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Appendices
General Surgery
Find out more about longlisting and portfolio questions.
Appendix 1 – Longlisting
At the longlisting stage your application will be reviewed in line with the entry criteria set out in the nationally agreed person specification for General Surgery ST3. It is essential that you provide the evidence below in your application form. If you fail to follow these instructions, it is highly likely that your application will be withdrawn from the recruitment process.
The following criteria will be assessed at longlisting stage.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
Action required
Please include your Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), or equivalent, qualification in the ‘Entry Qualifications’ section of the application form. Please indicate this as your primary qualification.
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (MRCS) or equivalent (by time of post start date)
Action required
You must have passed full Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (MRCS) by the time of the offer date. You should list MRCS in the ‘Entry Qualifications’ section of the application form, in addition to confirming that you have MRCS at time of application where asked “Do you currently have full MRCS?”. Alternatively confirm that you will be sitting/have sat the MRCS exam by the offer date when asked “Are you sitting an MRCS examination in the February 2024 diet (or earlier) that will lead to full MRCS qualification”.
Complete employment history
Action required
You must provide details of all posts undertaken following the award of your primary medical qualification. This includes Foundation posts and work undertaken overseas.
Evidence of achievement of CT1 competences in surgery by time of application and CT2 competences in surgery by time of appointment
Action required
Candidates not currently undertaking Core Surgical Training will be required to submit evidence proving achievement of the requisite competences, of which an Annual review of competency progression (ARCP) 1 at CT2 level or a signed certificate of readiness to enter higher surgical training (CREHST) are the only acceptable documents. If you provide incomplete or unsatisfactory evidence, you will be provided with 48 hours to submit satisfactory evidence.
Appendix 2 - General Surgery portfolio shortlisting questions
Listed below are the 7 questions which appear on the 2024 General Surgery ST3 application form along with the possible responses to each question and details of suitable evidence to substantiate your responses. A guide to the scoring for each question is provided, with descriptions of the quality indicators where appropriate.
You must record your responses to all 7 questions using the provided templates. You can access the 7 templates under the ‘document tab’ in the advert content section. All 7 templates must be signed where required (typed signature will not be accepted).
After filling out the 7 templates with your responses, you must upload the templates, with supporting evidence to the Evidence Upload Portal, which opens on Tuesday 12 December 2023. You will receive further information on how to access the Evidence Upload Portal nearer to the time.
Portfolio templates and evidence can only be accepted via the dedicated Evidence Upload Portal. Evidence provided to the recruitment team by any other means will not be accepted. Failure to upload any completed template(s) and evidence is likely to result in your application being withdrawn from the process.
For each question a description of the evidence required is given. You will only be awarded marks if the evidence provided matches the description of the evidence required for that domain. Maintaining trust by being open and honest and acting with integrity is one of the key elements of Duties of a Doctor (General Medical Council (GMC)). If it is subsequently discovered that any statement made on your application is false or misleading, evidence will be collected, and you may be referred to a Probity Panel.
Question 1
By the end of July 2024, or by the completion of Core Training if this is later, how many months will you have spent in total in General Surgery in any post-Foundation job in any country? Please do not include any other posts.
Maximum points: 6
Responses
Score
0 to 3 months
0
4 to 12 months
2
13 to 24 months
4
25 to 36 months
6
37 to 48 months
4
49 to 60 months
2
61 months or more
1
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide evidence of completion of training posts (as described in the longlisting section Appendix 1).
For non-training posts please provide a copy of the front page of your contract of employment, which must includes dates and a clear description of the role (if the front page of your contract does not include both start and finish dates other evidence will be required to confirm the duration of post, such as a letter from human resources (HR)/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant).
Question 2
By the end of July 2024, or the completion of Core Training, will you have spent at least 4 months in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Cardiac/Thoracic surgery, Accident and Emergency, Intensive Therapy Unit, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Vascular or Oral and maxillofacial surgery posts since completing your Foundation Programme?
Maximum score: 4
Responses
Score
I will not have spent 4 months in any of these specialities.
0
I will have spent at least 4 months in a post in 1 of these specialities.
