As part of your application for Vascular Surgery ST3, you will be required to complete a self-assessment along with submitting supporting evidence to justify the score you choose.
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Listed below are the 10 self-assessment questions that appear on the application form along with the possible responses to each question and details of suitable evidence to substantiate your responses.
If the interviewers are unable to verify that your evidence matches the answers you provided on your application form, you will not be awarded any marks for those criteria.
If it is subsequently discovered that any statement is false or misleading, evidence will be collected, and you may be referred to a Probity Panel.
Please note all time periods specified in the self-assessment form refer to full-time equivalent.
If you are applying from the UK
For UK applicants - national refers to activity within the England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the UK as a whole.
Local would mean at the level of a hospital single Trust or University.
Roles outside healthcare include voluntary activity, arts, and other sciences, but not paid employment.
Scoring
For each domain, please select the descriptor and score which most truly reflects your experience. When more than one descriptor is appropriate for you for a particular domain, choose only the one which results in the higher score. Include evidence which supports your score.
If an achievement legitimately fits under multiple domains, it is valid to claim in both categories (for example, academic work which was presented orally then subsequently published).
Please note scores are finalised when the form is submitted. This means they cannot be edited in the event of a mistake, or an additional achievement completed after the deadline.
Completed achievements only
Only include achievements which are fully completed at the time of submission. Do not include anything which is still in progress. For example:
- Do not include qualifications if you have not yet been awarded an outcome
- Do not include articles submitted for publication if they have not been accepted
- Do not include a presentation if you have not yet presented it
Over-claiming
You should be honest with your evaluation and not attempt to gain unfair advantage by exaggerating or misrepresenting achievements.
If this is identified, it could be considered a probity matter which could lead to outright rejection of your application, and in extreme cases, fitness to practice proceedings.
Your scores will be reviewed by trained assessors and based on your evidence can be revised up or down.
Self-assessment domains
Domain 1
By the end of July 2025, or by the completion of Core Training if this is later, how many months will you have spent in total in Medicine in any post-Foundation job in any country? Please do not include any other posts.
| 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
- 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 include 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, for example, letter from HR/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant
Domain 2
By the end of July 2025, or by the completion of Core Training if this is later, how many months (whole time equivalent) will you have spent in total in Vascular Surgery in any post-Foundation job (or equivalent) in any country? Please do not include any other posts.
| Responses |
Score |
|
0 to 9 months
|
2 |
|
10 to 16 months
|
6 |
|
17 to 20 months
|
7 |
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21 to 30 months
|
8 |
|
31 to 59 months
|
4 |
|
60 months or more
|
1 |
Evidence
- 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 includes dates
Domain 3
By the end of July 2025, or the completion of Core Training, will you have spent at least 4 months in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, National Otolaryngology Surgery (ENT), Cardiac/Thoracic surgery, Accident and Emergency, Intensive Therapy Unit Surgery (ITU), Paediatric Surgery, Urology or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) posts since completing your Foundation Programme (or equivalent)?
| 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
|
1 |
|
I will have spent at least 4 months in posts in 2 or more of these specialities
|
2 |
Evidence
- 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 includes dates
- 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 for example, letter from HR/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant
Domain 4
At the time of application, how many appendicectomies (laparoscopic and/or open) or femoral artery explorations have you completed which have been done either STS or STU or P or T? The higher of the two scores will count. These must be recorded in a validated logbook.
|
Responses
Appendicectomy
|
Score
Appendicectomy
|
|
0 to 9
|
1 |
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10 to 29
|
2 |
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30 to 49
|
3 |
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50 to 99
|
4 |
|
100 or more
|
1
|
|
Responses
Femoral Artery Exploration
|
Score
Femoral Artery Exploration
|
| 0 to 5 |
1 |
| 6 to 20 |
2 |
| 21 to 40 |
3 |
| 41 to 50 |
4 |
| 50 or more |
1 |
Evidence
- You must provide full logbook evidence. Consolidation sheets from a validated logbook are acceptable. You will be asked for a log of your index procedures (appendicectomies, inguinal hernias, cholecystectomies and femoral artery dissections)
Domain 5a
At the time of application, how many First author publications have you had published in any PubMed indexed journals? Do not include published abstracts, case reports, letters or technical tips.
