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Follow us on Twitter ST3 Recruitment has set up a Twitter account, so as to keep all parties up to date with any announcements, deadlines, relevant information etc. which arises during the recruitment period. To follow ST3 Recruitment, please click..."... Read More"

Please note that the application form for Round 2 of ST3 will be open from 09.00 am on Friday 27 August. To access the application system, please use the 'login' button on our homepage . The application form will not be available until after the date..."... Read More"

Ahead of the opening of the second round of recruitment to 2010 ST3 posts, an updated version of the Applicants' Guide has been published. This contains all of the information which candidates will need to apply to available ST3 posts and to progress..."... Read More"

Advertisements for the available 2010 ST3 posts in Round 2 of recruitment in cardiology, endocrinology/diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine and renal medicine have now been posted to the NHS Jobs website ( www.jobs.nhs.uk ). Links to each..."... Read More"

In the coming weeks prior to the second round of 2010 ST3 recruitment, the RCP-SRO will display and update the available post numbers in each of the participating deaneries/UoAs for each of the specialties. To view the available post numbers, please..."... Read More"

As described on this website, a second round of national recruitment to 2010 ST3 posts in RCP-hosted specialties is scheduled to begin in late August. However, there do remain a number of locum posts (LAT and LAS) to which deaneries/UoAs are looking to..."... Read More"

The 2010 edition of 'The Gold Guide' (A Reference Guide for Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK) has now been published, on the website of the Medical Programme Board (formerly known as MMC - Modernising Medical Careers). The Guide can be found at..."... Read More"

With the closure of the first round proper and its subsequent stages of clearing & LAT recruitment, a second round of recruitment to 2010 posts within RCP-hosted ST3 specialties has been scheduled. Where deaneries/specialties require it, a..."... Read More"

The period of clearing which followed the national process of recruitment to ST3, and has been ongoing over recent weeks, has now closed. Where suitable and eligible candidates were identified, and expressed a wish to be considered for any vacant ST3..."... Read More"

The clearing period of recruitment to the RCP-hosted specialties, which has recently been taking place, has now closed within the specialties of endocrinology & diabetes, geriatric medicine and renal medicine. Where possible within these three..."... Read More"

The final period of recruitment to 2010 ST3 posts in the specialties of cardiology (England & Wales), endocrinology/diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine and renal medicine (England, Wales & Scotland) is now underway. Those candidates..."... Read More"

As of midday (12pm) 1 June 2010, the deadline for long-term holding of offers of ST3 posts within the five RCP-hosted specialties has passed. This means that as of now, any 2010 ST3 post offers made to candidates via the national recruitment system..."... Read More"

As of today, charts showing the distribution of Final scores - ie short-listing score plus interview score, with weighting applied - for each of the five RCP-hosted specialties can be viewed via this website. To see the charts, please visit the..."... Read More"

Following completion of the final Round One interviews last week, all candidate scores have now been compiled for all of the five RCP-hosted specialties, and participating specialties have begun making offers to appointable candidates. We do wish to..."... Read More"

With interviews complete in nearly all specialties & deaneries, some post offers have started going out. Please see the  Offers & Employment  page of this website and our Applicants' Guide (available for download from our..."... Read More"

Over the coming weeks, deaneries/UoAs will begin and continue making offers to candidates who have applied to 2010 ST3 posts and subsequently been assessed as eligible, suitable and appointable. While there is a broad national timeline in place -..."... Read More"

As of today, charts showing the distribution of short-listing scores for each of the five RCP-hosted specialties can be viewed via this website. To see the charts, please visit the relevant specialty page of our website: Cardiology ..."... Read More"

Over the coming weeks, deaneries in England, Scotland & Wales will begin making offers to candidates who have applied to ST3 posts in the specialties of cardiology (England & Wales only), endocrinology & diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatric..."... Read More"

Deaneries/UoAs recruiting to ST3 posts within the five RCP-hosted specialties are completing the process of short-listing applications, and will shortly be contacting all candidates to inform them of the outcome of their applications - in many cases,..."... Read More"

