Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery ST3
2023 National Recruitment

The National Recruitment Office for ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery is Health Education England Yorkshire and the Humber. We are recruiting to posts across England and Scotland. All posts have the required educational and Dean’s approval.

Applications will open at 10am on 17 November 2022 and will close at 4pm on 8 December 2022.  All interviews will take place online in March 2023.  Applicants will submit one application electronically for all vacancies via the Oriel recruitment portal. A summary of the recruitment process is provided below. The 2023 Applicant Handbook and Self-Assessment guidance are now available in the Documents section. MB There has been a slight update to the Handbook as of 28 November 2022.

Interview invites: We hope to send out interview invites early in the week commencing 20 February 2023. Final Self-Assessment scores will be published at around the same time.

Further sources of information

• The Royal College of Surgeons of England
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• ISCP Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Training Syllabus
• The British Orthopaedic Association
• The British Orthopaedic Trainees Association

Immigration ruling: With effect from 6 October 2019, all medical practictioners are on the Shortage Occupation List.  This means that with the exception of applicants to Public Health, all specialty recruitment applicants will be exempt from the RLMT and there will be no restriction on their employment.  The Applicant Handbook has now been updated to reflect this.

Important Information

For information and FAQ’s about how COVID-19 is affecting Medical and Dental recruitment, please see the information available on the specialty training website.

https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/

Please be reminded that as per the 2023 Person Specification, ATLS (or equivalent) is not an essential requirement for application to ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedics in the current recruitment round.