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ACF Medical Oncology ST1 (Sheffield)

The University of Sheffield, in partnership with NHS England North East and Yorkshire and the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has developed an exciting pathway of academic clinical training opportunities.

Applications are now invited for an Academic Clinical Fellowship in Medical Oncology at ST1 level in Sheffield from August 2025.

The following post is available:

One post in Medical Oncology

Please note: This is a multi-specialty vacancy; an appointment may not be made in this specialty. There will be one post in either Medical Oncology, Emergency Medicine or Trauma & Orthopaedics.

Please read through all the relevant information available on the NHS England North East and Yorkshire ACF Webpage and associated links before beginning your application (link available through Oriel).

Applications open at 10am on 3rd October 2024 and the closing date is 4pm on 31st October 2024. You will not be able to submit your application after this time. Please ensure that you have completed all the relevant sections of the application forms as missing information will deem your application incomplete and it will not be considered.

 

 

Pay scales          

All trainees should be paid monthly at the rates set out in the national terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff and doctors in public health medicine and the community health service (England and Wales), “the TCS”, as amended from time to time. The pay scales are reviewed annually. Part-time posts will be paid pro-rata.

Current rates of pay for junior doctors may be viewed on the NHS Employers website

Enquiries

Further information regarding NHS England North East and Yorkshire ACF vacancies is available from the NHSE North East and Yorkshire Recruitment webpages

For any queries that cannot be answered by the methods above please contact; academicrec.yh@hee.nhs.uk  with “your name” and the “Question area” in the title of the email.

For further national information please visit the Specialty Training Website

Further sources of information

Details of the recruitment process are provided below.

To Apply: 

To apply for this recruitment process, please visit the Oriel online recruitment system.

Person Specifications: 
Enquiries: 

Contact the Specialty Recruitment Helpdesk

Recruitment Timeline

The recruitment process for this Academic Clinical Fellow post will follow the timeline below:*

    • Applications Open - 10am Thursday 3 October 2024
    • Applications Close - 4pm Thursday 31October 2024
    • Interview Window - Monday 11  November 2024 to Friday 17 January 2025
    • Initial Offers out** - Tuesday 21 January 2025
    • Hold Deadline** - Tuesday 28 January 2025

*Please note that all dates are indicative and subject to change.

Applications

Applications will only be accepted through the Oriel online application system.

For guidance on creating an account, registering and submitting your application using the system please refer to the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be downloaded from the Oriel Resource Bank.

Application Deadline

The deadline for submitting applications is 4pm Thursday 31 October 2024. After this time no applications will be accepted. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. You are advised to complete and submit your application ahead of the deadline to allow for any unforeseen problems.

Eligibility & Longlisting

Applicants for this post will be required to meet the relevant Clinical eligibility criteria for the appropriate specialty and level listed at:-

AND the Academic eligibility criteria listed at:

It is an applicant’s responsibility to demonstrate that they meet the eligibility criteria. All applications will be assessed against the eligibility criteria during longlisting. Any applications which do not meet the eligibility criteria will be longlisted out of the process and will not progress to the next stage.

For more information about eligibility please refer to the Applicant Handbook and the NIHR website.

Please note: Applicants who submit the competency form within the application window will only have 1 opportunity to resubmit incomplete or inaccurate competency documents. Applicants who fail to submit a competency document during the application window will only have 1 subsequent opportunity to submit the form. Please therefore ensure that you have thoroughly read the guidance and checked the document you are providing carefully before submitting.

Please note: By allowing applicants to progress to the interview stage, NHS England North East and Yorkshire DOES NOT accept or confirm that applicants meet all eligibility requirements. This includes immigration status, evidence of achievement of core competencies or equivalent, and requisite length of time in training as per the national person specification. This list is not exhaustive, and is applicable to all eligibility criteria.

Applicants may still be withdrawn from the application process at any stage, including after the interviews have taken place, if the evidence pertaining to an eligibility criterion is found to be unsatisfactory by NHS England North East and Yorkshire.

 

Shortlisting

Shortlisting will take place following the completion of longlisting. Where possible we aim to give applicants at least one week's notice to attend an interview. However, unforseen delays in shortlisting mean this is not always possible.

Interviews

Interview Dates and Venue

The interviews for this post will take place via Microsoft Teams. The date will be confirmed in due course.

Please bring the following document:

  • Photo identification (passport or driving licence)

Interview Format

The interviews will consist of a single panel interview. 

Offers

All recruitment offices will be using Oriel to make offers to Academic Clinical Fellow training posts. Oriel can be accessed at https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/ 

Please refer to the Oriel Applicant User Guide which can be downloaded from the Oriel Resource Bank for further information about receiving and responding to offers.

Receiving and Responding to Offers

If you are offered a post you will have 48 hours from the time of your offer, including weekends and bank holidays, to decide whether to accept, reject or hold it. You must respond to the offer through the UK Offers System. No other form of response will be accepted.

IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO YOUR OFFER WITHIN 48 HOURS, THE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AND THE POST WILL BE OFFERED TO ANOTHER APPLICANT. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY FURTHER OFFERS.

Any offer made through this recruitment process is an offer of an allocation to a training programme; it is not an offer of employment. Offers of employment can only be by an employing organisation following completion of satisfactory pre-employment checks.

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