We have today published to our website an updated version (v6.0) of the ST3 Applicants' Guide. This contains some brief updated information of the cardiology interview structure - page 36, section 5.3.1. Otherwise the only changes beyond v5.0 are..."... Read More"

Currently, the process of short-listing of all applications submitted to deaneries for ST3 posts within specalties being recruited to under the RCP-hosted process is being completed. Once this process has been completed within a deanery, the deanery..."... Read More"

The method by which each deanery will seek references from its applicants' referees will vary from one deanery to the next. This will vary across a number of factors - some deaneries may wish to wait until later in the recruitment process (possibly..."... Read More"

ST3 applicants are invited to take the five minute ST3 Recruitment Survey, the link to which is published on this site's homepage (see purple button). Our office is keen to gather feedback from all candidates - both from those who have applied to..."... Read More"

As of today - Wednesday 14 April 2010 - the latest version (5.0) of the ST3 Applicants' Guide has been published, containing updated information, and an additional, expanded section regarding ST3 interviews (chapter 5). The following sections have been..."... Read More"

Alongside the interview dates for each of the specialties involved in the RCP/JRCPTB-coordinated ST3 recruitment process for 2010, we have recently added data on the level of competition that candidates can expect to encounter within particular..."... Read More"

We have drawn up a flow diagram to illustrate the process by which candidates can apply to, and be recruited by, ST3 specialty recruiters. This can be downloaded from the Downloads page of this website (Item #5), or can be seen at this link:..."... Read More"

As of 12pm (midday) on Friday 26th April 2010, the window for applying to 2010 ST3 posts in the RCP-hosted specialties has been closed. Please see the rest of this website for more information on the process. "... Read More"

Recently, our helpdesk has received a number of queries relating to the provision of documentation in support of ST3 application forms. In response to this, we have produced the below guidance which we hope will clarify this issue somewhat: Do I need to..."... Read More"

Please note that the deadline for all applications to 2010 ST3 posts in Endocrinology/Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine and Renal Medicine in England & Wales, and Cardiology in England, Wales & Scotland, is 12.00 midday on Friday 26th..."... Read More"

The latest update of the ST3 Applicants' Guide has been published to this website as of today (10-03-10). There are no major changes; the amendments made are: Section 4.2.7 - 'Experience' (p30); text expanded & clarified Appendix 6 -..."... Read More"

A login button has been added to the homepage of this website, allowing candidates to apply to ST3 posts within the RCP-hosted recruitment process. Before the application form officially goes live at 9am on Friday 26th February 2010 , candidates will..."... Read More"

Advertisements describing vacancies for 2010 ST3 posts in Cardiology, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine and Renal Medicine have been posted to the NHS Jobs website ( www.jobs.nhs.uk ). Links to each advert are as below:..."... Read More"

A fully comprehensive guide for all applicants wishing to apply to the RCP-hosted specialties (cardiology, endocrinology & diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine and renal medicine) has been completed and published to this website, and is..."... Read More"

As and when it becomes confirmed, deaneries are releasing information about the numbers of vacant posts available within each of the five RCP-hosted specialties, along with provisional dates of interview within each. These can be viewed via the..."... Read More"

The 2010 Certificate C has been added to the ST3 website, and is now available from the  Downloads  page of our website. Those candidates who have previously undertaken SHO or CMT-level training but do not have adequate proof of this training..."... Read More"

Please see below for information on the role of MRCP(UK) in applying to ST3 specialties in 2010. NB. This advice applies only to the five ST3 partner specialties being co-ordinated by the RCP London on behalf of the Joint Royal College of Physicians..."... Read More"

The recent edition of the BMJ contains a number of articles relating to specialty recruitment, which can be viewed online at the BMJ homepage – www.bmj.com .  We have included links to the individual articles below: Medical ST3..."... Read More"

The application form for applying to 2010 ST3 posts in the specialties of Cardiology (England & Wales only), Endocrinology & Diabetes , Gastroenterology , Geriatric Medicine , and Renal Medicine (England, Wales & Scotland) will go live..."... Read More"