Occupational Medicine 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), nor
• Already be eligible for the specialist register for this specialty, including through the Portfolio Pathway.

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 common professional capabilities expected of trainees entering at ST3 level in occupational medicine. This can be evidenced using one of the following methods:

• Current employment in a UK core or specialty training programme, which leads to successful completion of CT2/ST2 level by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.
• Successful completion of CT2/ST2 in a UK core or specialty training programme, as evidenced by ARCP (an outcome 1 or 6).
• Those issued an ARCP outcome other than a 1 or 6 from CT2/ST2 level of a UK core or specialty training programme, will need to submit their ARCP outcome and a Certificate of Completion of Common Professional Capabilities at time of application.
• Applicants that have not undergone two years of UK core/specialty training must submit a Certificate of Completion of Common Professional Capabilities at time of application.

By the advertised start date for the vacancy, have at least 24 months experience (not including foundation level experience), in the same specialty area. ‘Specialty area’ means having 24 months experience in the same field, e.g. medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry etc. to be comparable with the experience gained in a UK core or specialty training programme. It is not permissible to mix and match the 24 months between different specialty areas.

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.

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, including administrative tasks.
• 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 365, 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 professional 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
• Ability to reflect on personal and professional skills and behaviours

Values

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

Knowledge and Experience

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

Clinical Experience and skills

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training, or equivalent.
• Demonstrates appropriate technical and diagnostic competence.
• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement.
• Competence at core or GP completion level in the management of medical emergencies, in patients and outpatients as required by the relevant curriculum.
• Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate.

Career Progression

• Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training.

Communication Skills

• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate.

Empathy and Sensitivity

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

Organising and Planning

• Capacity to prioritise own workload and organise ward rounds.
• Evidence of thoroughness (is well prepared, shows self-discipline/commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines)

Commitment to speciality

• Commitment to personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Completion of a UK college membership examination by time of application (e.g., MRCP(UK), MRCGP etc).
• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD (not including intercalated BSc or ‘Honorary’ MA).

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training, or equivalent.

Research, Audit and Quality Improvement

• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, and involvement in a formal research project.
• Evidence of relevant academic publications.
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which:
  • Focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement.
  • Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum.
• Evidence of a portfolio of audit/quality improvement projects, including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management.
• Evidence of exceptional achievement in medicine.

Management and Leadership skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources.
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or another workplace based assessments.
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine.

Commitment to speciality

• Shows initiative/drive/enthusiasm (self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative).
• Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of prizes and awards, posters and presentations.
• Evidence of participation at meetings and activities relevant to the specialty.
• Attendance at relevant courses/training, e.g., deafness and disability awareness, manual communication skills.
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s) relevant to the specialty.