ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedics National Recruitment 2025 Applicant Handbook

Overview

• The National Recruitment Office for ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedics is NHS England North East and Yorkshire.
• Recruitment covers positions in England and Scotland.
• Handbook provides detailed information for the 2025 recruitment process.

Contents Overview

• Introduction
• Timeline and Key Dates
• Contact Details
• Vacancies
• Application Process
• Eligibility and Longlisting
• Criminal Records and Fitness to Practice
• Deferred Start Dates and Less Than Full Time Training
• Shortlisting and Self-Assessment Verification
• Interviews and Offers
• Feedback and Evaluation of Selection Process
• Appeals, Complaints, and Confidential Concerns
• Appendices including useful links and scoring matrix.

Timeline and Key Dates

• Applications open at 10am, 14 November 2024.
• Deadline for applications: 4pm, 5 December 2024.
• Self-Assessment Evidence Upload: 2-13 January 2025.
• Interviews conducted from 1-4 April 2025.
• Initial offers released by 5pm, 15 April 2025.

Contact Details

• Recruitment helpdesk email: [email protected]

Vacancies

• Managed by NHS England's Local Offices and Deaneries.
• Vacancy numbers will be published online.

Application Process

• Applications via Oriel recruitment system.
• Self-Assessment questions included in the application.
• Deadline for applications: 4pm, 5 December 2024.

Eligibility and Longlisting

• Must meet criteria in the 2025 Person Specification.
• GMC registration and MRCS exam completion required by specific dates.
• CT1 and CT2 competence in core surgery necessary.

Criminal Records and Fitness to Practice

• Declaration required within the application form.
• Confidential handling of information.

Deferred Start Dates

• Only permitted on statutory grounds (maternity leave, ill health).

Less Than Full Time Training (LTFT)

• LTFT training offered for well-founded reasons.

Shortlisting

• Based on validated Self-Assessment scores.

Interviews

• Online interviews via Qpercom VIDs.
• Consists of multi-station format assessing various competencies.
• Includes stations: Commitment to Specialty, Clinical, Prioritization, Communication.

Offers

• Offers made through Oriel system.
• Preference ranking required.

Feedback

• Provided at various stages: Longlisting, Verification, and Interview Ranking.

Evaluation of the Selection Process

• Feedback collected for continuous improvement.

Appeals, Complaints, and Confidential Concerns

• Established processes for appeals and complaints.

Appendices

• Probity Panel Procedure
• Useful Links
• Scoring Matrix