Overview of Clinical Oncology

Clinical Oncology

An overview of Clinical Oncology ST3.

Applies to: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

A single interview centre will be held online to support selection for all posts.

Working alongside The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) we manage a centralised process aimed at delivering a fair and consistent process for all applicants.

For more information about Clinical Oncology training please refer to the RCR website.

For careers advice please visit the Health Careers Website.

General information regarding recruitment to all specialty training posts and detailed information including person specifications, competition ratios and the national medical specialty recruitment applicant handbook are available on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

These pages aim to provide you with information regarding the 2025 Clinical Oncology ST3 recruitment process.

Non-urgent advice: Communication from Oriel

Please note that all communication with applicants will be via Oriel, or via the contact details you provide as part of your Oriel application. You must ensure that your contact details are correct and kept up to date throughout the recruitment process.

Summary for 2025 recruitment

Details of the recruitment process are provided throughout this page in conjunction with central guidance issued by the national Medical and Dental Recruitment and Selection (MDRS) team that applies across specialties. You can find the central guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

You must read this page and the guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages before beginning your application.

Clinical Oncology recruitment for assessing applications in 2025 is as follows: 

  1. As part of the Oriel application form you will be asked to provide a self-assessment score depending on your personal achievements. 
  2. The evidence you upload will be reviewed by consultants. They will verify that you have claimed the correct number of points and can change your score if they feel your evidence merits a different score from your self-assessment.  
  3. After the evidence verification process is complete, the highest scoring applicants will be invited to attend a remote interview.
  4. The interview will be conducted across multiple stations.
  5. A combination of your verified evidence scores, and scores at interview will be used to determine your final total score and ranking

Page last reviewed: 13 November 2024
Next review due: 13 November 2026