National Plastic Surgery Recruitment
Plastic Surgery - National Selection into Specialty Training ST3
Plastic surgery is a varied specialty involving adults and children and encompassing a wide range of conditions in different parts of the body. Major research areas include wound healing and scar management. The specialty is known for the innovations and advances it has brought to the practice of surgery in general. This includes the use of microsurgical techniques, the understanding of the blood supply of the skin and soft tissues allowing the introduction of many types of flap used in clinical practice, and the introduction of tissue engineering methods in the development of skin substitutes.
Plastic Surgery is a run through specialty which offers six years training programme.
London Deanery has been co-ordinating ST3 Plastic Surgery national recruitment since 2008.
Wales and Scotland are participating in the same recruitment process.
The aim of national recruitment in specialty training is to ensure that the best applicants are appointed. The process is being continuously revised to explore the benefits and issues of nationally coordinated recruitment for 2011 and beyond.
Message from Tim Burge – Clinical Lead on National Recruitment
Plastic surgery is one of the most varied surgical specialties remaining. It has always been proud to accept and train high quality candidates from an equally wide range of backgrounds.
Our aim is to identify those who will achieve, innovate and lead the specialty in the future through a fair, transparent and efficient process.
To try and achieve our aim that process is constantly evolving and candidates are strongly advised to be fully conversant with the latest guidance regarding their application.
2012 Round 2 ST3 Plastic Surgery recruitment dates and information
London Deanery is leading on 2012 Round 2 National Recruitment to ST3 Plastic Surgery.
The dates and format are listed below
Announcement: 3 February 2012
Applications open: 17 February 2012 at 12:00 noon (UK local time)
Applications close: 16 March 2012 at 12.00 noon (UK local time)
Interview dates: 17 and 18 May 2012
Interview venue: Mary Ward House
Structured interview (15 minutes)
Clinical Scenarios (15 minutes)
Oral Presentation (5 minutes) and OSCE x 2 (5 minutes each)
Paper review (10 minutes)
Discussion of portfolio (30 minutes)
As part of the interview for Plastic Surgery ST3 the candidates will be required to attend a 30 minute portfolio review.
The candidates are required to bring the evidence, which have been quoted in support of the selection of expertise and experience on the application form, to the assessment centre.
The panel reviewing the portfolio will assess the evidence which has been cited in support of the selections made from the application form. The station will be discursive and the candidate will have the opportunity to justify their selections to the portfolio interviewing panel.
The assessments will be made in relation to the areas covered in the application form. The candidates should therefore organise the evidence they intend to submit in the same order as declared in the evidence section of the application form
Nationally agreed person specification that lists the required competences is available on the Medical Specialty Training website
For all recruitment enquires please email our dedicated recruitment enquiries team at recruitmentenquiries@londondeanery.ac.uk