties, such as medicine, surgery and paediatrics. It is also possible to apply direct from Foundation training.