When to Apply
Specialty recruitment has two main rounds of
recruitment to fill training posts for the start of training
programmes on 3 August 2011.
Round 1, the main recruitment round, invites
applications to all ST1 and CT1 posts and some deaneries may
include CT2/CT3 level vacancies. Some run-through
specialties, such as Paediatrics and Child Health and Obstetrics
and Gynaecology, also recruit to higher levels during Round 1.
Round 1 specialty recruitment starts on 3 December 2010.
Many specialties invite you to register as an applicant on their
online application system before the application opening
date. You should check the relevant website for the specialty
to which you are applying.
The deadline for applications is 20 December 2010 at 12
noon. All first offers in Round 1 will be issued by 11 March
2011.
Round 2 is for any vacancies that remain following Round 1 and
some CT2, CT3, ST3 and ST4 posts that are being advertised for the
first time.
Round 2 specialty recruitment starts on 7 February 2011, but
specific opening and closing dates may vary between
specialties. Recruitment to fill vacancies will continue to
the end of December 2011.
Each recruiting office must publish in advance on their website,
the timetable they are working to, including when applications open
and close and interview dates, so that you can plan your
applications. Please check deanery and college websites for
specialty application closing dates as these may vary.
Please use the link to the
Timeline
for Recruitment for a summary timeline to help
you prepare.
2011 recruitment for Academic
Clinical Fellowships (ACFs)
2011 recruitment for Academic Clinical
Fellowship (ACF) posts started on 1 November
2010. The deadline for applications
is 3 December 2010.
This recruitment process is run by the
National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating
Centre. For details, please visit the NIHR Trainees Coordinating
Centre website http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/
2011 recruitment to GP
training
2011 recruitment for GP training posts starts on 22 November
2010. The deadline for applications is 19 December
2010.
This recruitment process is run by the National Recruitment
Office for General Practice Training. For details, please
visit the National Recruitment Office website http://www.gprecruitment.org.uk/
About the different rounds of
recruitment to specialty training
The first and main recruitment round for specialty training
programmes in 2011 starts on 3 December 2010 for CT1/ST1 programmes
and other training levels in some specialties that are
using a nationally coordinated recruitment process.
A second round of recruitment will run from 7
February 2011, including all posts that remain unfilled from
Round 1, together with any posts being advertised for the first
time at CT2/ST2, CT3 and ST3 levels. Round 2 interviews will
be held from April 2011.
If you have been unsuccesful in the first round of recruitment
to specialty training, the second round gives you another
opportunity to secure a training place with an August 2011 start
date, where possible.
Applicants who are still waiting for offers
following interviews in the first round of recruitment, shouldn’t
be alarmed to see the same specialties advertised in the second
round. No Round 2 offers will be made until the first round has
closed. Deaneries are advertising based on the knowledge that there
will still be opportunities available. This does not in any way
disadvantage your application in the first round of
recruitment.
Please note, if you have accepted a Round 1 post and
decide to apply again in Round 2, you will need to give the
required period of notice before you can take up the new post.