2
I will have spent at least 4 months each in posts in 2 or more of these specialities.
4
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide evidence of completion of training posts.
For non-training posts please provide a copy of the front page of your contract of employment, which must includes dates and a clear description of the role (if the front page of your contract does not include both start and finish dates other evidence will be required to confirm the duration of post, such as a letter from human resources (HR)/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant).
Question 3
At the time of application, how many appendicectomies (laparoscopic and/or open) have you completed which have been done either Supervised, Trainer Scrubbed (STS) or Supervised, Trainer Unscrubbed (STU) or Performed (P) or Training (T)? These must be recorded in a validated logbook and each sheet signed by a consultant.
Maximum score: 4
Responses
Score
0 to 5
0
6 to 15
1
16 to 25
2
26 to 35
3
36 to 45
4
46 to 60
3
61 to 80
2
81 or more
1
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Logbook evidence must be full and consecutive. Consolidation sheets from a validated logbook are acceptable.
Each page of the logbook must be signed by a relevant supervisor, with their name and GMC number (or equivalent) clearly legible.
Please ensure there are no gaps in the logbook evidence. If there are gaps in the logbook evidence you provide, then the minimum score will be awarded for this section.
Question 4
Publications: Please submit your 2 best publications, published in any PubMed indexed journal. In order to be eligible for this section, publications must have a PubMed ID and be published by the time of application.
Do not include articles which have not yet been published. Collaborative papers, abstracts, case reports, letters or technical tips are acceptable. Points will be awarded for candidate contribution, level of authorship, quality of study and impact factor of publication.
Maximum score: 10 (5 per publication)
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide a copy of each publication including the authorship list, journal reference and PubMed ID.
If you are submitting a collaborative paper, please also submit the list of collaborators with your name highlighted. Failure to do so will result in no points being given for this section.
Question 5
Presentations: Please submit your 2 best presentations. In order to be eligible for this section, the presentation must have occurred by the time of application.
You may include poster presentations.
Points will be awarded for candidate contribution, being the presenter of the work, quality of study and scope of meeting (regional, national, or international).
Maximum score: 10 (5 per presentation)
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide a copy of the relevant page of the meeting programme(s).
Please provide a copy of the presentation (6 slides per page) or poster.
Question 6
Audits and Quality Improvement Project (QIP): Please submit your 2 best closed loop audits and your best additional audit/QIP. Please only submit audits/QIPs which have been presented as you will need to provide evidence of presentation. For each loop of the closed loop audits and for the additional audit/QIP you must provide evidence of your involvement in the design, execution and presentation of the audit/QIP.
Points will be awarded for candidate involvement, reference standard, study design, importance of clinical question and impact of work.
Maximum score: 21 (8 per closed loop audit and 5 for audit/QIP)
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide a copy of the presentation (6 slides per page).
Please provide a letter from the head of department/clinical lead for audit clearly stating your contribution. Simple certificates are not sufficient evidence.
Question 7
At the time of application, have you completed and been awarded a stand-alone UK higher degree or equivalent (see evidence below) examined by thesis/dissertation? (This does not include intercalated degrees)?
This category has now been broadened to include Postgraduate Certificate, Diplomas and taught Masters degrees. Points will not be awarded unless evidence is provided that the qualification has been awarded.
Maximum points: 5
Responses
Score
Postgraduate Certificate
1
Diploma/Masters degree without thesis or dissertation
2
Masters with thesis or dissertation (for example, MSc, MMedEd, MS, ChM)
3
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
4
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
5
Evidence
Template countersigned by Educational Supervisor (or equivalent) with printed name and General Medical Council (GMC) number (or equivalent).
In addition.
Please provide a copy of your degree certificate.
If your degree included a thesis or dissertation, please provide clear evidence of this or marks will not be awarded for this type of degree.
If your degree was taken outside the UK, you must also provide evidence of its equivalence (for example, a letter from the institution confirming that it was awarded following the production of a research-based thesis and full examination together with a copy of your results transcript).
We are aware of organisations such as UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) however the Selection Leads will be the final arbitrators.
Page last reviewed: 15 November 2023
Next review due: 15 November 2024
