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Geriatric Medicine ST4

Geriatrics in Yorkshire and the Humber

Geriatric medicine (often referred to as 'care of the elderly') is the largest specialty in the UK in terms of consultant numbers.

With society's demographic change and more people living to an old age, the specialty continues to gain both importance and prominence.

In order to assess your suitability for this training programme please refer to the national Person Specifications on the Specialty Training website.

The expected duration of this training programme is 5 years subject to satisfactory progression. The actual duration may depend on the circumstances of individual trainees.

Geriatrics is provided in three geographically distinct rotation: East (based around Hull), South (based around Sheffield) and West (based around Leeds).

 

Physician recruitment 2021 onwards

Please read the below news article published by the Royal College of Physicians to see how the change in the IMT (formally CMT) curriculum affects your current training and future applications to specialty recruitment posts.

https://www.st3recruitment.org.uk/news/physician-recruitment-in-2021-indicative-guidance-regarding-changes

A full guidance document entitled “Physician Recruitment – Indicative Guidance Regarding...” is also available from https://www.st3recruitment.org.uk/documents

 

Further sources of information

National Recruitment Office: 

Geriatric Medicine ST3 Recruitment is coordinated by the Physician Specialty Recruitment Office (PSRO).

To Apply: 

For full details about the recruitment process and to complete an application form please visit the PSRO website.

Person Specifications: 
Interview Expenses: 
Guidance and Form for Claiming Interview Expenses
Enquiries: 

For enquiries about the Geriatric Medicine ST3 recruitment process please visit the PSRO website.

For local information about the Yorkshire and Humber posts and enquiries, please refer to the Contact Us page 

The Recruitment Process

The National Recruitment Office for Geriatrics is the Physician Specialty Recruitment Office.

For information about the recruitment process, including timelines and information about how to apply, please visit their website.

 

Vacancies

All vacancy information is indicative and subject to change at any time.

Programme Information

Training Locations

A list of the trusts and training locations within the training programme is provided below:

Trust

Hospital Sites
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Airedale General Hospital
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley Hospital
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  Bradford Royal Infirmary
St Luke’s Hospital
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust  Calderdale Royal Hospital
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   Bassetlaw Hospital
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Montagu Hospital
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate District Hospital
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust  Castle Hill Hospital
Hull Royal Infirmary
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Chapel Allerton Hospital
Leeds Dental Institute
Leeds General Infirmary
Seacroft Hospital
St James’ University Hospital
Wharfedale Hospital
Mid Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust Dewsbury and District Hospital
Pinderfields Hospital
Pontefract Hospital
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Goole and District Hospital
Scunthorpe General Hospital
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham Hospital
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust The Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
Jessop Wing
Northern General Hospital
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Weston Park Hospital
York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Scarborough Hospital
The York Hospital
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