Applications in England and Wales
Applications for programmes in England and Wales will open at midday on 25 November 2011 and close at midday on 9 December 2011. Applicants will only be required to submit one application to apply for any programmes in England and Wales.
Registration has already opened and applications open at midday (GMT) on 25 November 2011.
Applicants for Specialty Training in Public Health who come from a background other than medicine do not need to complete the registration process and should await the full opening of applications at midday (GMT) on 25 November 2011.
Applications will only be accepted through the National Recruitment to Public Health portal; paper applications will not be accepted.
The advert can be found here.
The portal can be accessed at: www.intrepidpathway.co.uk
Applications will close at midday (GMT) on 9 December 2011.
All posts in England and Wales will be recruited in accordance with the 2012 National ST1 person specification. There is supplementary guidance available for applicants assessing their eligibility for the public health training scheme.
Demonstration of Foundation Competences (for medical applicants only)
In addition to the person specification, applicants should consider the following guidance forms to appropriately demonstrate medical foundation competences.
If you have not undertaken a UK foundation programme within the past three years, you may be required (based on your responses on your application form) to submit alternative evidence by asking at least one consultant who has supervised you for at least three months since 1 August 2009 to confirm your achievement of foundation competences. Over the sum of the forms that you submit you must ensure that all competences are covered. There are two 'Alternative Certificates' available for download: one for specialties with acute medical responsibilities (Form A) and one for specialties without acute medical responsibilities (Form B).
You may submit more than one Alternative Certificate from different posts in order to show all your evidence of achievement of all competencies but the certificates must relate to posts undertaken for at least three months each since August 2009. Please ensure your Alternative Certificate(s) A and/or Alternative Certificate(s) B are uploaded with your application.
There is also a list of specialties with acute medical responsibilities.
You may submit more than one Alternative Certificate from different posts in order to show evidence of achievement of all competencies but the certificates must relate to posts undertaken for at least three months each since August 2009. Please ensure Alternative Certificate A and/or Alternative Certificate B is uploaded with your application. If you have difficulty uploading the document you should send a scanned copy to
If you are unable to upload or forward a scanned copy then you must submit a copy by post to East Midlands deanery when you submit your application. Please ensure this is posted to 'Medical Recruitment Team, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, Rutland House, 11 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1RJ'. Please note you will be asked to provide the original certificate when you attend your interview.
Form Z must be completed by those applicants confirming the achievement of Foundation Competences prior to 2009.
Further information is available in the Applicant Guide to Specialty Recruitment in England 2012.
All posts will commence in August 2012. Please follow the links below for further information on each programme:
| Programme | No of posts (2012) | Competition ratios Applications: posts | Job & programme descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| East of England | 8 |
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| East Midlands | 6 |
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| Wessex (HIOW) | 2 |
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| London, Kent, Surrey & Sussex | North London: 2 SE London, Kent & Medway: 5 SW London, Surrey & Sussex: 5 |
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Sub programme |
| Northern | 4 |
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| North West (see School of Public Health) | Cheshire & Merseyside: 4 Greater Manchester: 4 Cumbria & Lancashire: 4 |
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| Oxford | 3 |
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| South West | 0 |
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| Wales | 0 |
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| West Midlands | 9 |
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| Yorkshire & the Humber | 1 |
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| DMS | 2 |
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| Overall Ratio | TBC | TBC |
Competition ratios
The competition ratios are provided purely as a guidance to applicants. The availability of posts within any individual programme can vary considerably from one year to the next and therefore there may be wild fluctuations in the competition ratios year by year. We therefore provide a cumulative competition ratio for each programme which may be of more assistance in providing a longer term view.
Competition for posts should only be one aspect that you consider when deciding where to apply. You should also consider the detail of the individual training arrangements within a programme. There are also external factors to bear in mind such as the geographical location of the programme and potential social networks.
Further information on applicant success rates is available here.
