Applying

Find out more about Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 training.

How to apply for Diagnostic Neuropathology Training ST3 posts.

Applications will only be accepted through the Oriel Recruitment system between 10am on Thursday 14 November 2024 and close 4pm on Thursday 5 December 2024. Please be aware applications received after this time will not be accepted and there will be no exceptions to this.

To register on Oriel, you must ensure you have a valid email address. Communication between the recruitment office and yourself will be primarily via Oriel. You should check your Oriel and personal email account at least once every 24 hours.

Further programme and rotation information will be available at the point of sub-preferencing at a later date in the process. Information will be sent to your Oriel account and copied to your registered email inbox with instructions on how to complete preferencing. In addition, indicative post numbers for each NHSE local office/deanery will be made available within the advert.

Eligibility and longlisting

The eligibility criteria for Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 are listed on the 2025 Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Person Specification and all applications submitted will be assessed against this. Any applications not meeting the eligibility criteria will be longlisted out of the process and will not progress to the next stage of the recruitment shortlisting. 

During longlisting, we will review all applicants General Medical Council (GMC) status, competency level and documentation, immigration status, career progression, English Language skills and fitness to practise declarations along with all other eligibility criteria stated on the 2025 Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Person Specification. For further information, please refer to the guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

Please be aware that by allowing applicants to progress to the next stage, we do not accept or confirm that you meet all eligibility requirements and applicants may still be withdrawn from the application process at any stage.

Fitness to Practise and Less Than Full Time (LTFT)

Any candidate who answers yes to one or more of the questions in the Fitness to Practise section of the application form, must complete the Fitness to Practise (FTP) declaration form providing further details regarding their affirmative/positive answer.

Please refer to the guidance and relevant forms which can be found within our applicant support portal.

Further information on how to request a deferred start date or training less than full time (LTFT) can be found in the guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment page.

Reasonable adjustment/Disability confidence scheme 

The process for 2025 is to request all reasonable adjustments requests at the time of your application and on Oriel. All evidence will be uploaded at the time you are submitting your application.

Supporting documentation - validity

You must provide valid documentation that confirms your disability and/or extenuating circumstances. In order to be valid, such documentation must be issued by a recognised authority and within an appropriate time frame.

For all disabilities bar learning disabilities, supporting documentation needs to be issued by a doctor on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register (this includes the General Practice (GP) register) in order to be considered valid.

The supporting documentation must do the following:

1. Confirm your disability
2. Corroborate the rationale supplied for each adjustment requested

For learning disabilities (including dyslexia and dyspraxia) valid supporting documentation consists of a standard report from an educational psychologist or University Disabilities Unit/Enablement Centre confirming investigation and diagnosis of a specific learning disability. No other documentation will be accepted.

Applications for any adjustments at interview will be made via Oriel. You will be notified of the outcome of your application prior to interview.

If you have a situation that has occurred post the application window closing, please contact us via the Applicant Support Portal to receive further guidance.