National Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 Recruitment.
2025
The National Recruitment Office for ST3 Otolaryngology (ENT) is NHS England - North East & Yorkshire. All posts have the required educational and Dean’s approval.
NHS England - North East & Yorkshire is co-ordinating national recruitment for vacancies in ENT ST3 and LAT posts across England and Scotland. Applications open at 10am on Thursday 14th November 2024 and the closing date is 4pm on Thursday 5th December 2024.
Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 interviews will be held online on Monday 10th March and Tuesday 11th March 2025. A recruitment round 2 is not expected in 2025. Applicants are requested to submit one application electronically for all vacancies via the Oriel recruitment portal.
Statement; MRCS (ENT) Examination Cessation (Updated)
Please note;
Due to recent changes published by the examinations board, the eligibility criteria for ENT ST3 level will now begin from the 2025 round of recruitment, which opens in November 2024.
The changes are reflected in the person specification for 2025 (link at the top of this page).
The MRCS (ENT) examination will no longer be an essential qualification on the person specification. Applicants will only be required to have completed all parts of the MRCS examination in line with the other surgical specialities. We will however, continue to accept MRCS (ENT) as evidence of eligibility for the foreseeable future. More information can be found on the intercollegiate exams website here.
In order to assess your suitability for ENT ST3 please refer to the national Person Specifications on the Specialty Training website.
Further sources of information
For information about posts in each region, please follow the links below to view the local office/Deanery websites.
A breakdown of NTN vacancies will be displayed below when availble for National Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 2025.
There will be no LAT vacancies in England in 2025.
Please note; The number of preferences a candidate receives in Oriel may be different to the number of vacancies shown below. This is because some preferences will have more than 1 vacancy.
Local Office / Deanery |
ST3 Vacancies |
LAT Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| NHS East Midlands | TBC | n/a |
| NHS East of England | TBC | n/a |
| NHS North East | 0-2 | n/a |
| NHS North West | 3-6 | n/a |
| NHS Education for Scotland | TBC | TBC |
| NHS South West (Peninsula) | 2-3 | n/a |
| NHS South West (Severn) | 0-2 | n/a |
| NHS London Recruitment | 0-8 | n/a |
| NHS Kent, Surrey & Sussex | 0-4 | n/a |
| NHS Thames Valley | TBC | n/a |
| NHS Wessex | 0-1 | n/a |
| NHS West Midlands | TBC | n/a |
| NHS Yorkshire and the Humber | 0-4 | n/a |
All vacancy information is indicative and subject to change
A breakdown of NTN vacancies will be displayed above when available.
We currently expect there to be no English LAT vacancies in 2025.
All preference are to be confirmed and will be published when available.
Please Note - The number of preferences a candidate receives in Oriel may be different to the number of vacancies. This is because some Preferences will have more than 1 vacancy.
Please see below for the Recruitment process for National Selection of Otolaryngology (ST3) for 2025;
Activity |
Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Applications Open | Thursday 14th November 2024 |
| Application Deadline | Thursday 5th December 2024 |
| Self-Assessment validation upload window | Thursday 19th December 2024 - Tuesday 7th January 2025 |
| Interviews | Monday 10th March - Tuesday 11th March 2025 |
| Initial Offers Released by | Tuesday 15th April 2025 |
| Holding Deadline | Wednesday 23rd April 2025 |
| Upgrade Deadline | Thursday 24th April 2025 |
All dates and times are indicative and subject to change
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