Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery ST3
2020 National Recruitment

Important Information

For information about how COVID-19 is affecting Medical and Dental recruitment, please see the Information for Trainees and FAQs pages:

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/coronavirus-information-trainees

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-information-trainees/frequently-asked-questions

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 open at 10am on 29 January 2020 and will close at 4pm on 19 February 2020.  All interviews will take place in Leeds.  Applicants will submit one application electronically for all vacancies via the Oriel recruitment portal. A summary of the recruitment process is provided below. Please refer to the Applicant Handbook (in the sidebar) for full guidance.

Oriel was unavailable on the night of Tuesday 18 February 2020 between the hours of 21:25 and 07:50 on Wednesday 19 February due to a technical problem with the hosting provider.  To ensure that no applicants are disadvantaged as a result of the unplanned downtime, the Round 2 application deadline has been extended to 10:00 hrs on Monday 24 February 2020.  If any applicant is unable to complete their application during the extended application window please contact mdrs.nationalrecruitment@hee.nhs.uk . We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Please note: Candidates applying in 2020 will not be required to submit Personal Skills Assessment forms as part of the recruitment process.

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

New 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.