Clinical Radiology ST3

You must hold a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.

You must:

• be eligible to work in the UK.
• hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of application, and hold a current licence to practise on the date your post commences.
• meet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.

You must not

• hold, nor be eligible to hold, a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) for this specialty.
• already be eligible for the specialist register for this specialty.

You must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.

• You must complete all sections of the application form fully and truthfully, in accordance with written guidelines.
• You must disclose in your application if you are subject to any ongoing fitness to practise proceedings or are subject to any fitness to practise conditions.
• If you are currently in specialty training and applying to continue training in the same specialty in another region, you must obtain a Support for Application to another region form signed by the Training Programme Director/Head of School of your current Specialty Training Programme. This must confirm satisfactory progress and be submitted with your application.
• If you have previously resigned, or been removed from a training programme in any specialty, you must obtain a Support for Reapplication to Specialty Training form signed by the Training Programme Director/Head of School and Postgraduate Dean from the region you previously undertook training in. This must be submitted with your application.

You must have evidence of achievement of the required entrustment level in ST2 capabilities (as defined by the 2021 Clinical Radiology curriculum) at the time of application. Acceptable evidence is only permitted via the Alternative Certificate to Enter Clinical Radiology Specialty Training (ST3) 2026. This must be submitted with your application. 

You must have at least 24 months’ (whole time equivalent) experience, not including Foundation modules, in clinical radiology, by the advertised post start date for the vacancy. 

If you wish to be considered for Locum Appointment for Training posts (where available)

• You must have no more than 24 months experience in LAT posts in this specialty by the advertised post start date for the vacancy. 

You must have successfully completed the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) Part 1 examination by the time of application.

You must not be employed in a UK training programme in clinical radiology and hold a National Training Number (NTN).

Eligibility

• You meet all criteria specified in the Eligibility to Apply section above.

Clinical knowledge

• Interest in, and understanding of, the training programme.

Workplace skills

• Ability to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues.
• Ability to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members
• Ability to manage/prioritise own and others’ time effectively.
• Ability to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty.
• Ability to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
• Good basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office, email, and ability to learn new systems.

Academic knowledge

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
• Understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of evidence-informed practice.

Personal skills

• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Ability to work on own initiative, demonstrating curiosity.
• Strong attention to detail, preparation and planning.
• Ability to communicate messages effectively to a range of audiences.
• Ability to negotiate and build positive professional relationships.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a scientific approach to problem solving.

Values

• Understands, respects, and demonstrates the values of the NHS

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of NHS management and resources.
• Experience of management.
• Experience of research.
• Experience of audit and quality improvement.
• Experience of teaching.

Clinical knowledge and expertise

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems.

• Ability to prioritise clinical need.

• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk.

• Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient. 

• Evidence of achievement of the required entrustment level in ST2 capabilities (as defined by the 2021 Clinical Radiology curriculum) at the time of application.  

Research, audit and quality improvement

• Evidence of participation in audit/quality improvement projects commensurate with stage of training.  At least 2 completed audit assessments.

Teaching

• At least 2 completed teaching assessments.

Empathy and sensitivity

• Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people.

• Demonstrates respect for all.

Commitment to specialty – learning and personal development

• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s).

• Evidence of self-reflective practice.

Commitment to a career in Radiology – for example through being able to demonstrate some of the following

• An understanding of the use of modern imaging techniques in current clinical practice.

• Evidence of time spent in a radiology department observing the work of a radiologist.

• An understanding of the role of a consultant radiologist in the modern NHS, including the impact of NHS targets.

• An understanding of the structure of training and potential careers in radiology in the UK.

• Appreciation of change in working practice i.e. a ‘service’ specialty.

• Some knowledge of the opportunities and threats to a career in radiology.

Qualifications

• Full postgraduate examination (e.g. full MRCP (UK) or MRCPCH or MRCS) at time of application.

• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD (not including intercalated BSc or ‘Honorary’ MA).

Research, audit and quality improvement

• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees , prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements.

• Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum.

• At least two completed audit assessments or Quality Improvement Assessment Tool (QIPAT).

Teaching

• Evidence of feedback for teaching.

Management and leadership skills 

• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments.

• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine.

Other

• Evidence of achievement outside medicine.

• Evidence of altruistic behaviour, e.g. voluntary work.

• Evidence of organisational skills – not necessarily in medicine, e.g. grant or bursary applications, organisation of a university club, sports section, etc. 

• Other activities/achievements relevant to radiology.

• Attendance at radiological courses.

• Evidence of participation in audit or research projects with specific relevance to radiology.