Recruitment timetable 2012 – England & Wales
| Saturday 12 November 2011 |
Advert appears in NHS jobs and BMJ |
| Friday 25 November 2011, Midday (GMT) |
Applications open |
| Friday 9 December 2011, Midday (GMT) |
Applications close |
| 19 January 2012 | Assessment centre |
| 21/22 February 2012 | Selection centre |
| First offers will be made by 9 March 2012 |
All offers will be made via the East Midlands |
- Applications will only be accepted through the electronic portal; paper applications will not be accepted.
- Applications to England & Wales will close at midday on Friday 9 December 2011.
The application process
- Applicants successful at long listing (eligibility testing) will be invited to a full day assessment centre (written tests of numerical and critical reasoning and a situational judgement [scenario based] test). Assessment centres will be held in London, Liverpool and Bristol
- Assessment centre will be held 19 January 2012
- Applicants will need to reach a minimum standard at the tests of numeracy and critical reasoning. Applicants passing this standard will then be ranked according to their scores at assessment
- Applicants at the top end of the ranking for written tests will be invited to a half-day selection centre (face-to-face assessment)
- Selection centre during the period 21-22 February 2012
- First offers will be issued by 9 March 2012
Selection centre will be held in the East Midlands at Imago, Burleigh Court, Loughborough, Leicestershire. The location has good transport links. The selection centre will run across two days: 21-22 February. Candidates should expect to be at the centre for approximately four and a half hours in total. Refreshments will be provided.
Selection centre test elements include face-to-face interviews in steeplechase format with each candidate interviewed by six short panels. Candidates will also sit a written test of qualitative and quantitative analytic skills and a group exercise. Full details of the venue and requirements of candidates will be sent to those applicants invited to attend selection centre.
All elements of the selection centre will be scored by trained assessors and the total scores will be combined with scores from assessment centre to give a final ranked score.
Candidates wishing to apply should ensure they are available for these dates as alternatives will not be provided.
Receiving offers
In line with the national timeline for Round 1 recruitment all first offers will be made by 9 March 2012.
Your final score is based on combined results from the written tests at assessment centre and all the marks from selection centre. There is a minimum score set for consideration for appointment. You will be ranked according to your score:
1. If your score is below the minimum level we have set, you will receive notification that you have been unsuccessful this year.
2. Offers will be made in meritocratic order with the highest ranked candidate receiving an offer for their first-choice preference. Not all candidates will receive an offer for their first preference if successful at interview and may receive an offer for a lower preference depending on their rank and the number of posts available within the different deaneries.
3. Applicants who receive a Round 1 offer are given an option to 'hold' that offer until 19 March if awaiting offers for a higher preference in this specialty or from other specialties in Round 1. For further details, please refer to the applicant guide on the MMC website.
4. In 2012 Public Health will be using the UK Offers website for the management of offers following the selection-centre process. Please see the MMC website for further details on this process.
Please contact the recruitment team at emsha.publichealthrecruitment.nhs.net if you have any questions about the offers process.
Additional Information
The Postgraduate Dean confirms that these placements and/or programmes have the required educational and Dean's approval.
Right to work in the UK
Doctors who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals. Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals with limited leave to remain in the UK and whose employment will require Tier 2 sponsorship are subject to the resident labour market test and may only be considered if there is no suitable UK/EEA candidate or a candidate with an eligible visa for the post. Evidence of immigration status should normally consist of a date stamped passport and accompanying letter from the Home Office. Please visit the Home Office website for more information.
Criminal record checks
Successful candidates will be required to apply for a Criminal Records Bureau check.
Equality & diversity
We are committed to equality of opportunity and diversity in employment. Applications are welcomed from all sectors of the community and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the people we serve.
Complaints and appeals
Complaints and appeals to the public health national recruitment process can be submitted and assessed against a transparent hearing process. If you have a complaint or appeal against a decision please read carefully through the Complaints and Appeals document before your submission.
