Public Health and General Practice Dual Programme ST1

Applicants must have:

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

When is this evaluated?ⁱ

• Application form

ⁱ ‘When is this evaluated’ is indicative but may be carried out at any time throughout the selection process.

Applicants must:

• be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practiseⁱⁱ from, the General Medical Council (GMC) at intended start dateⁱⁱⁱ
• have evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the round of application, via one of the following methods:
  • current employment in a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme; or
  • having been awarded an FPCC (or FACD 5.2) from a UK-affiliated foundation programme within the 3.5 years preceding the advertised post start date; or
  • current employment in a GMC approved Specialty Training Programme holding either a National Training Number (NTN) or Deanery Reference Number (DRN); or
  • 12 months medical experience after full GMC registration (or equivalent post licensing experience), and evidence to commence specialty training in the form of a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training 
• be eligible to work in the UK 
• be eligible for UK Medical Performers’ Lists^iv
• hold a current and in-date valid driving licence or provides an undertaking to provide alternative means of transport when providing emergency and domiciliary care to fulfil the requirements of the whole training programme

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre^v

ⁱⁱ The GMC introduced the licence to practise in 2009. Any doctor wishing to practise in the UK after this date must be both registered with and hold a licence to practise from the GMC at time of appointment.

ⁱⁱⁱ ‘Intended start date’ refers to the date at which the post commences, not (necessarily) the time an offer is accepted.

^iv The language skills requirements are for recruitment and may differ from those standards required for GMC registration and National Performers List entry.

^v ‘Selection centre’ refers to a process, not a place. It involves a number of selection activities which may be delivered within the unit of application.

Applicant is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.

When is this evaluated?

• Application form

Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Council^vi.

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

^vi Applicants are advised to visit the GMC website which gives details of evidence accepted for registration.

Applicants must meet professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Pre-employment health screening

Applicants must:

• be able to provide complete details of their employment history
• have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances
• have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
• have notified the Training Programme Director of the Specialty Training Programme they are currently training in if applying to continue training in the same specialty in another region^vii
• not have previously relinquished or been released or removed from a GP and or Public Health training programme, except under exceptional circumstances^viii
• not previously resigned, been removed from, or relinquished a post or programme with resultant failure to gain the award of a FPCC (FACD 5.2), except under extraordinary circumstances and on the production of evidence of satisfactory outcome from appropriate remediation^ix 
• not already hold, nor be eligible to hold, a CCT/CESR/CEGPR in the specialty they are applying for and/or must not currently be eligible for the specialist register for the specialty to which they are applying

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

^vii The Support for Application to another region form, signed by the Training Programme Director of their current Specialty Training Programme confirming satisfactory progress must be submitted to the recruitment office at time of application.

^viii Exceptional circumstances may be defined as a demonstrated change in circumstances, which can be shown on the ability to train at that time and may include severe personal illness or family caring responsibility incompatible with continuing to train. Applicants will only be considered if they provide a ‘support for reapplication to a specialty training programme’ form signed by both the Training Programme Director/Head of School and the Postgraduate Dean in the Local Office/Deanery that the training took place. No other evidence will be accepted.

^ix An applicant who has previously resigned, been removed from, or relinquished a post on the foundation training programme will not usually be eligible to apply for an ST1/CT1 post except under extraordinary circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances may be defined as a demonstrated change in circumstances which can be shown to impact on the ability to train at that time and may include severe personal illness or family caring responsibility incompatible with continuing to train as a foundation doctor, either through sickness absence, as a LTFT trainee or in a period out of programme.

Where an applicant wishes to apply for an ST1/CT1 post in the above circumstances they must provide evidence to support this application in the form of a letter written and signed by the Director of the Foundation School where previous training took place. This letter must include the following information:

• the dates of your previous training
• confirmation of the reasons why the applicant previously resigned, was removed from or relinquished their post in the training programme
• confirmation that the applicant has met the requirements or demonstrated the competencies of foundation training
• confirmation that the applicant has completed a period of remediation (if applicable)

All sections of application form completed fully according to written guidelines.

When is this evaluated?

• Application form

Essential

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems.

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

Essential

Communication skills

• Capability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to a wide variety of audiences, adapting language as appropriate, to the situation.
• Capability to listen, build rapport, persuade and negotiate with individuals and groups.

Conceptual thinking and problem solving

• Capability to use critical and strategic thinking to understand and solve complex problems.
• Capability for numerical, critical thinking and verbal reasoning.
• Capability to handle uncertainty

Empathy and sensitivity

• Capacity and motivation to take in others’ perspectives and to treat others with understanding.

Managing others and team involvement

• Capability to work effectively in partnership with others and demonstrate leadership where appropriate.
• Demonstrates a facilitative, collaborative approach and respects others’ views.
• Demonstrates capability and willingness to work in multi -disciplinary teams and respects multi - agency contribution to health

Organisation and planning

• Capability to manage and prioritise time, information, and resources in an organised and systematic way 
• Demonstrates preparation and self-discipline 
• Capability to work with long time scales for delivery within agencies with differing priorities 
• Demonstrates basic computer literacy, including electronic communication 

Coping with pressure

• Capability to operate under pressure and awareness of own limitations
• Demonstrates initiative and resilience to adapt and respond to changing circumstances, timescales, organisational structures, and systems

Values

• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS (such as everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion).

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of the concepts of health, disease, and illness and of structural, environmental, and behavioural determinants of health at a population level.
• Demonstrates understanding of public health concepts and inequalities and an appreciation of the importance of health protection.
• Demonstrates awareness of situations in which work is undertaken, including political awareness, understanding of the impact of national policy on health, and awareness of the importance of clinical and corporate governance

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of the importance and basic principles of scientific research and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of research methodology including research ethics, statistics and epidemiology, basic ability to appraise critically a scientific research paper.

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

Essential

• Demonstrates probity (as outlined by the GMC).

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of interest and realistic insight into public health, with an understanding of, and commitment to, public health principles in relation to interventions around the needs of an individual and the population in general.
• Is self-aware, self-motivated, and committed to personal and professional development.
• Capability for reflective and high-quality practice

When is this evaluated?

• Application form
• Interview/selection centre