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Careers for CMTs

February 2015

www.hee.nhs.ukwww.eoe.hee.nhs.uk

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Careers


Reminder about Career planning• Self awareness• Careers information• Career decision making

– Have a plan B

• Action planning– SMART targets

REMEMBER YOU ARE IN CHARGE!!


• Form: HEEoE website careers section

• JRCPTB website careers section• National medical careers website• Talk to ES/relevant specialists or

trainees etc• Escalate through Trust Careers

Lead

Careers: Specialty Choice


National medical careers websitehttp://www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk

RCP Careers and Recruitmenthttp://www.jrcptb.org.uk

Careers Information Websites

http://www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk/

http://www.jrcptb.org.uk/


Preparing your Evidence• Get a box file to save things you might need.• Keep everything!

– Degree/exam certificates– Prizes– Certificates of attendance at teaching / courses etc

Copies of papers/ presentations / audits• Keep your ePortfolio up to date

– Try to put something in every week• Keep your CV up to date and targeted


Showing you are committed• Talk to specialists/trainees • Books/websites/fairs• Go on relevant courses• Do relevant assessments, audits and

presentations• Try to get published• Placements/tasters


HEE Speciality Training Websitehttp://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk

ST3 Recruitment Website

http://www.st3recruitment.org.uk

Careers “application” websites

http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/

http://www.st3recruitment.org.uk/


Processes explainedTimelinesPerson specificationsCompetition ratios

– By speciality – By LETB

Sample application forms Applicant Handbook 2015

HEE Speciality Training Websitehttp://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk

http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/


• Specialities hosted by the Speciality Recruitment Office (SRO) of the JRCPTB

• 20 specialities (some details on other 12)

• Timelines• Adverts: Feb 11th • Application Feb 17th - March 11th

ST3 Recruitment Websitewww.st3recruitment.org.uk

http://www.st3recruitment.org.uk/


The process• Minor variations between specialities• All will use Oriel – all stages including offers• Most nationally coordinated

– Small specialities: assessed in Lead LETB– Large specialities: assessed in individual

LETB/Cluster/Nationally• Single cascadable application system • Single transferable score


Single Cascadable Application System• Cascading occurs before interview based on

application form score• Applicants interviewed by their top ranked LETB

that has interview capacity for them• Appointable candidates for whom there is no post

in the LETB that interviews go into national clearing and are not cascaded to their next choice LETB


• New Recruitment Model• Successful pilot in Respiratory Med

2014• Four interview centres around UK• Applicants seen in their closest centre• Could rank all UoAs• Quality assured for consistent scores• Some other SRO specialties 2015

Single Transferable Score


Advertisement and Applications• Check LETB and College websites regularly• Advertised

– NHS jobs– BMJ careers– College/LETB websites

• Narrow window – Don’t leave it until the last minute!!!


Application Form Part 1

• Personal details• Eligibility to apply:

– Registration– English language skills– Right to work in UK

• Fitness to Practice• LTFT, deferred start, disabilities etc


Application Form Part 2

• Section 1: Evidence of competence and experience

• Section 2: Employment history – Including gaps

• Section 3: Evidence of meeting selection criteria


Scoring of Application Forms

• Additional degrees• Prizes - National• Presentations • Publications

– Peer reviewed– Relevant to speciality


“White boxes”

• Achievements outside Medicine• Commitment to Speciality• Word count limited• Be succinct; good grammar and spelling• “Situation, Action, Result”• Do not plagiarise – be honest


Structure of the Interview• Different for different specialities, but typically,

three or more of:– CV and portfolio station (evidence folder)– Presentation station– Skills and knowledge station– Communication and ethics station

• Academic: usually a single panel (also have to apply through national recruitment)


Academic Interviews• Candidate’s past research experience

– Methodology and outcomes– Underlying “science”

• Recent important research in chosen speciality

• Candidate’s proposed research


CV & ePortfolio Station• Questioning may include:

– Biographical– Experience– Achievements– Why is it right for you– Why are you right for it

• Communication skills assessed• Content of evidence folder assessed


Presentation skills• Sometimes given topic prior to interview

– Flip chart or PowerPoint presentation• Sometimes given topic at interview

– Preparation time – about 20 mins– Flip chart

• Choice of subject assessed• Clarity of visual aids assessed• Verbal communication skills assessed


Skills and Knowledge Station• Simulated session

– Communication skill– Practical skill

• Medical Scenario– Acute presentation– Management of chronic condition


Ethics Station• Scenario

– e.g. underperforming colleague• Approach assessed• Communication skills assessed


General rules for interviews• Inform own team, rota coordinators etc• Try to anticipate questions and practice• Take the requested evidence with you• Appropriate dress and demeanour• Arrive in good time• Say if you don’t understand a question• Be yourself and be honest• Say what you believe not what you think the

interviewer wants to hear


Allocation Process• All offers will be made by the same day• Offers can be declined or accepted

(with/without uplift) or held (with/without uplift)

• Failure to respond by deadline = declined• Can only hold one post


Highest fill rates– Dermatology, Palliative Medicine,

GUM, Allergy, Cardiology, NeurologyLowest fill rates

– Acute medicine, Geriatrics, Diabetes & Endocrinology, some small specialities, e.g. CPT, SEM, Rehabilitation Medicine

Popularity of Specialties


About third ST3 applicants have taken a break

May help get additional experienceAdvertised by Trusts/College

websites

Non training posts

[email protected]

careers for cmts february 2015. bugatti veyron $1.7 million no accessories careers

Documents

careers application

trust careers leadcareers

st3 recruitment websitehttp

11thst3 recruitment

applicationscheck letb

coordinatedsmall specialities

jrcptb20 specialities

ranked letb