Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3     

London Recruitment Team are coordinating the national process for recruiting trainees into Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology programme ST3 run-through posts across England, Scotland, and Wales.    

Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology is a specialty devoted to the diseases affecting the placenta, fetus, infant and child and includes perinatal and paediatric autopsy practice in addition to paediatric surgical pathology. Departments are usually located in tertiary referral centres in teaching hospitals and most units provide a regional service, as well as specialist pathology services for local patients. There is close collaboration with a range of clinicians including obstetricians, neonatologists, specialist paediatricians and paediatric surgeons. Working with children promotes a spirit of accessibility, cooperativeness, and openness and the knowledge that diagnoses will be used for the child, for the mother, for the extended family, and for the implementation of optimal clinical practice.    

This is for completion of CCT/CESR (CP) subject to satisfactory progression.    

Please note the national person specification for Paediatric Perinatal Pathology ST3 programme can be downloaded via the National Specialty Training  website 

Eligibility Criteria for recruitment to Specialty Training    

All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competences or equivalent depending on the level they are applying to. Applicants for ST3 Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology, who are not currently in a UK Histopathology training programme, must complete and submit the Certificate of Readiness to enter Diagnostic Neuropathology or Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology Training 2025 (CRDNPP). More information on CRDNPP can be found here 

Please ensure to upload all the required evidence of competences on to your application form. If you are experiencing difficulties uploading the evidence, please contact London recruitment team via enquiry portal  prior to submitting your application.    

For more information on competences please refer to the National Specialty Training website   

The training programme is equally open to those who may, either from the outset or subsequently, wish to train flexibly or job share.

Kindly note that there is a strict application policy that applications cannot be accepted after the deadline.

Eligibility Criteria for recruitment to Specialty Training – Immigration Requirements    

All medical practitioners are on the shortage occupation list, this means with the exception of all applicants to Public Health, all specialty recruitment applicants will be exempt from the resident labour market test (RLMT)

NHS England (NHSE) is responsible for the sponsorship of Medical and Dental trainees for their Skilled worker visa application in England. The Medical Specialty Recruitment website has guidance for applicants requiring a visa.

Reasonable adjustments and Disability Confident Scheme   

For more information regarding reasonable adjustments and guaranteed interview scheme please refer to Medical Speciality Recruitment Website. 

Fitness to Practice 

If you have made a positive declaration in the FTP section on your application, you must contact London recruitment office via support portal by the close of the application window.  Please refer to the Fitness to Practice section on the Medical Specialty Recruitment website for the information and guidance. Failure to provide the outlined information, by the close of application may result in your application being withdrawn

Interview process    

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Applicants are advised to install the MS Teams app before their scheduled interview. Upon receiving the interview link, applicants should test it on the device they intend to use to ensure connectivity. If any issues arise, an alternative device may be necessary. Applicants who are unable to connect should promptly contact the recruitment team. When testing the link, applicants should see a screen indicating that the host will start the meeting shortly or similar wording.      

If you are unable to connect directly from the link, try pasting the URL link into the browser, or try using an incognito browser.         

On the day of the interview, each applicant should click on the link and join the call 5 minutes prior to their allocated time.  Applicants will be kept in the lobby area until the interview panel are ready for them, at which time they will be admitted into the interview.      

Applicants should ensure that their camera and microphone are turned on and working correctly prior to joining the call.   Kindly note, interviews will be terminated where the panel cannot see the applicant.      

Before the interview commences, applicants will be briefed on the interview process and will be required to confirm their identity with the interview administrator.  It is therefore important that applicants have suitable photographic ID available (passport or UK photo driving licence).  In addition, applicants will be required to move their camera to show the entire room where they are undertaking the interview, this is to confirm that nobody else is present.       

Once identity has been confirmed, the administrator will advise the interview panel that the interview process can commence.       

The interview must not be recorded by either the applicant, the administrator, or the panel members.       

On completion of the interview, the applicant should terminate their connection to the call and the interview process is complete.     

Length of interview: 30 minutes    

Interview structure: A single interview station covering different criteria from the person specification and will last for approximately 30 minutes (subject to change).    

Key Dates & Information    

Application window: Thursday 14th November 2024 – Thursday 5th December 2024 

Interview dates: 21st February 2025

Interview venue:  Online 

Posts commence from: August 2025

Preferencing Posts    

Preferencing of posts will be available prior to offers being made, the preferencing window dates can be found on the Medical Specialty Recruitment Website. The preferencing window will reopen between offer iterations, in line with the enhanced preferencing process. 

Note: It is anticipated that trainees accepting a paediatric and perinatal pathology training post in England will be eligible for a £20,000 recruitment incentive. This is to recognise the need to improve recruitment into the specialty and grow the paediatric and perinatal pathology workforce. However, confirmation of this incentive is still awaited and an update will be provided in advance of offers being made.

Offers  

Candidates awaiting results of Histopathology Part 1 exam will need to confirm their exam results by 9:00 am on Monday, 26th May 2025

Programmes    

Indicative post numbers for each region can be found on here. Actual post numbers will be confirmed when invited to select programme preferences later in the round.

Please note that post numbers and post information are subject to change.   

Contacts / Enquiries    

Please visit the PGMDE Support Portal where you will find a series of FAQs, and you will be able to submit an enquiry to the London Recruitment Team.