| Responses |
Score |
| 0 |
0 |
| 1 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
| 3 |
3 |
| 4+ |
4 |
Evidence
-
Please provide a PMID (PubMed identifier) for each paper
-
Collaborative papers may be included in this section if you provide evidence of significant involvement in the design/steering/writing up of the study. Maximum of 1 paper per collaboration
-
Publications included here cannot be also counted in Domain 7
Domain 5b
At the time of application, how many other publications have you had published in any PubMed indexed journals? Do not include published abstracts, case reports, letters or technical tips.
| Responses |
Score |
| 0 |
0 |
| 1 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
| 3 |
3 |
| 4 |
4 |
| 5+ |
5 |
Evidence
-
Please provide a PMID (PubMed identifier) for each paper
-
Collaborative papers may be included in this section to a maximum of 1 paper/point for each collaborative project in which you have been referenced as a contributor
-
Publications included here cannot be also counted in Domain 7
Domain 6
At the time of application and since graduation as a doctor, in the last two years whole-time equivalent (WTE) of clinical practice how many national and international presentations have been given of work in which you are a listed author? Do not include poster presentations.
| Responses |
Score |
| 0 |
0 |
| 1 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
| 3 |
3 |
| 4 |
4 |
| 5 |
5 |
| 6 |
6 |
Evidence
Domain 7
Submit evidence of the 4 best audit/quality improvement projects that you have developed, against a published clinical standard and have resulted in a presentation of the results at the time of application. These will be scored against the following criteria.
| Scoring criteria |
Score |
- Less than 4 projects that you have delivered, against a published clinical standard and have resulted in presentation at the time of application
|
0 |
- 4 projects of which one includes more than 50 subjects/ patients/ cases
- 3 projects have 2 cycles
- 1 of these projects has evidence of a local change in clinical practice with positive patient outcomes or,
- 1 of these projects has been peer reviewed and presented (including posters) at a national or international meeting affiliated with a medical or surgical society, or published (including abstracts) in a Pubmed indexed journal
|
2 |
- 4 projects of which 2 or more include more than 50 subjects/ patients/ cases
- All 4 project have 2 cycles
- 2 or more of these projects have evidence of a local change in clinical practice with positive patient outcomes
- 2 or more projects have been peer reviewed and presented (including posters) at a national or international meeting affiliated with a medical or surgical society, or published (including abstracts) in a Pubmed indexed journal
|
4 |
Evidence
-
Please provide a summary of the project and evidence of presentation/publication/change in practice
-
Evidence that exceeds the descriptors for a score of 0 but does not meet the descriptors of a score of 2 can be scored 1
-
Evidence that exceeds the descriptors for a score of 2 but does not meet the descriptors for a score of 4 can be scored 3
Domain 8
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? (NB: This does not include intercalated degrees).
| Responses |
Score |
|
No higher degree
|
0 |
|
Masters (such as MSc, MMedEd, MS, ChM)
|
1 |
|
PhD, MD
|
2 |
Evidence
-
Please provide your degree certificate
-
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 NARIC however the Selection Leads will be the final arbitrators
Domain 9
Please select one statement that best describes your involvement in leadership or management in the last two years whole-time equivalent (WTE) of clinical practice.
| Responses |
Score |
|
I have provided evidence in my portfolio of a formal leadership or management role within or outside of medicine at a national or regional level
|
2 |
|
I have provided evidence in my portfolio of a formal leadership or management role within or outside of medicine at a local or Trust level
|
1 |
|
I have had no significant involvement in leadership or management
|
0 |
Evidence
Domain 10
I have a formal qualification in teaching (PG cert or equivalent).
| Responses |
Score |
|
PG Cert or equivalent
|
2 |
|
A substantial interactive and practical teaching qualification
|
1 |
|
None
|
0 |
Evidence
Page last reviewed: 13 November 2024
Next review due: 13 November 2026