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Recruitment to Speciality Training 2009

Steve Buggle

Operations ManagerMMC Programme Team

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Planning for 2009

• Commenced January 2008• Review of 2008 recruitment practice• Task & Finish Group set up• 18 work streams• Close working with Deaneries RCs and SACs

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Comparison of 2007 & 2008

Although significantly different rules, behaviour of applicants was similar:

• Average applications increased 3.7 to 5.2• Geography less important than speciality• Less than 10% of applicants apply to only one UoA• In 2007, 23% and in 2008, 43% applied to

more than one specialty• Fill rate similar

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2008 Statistics

• 9,300 posts• 81,000 applications• Applicant ratio 4:1• 90% fill rate end of R1• Will it be different for 2009?• 400 additional GP posts

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What is staying the same?

• Proposals must meet MMC principles and be approved by MMC PB

• Unlimited applications• CV based applications• No central IT• Mixed economy

– local and nationally led recruitment– Run-through and uncoupled specialities

• Deanery led applicant support• MMC help desk

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Changes for 2009

• Royal College & speciality led recruitment• All applications electronic• Applicant friendly UoAs• Standard part one application form• Improved person specs to improve selection• Strengthened applicant support• Piloting coordinated recruitment• Greater coordination with DAs

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College led recruitment

• 2008– Foundation Programme, GP, O&G, P&CH,

Cardiothoracic, Plastics, Public Health, ACFs, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Clinical Genetics, Occupational Medicine, Histopathology

• 2009– Psychiatry, CMT, Emergency Medicine, T&O,

Urology, Paediatric Surgery

• 40% of recruitment College-led• More in 2010

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2009 Time table

• Up to three recruitment rounds• Round One

– 5th January open for applications– 15th May interviews to been completed

• Round Two– Opens for applications 16th May

• Time table for round two and beyond can be deanery or speciality determined

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Key dates

• ACFs recruitment commences November 2008• MMC website launch in November 08 detailing

2009 recruitment arrangements• Applications open 5th January 2009• 21st February for GP MMT

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Application Process

• CV based application forms• Electronic applications only• Advertising

– Advertising minimum 3 days (excl weekends/BH)– 5 days for electronic applications– Applications made at any time during this period

• Acceptances– 48 hour acceptance periods– Rules on acceptances remain the same

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Summary

• Earlier planning• Still locally based• But more national recruitment (40%)• 2008 processes and procedures refined• Better comms and applicant support• Early launch in November 2008• Planning for 2010 started already

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Any questions?

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Modernising Medical Careers

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