Careers for CMTs February 2015

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Reminder about Career planning Self awareness Careers information Career decision making – Have a plan B Action planning – SMART targets REMEMBER YOU ARE IN CHARGE!!

Form: HEEoE website careers section JRCPTB website careers section National medical careers website Talk to ES/relevant specialists or trainees etc Escalate through Trust Careers Lead Careers: Specialty Choice

National medical careers website RCP Careers and Recruitment Careers Information Websites

Preparing your Evidence Get a box file to save things you might need. Keep everything! – Degree/exam certificates – Prizes – Certificates of attendance at teaching / courses etc Copies of papers/ presentations / audits Keep your ePortfolio up to date – Try to put something in every week Keep your CV up to date and targeted

Showing you are committed Talk to specialists/trainees Books/websites/fairs Go on relevant courses Do relevant assessments, audits and presentations Try to get published Placements/tasters

HEE Speciality Training Website ST3 Recruitment Website Careers “application” websites

Processes explained Timelines Person specifications Competition ratios –By speciality –By LETB Sample application forms Applicant Handbook 2015 HEE Speciality Training Website

Specialities hosted by the Speciality Recruitment Office (SRO) of the JRCPTB 20 specialities (some details on other 12) Timelines Adverts: Feb 11 th Application Feb 17 th - March 11 th ST3 Recruitment Website

The process Minor variations between specialities All will use Oriel – all stages including offers Most nationally coordinated – Small specialities: assessed in Lead LETB – Large specialities: assessed in individual LETB/Cluster/Nationally Single cascadable application system Single transferable score

Single Cascadable Application System Cascading occurs before interview based on application form score Applicants interviewed by their top ranked LETB that has interview capacity for them Appointable candidates for whom there is no post in the LETB that interviews go into national clearing and are not cascaded to their next choice LETB

New Recruitment Model Successful pilot in Respiratory Med 2014 Four interview centres around UK Applicants seen in their closest centre Could rank all UoAs Quality assured for consistent scores Some other SRO specialties 2015 Single Transferable Score

Advertisement and Applications Check LETB and College websites regularly Advertised – NHS jobs – BMJ careers – College/LETB websites Narrow window – Don’t leave it until the last minute!!!

Application Form Part 1 Personal details Eligibility to apply: – Registration – English language skills – Right to work in UK Fitness to Practice LTFT, deferred start, disabilities etc

Application Form Part 2 Section 1: Evidence of competence and experience Section 2: Employment history – Including gaps Section 3: Evidence of meeting selection criteria

Scoring of Application Forms Additional degrees Prizes - National Presentations Publications – Peer reviewed – Relevant to speciality

“White boxes” Achievements outside Medicine Commitment to Speciality Word count limited Be succinct; good grammar and spelling “Situation, Action, Result” Do not plagiarise – be honest

Structure of the Interview Different for different specialities, but typically, three or more of: – CV and portfolio station (evidence folder) – Presentation station – Skills and knowledge station – Communication and ethics station Academic: usually a single panel (also have to apply through national recruitment)

Academic Interviews Candidate’s past research experience – Methodology and outcomes – Underlying “science” Recent important research in chosen speciality Candidate’s proposed research

CV & ePortfolio Station Questioning may include: – Biographical – Experience – Achievements – Why is it right for you – Why are you right for it Communication skills assessed Content of evidence folder assessed

Presentation skills Sometimes given topic prior to interview – Flip chart or PowerPoint presentation Sometimes given topic at interview – Preparation time – about 20 mins – Flip chart Choice of subject assessed Clarity of visual aids assessed Verbal communication skills assessed

Skills and Knowledge Station Simulated session – Communication skill – Practical skill Medical Scenario – Acute presentation – Management of chronic condition

Ethics Station Scenario – e.g. underperforming colleague Approach assessed Communication skills assessed

General rules for interviews Inform own team, rota coordinators etc Try to anticipate questions and practice Take the requested evidence with you Appropriate dress and demeanour Arrive in good time Say if you don’t understand a question Be yourself and be honest Say what you believe not what you think the interviewer wants to hear

Allocation Process All offers will be made by the same day Offers can be declined or accepted (with/without uplift) or held (with/without uplift) Failure to respond by deadline = declined Can only hold one post

Highest fill rates –Dermatology, Palliative Medicine, GUM, Allergy, Cardiology, Neurology Lowest fill rates –Acute medicine, Geriatrics, Diabetes & Endocrinology, some small specialities, e.g. CPT, SEM, Rehabilitation Medicine Popularity of Specialties

About third ST3 applicants have taken a break May help get additional experience Advertised by Trusts/College websites Non training posts