1. Core Surgical Training (CT1) Recruitment Update
Mr Humphrey Scott,
Head of School of Surgery,
Kent, Surrey & Sussex Deanery (KSS)
Vicky Ridley-Pearson,
Interim Medical Workforce Project Manager,
KSS / Core Surgery National Recruitment Office (CSNRO)

2. Project Group Humphrey Scott Head of KSS School of Surgery, Lead
Louis Fligelstone Head of Wales Training School of Surgery
Phil Turner Head of North Western School of Surgery
Elizabeth Sharp Training Programme Director, KSS
Syed Ahmed Trainee Representative (Current CT1)
David Black Dean Director, KSS Deanery
Angela Fletcher Head of Specialty Workforce, KSS Deanery
Steve Buggle METP Operations Director, DH
Adrian Horwood Lay Representative / Quality Management Coordinator
Zoe Fleet Regional Coordinator Representative
Vicky Ridley-Pearson Medical Workforce Manager, KSS

3. Summary of Process Single application Central Longlisting
No Shortlisting
Preference ≤2 UoAs
Local Interviews
Central Offers
National Clearing

4. CSNRO Objectives Core Surgery National Recruitment Office
Support Deaneries / save Consultant time / higher fill rate
Support Applicants, dealing with enquiries / one point of entry
Core Surgery National Recruitment Office
Central Office / Transparency

5. Competition Ratios

6. Forecast Applications 2011

7. Interview Dates Deanery Interview Dates Number of Days
South West Peninsula
10th – 13th January 2011 4
Mersey
10th – 14th January 2011 5
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
11th – 14th January 2011
Severn
13th – 18th January 2011
East Midlands North
18th – 21st January 2011
East of England
17th – 21st January 2011
London
24th – 28th January 2011
Yorkshire & Humber
Wessex
Wales
24th, 25th, 26th & 28th January 2011
West Midlands
31st January – 4th February 2011
Northern
31st January- 4th February 2011
North Western
7th – 11th February 2011
East Midlands South
Oxford
14th – 18th February 2011

8. National Interview Structure

9. Quality Management Group
Quality Management Group (QMG)
Evaluate Project’s Objectives
Attend all interviews to observe and offer consistency
Report on each day and overall
Support Lay Advisors / Briefing / De-Briefing Daily

10. National Offers System
Interview ≤2 Deaneries
= ≤2 Results
1st Iterations Released:
National Surgery Offers Day
Candidates receive an offer at Post Level (where provided)
Offers Released through the UK Offers System (NES)
National Clearing will allow reserve candidates to re-preference UoAs

11. Communication National Recruitment Bulletin Applicants + Deaneries
- Monthly
Various National Communication Days
Regional Coordinator Day
Deanery Communication Day
CSTC Forum
College Affiliates
Panel Training Evenings – 5 dates:
29th November, Cardiff
1st December, London
6th December, Leeds
8th December, Birmingham
14th December, London
National Surgery Website

13. Core Surgery Recruitment Website Update
20,289 hits
Average time 6mins 24secs
Average 8 page views per visit
Overseas visitors
8th October – 8th November:
45.1% of hits are returning users for up to the minute information
34% are referred through Royal College, KSS Prospectus and Orthopaedics Surgeons websites
Longest time spent on the website so far is 28 minutes from Hungary!

14. Top Ten Top Ten Country Visits (to date) 1 United Kingdom 2
New Zealand 3
Australia 4
Malaysia 5
Ireland 6
India 7
Greece 8
Italy 9
Pakistan 10
Slovakia

15. FAQ’s “What happens @ tied score?” “Can I hold an offer?”
1. Interview Score,
Clinical station, Management Station, Portfolio Station
2. Self – Assessment,
Clinical Audit, Presentations, Teaching
“Can I hold an offer?”
Through NES system you can hold ONE offer at any one time until 25 March
No additional Surgery offer will be made if applicant is holding a Surgery post
“At what level will I receive an offer?!
Applicants rank post order online for their top two UoAs
Offer made at Programme / Post level (where provided by individual Deanery)

16. Panel Training Dates
Location
Venue
Date
Time
Panel Training Day in Cardiff
(Cardiff Uni)
29th November 2010
(17:30 – 19:30)
Panel Training Day in London
(London Bridge)
1st December 2010
18:00 – 20:00
Panel Training Day in Leeds
(Hilton)
6th December 2010
17:30 – 19:30
Panel Training Day in Birmingham
(West Midlands Deanery)
8th December 2010
(17:30-19:30)
14th December 2010
Minimum of 15 signed up by 20/11 or evenings cancelled

17. Questions?