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Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Wales) - ST3

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Wales) - ST3 Specialty Training Advertisement Archive

This is the latest UK Specialty Training advertisement used on Oriel for applications to Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Wales) - ST3 specialty training posts.

The information is presented to help you prepare for your future applications. Please be aware that advertisements, application methods, etc. can change and there is no guarantee that future specialty training advertisements will remain the same.

Training Programme	Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Post Type	Specialty Training
Post Commencing	August 2026
Duration (months)	72
Recruitment Lead	Health Education Improvement Wales
Recruiting For	Wales
Enquiries	https://heiw.nhs.wales/education-and-training/specialty-training/prospective-trainees/
Enquiries Email	heiw.secondarycare@wales.nhs.uk

Information

Applications are invited for ST3 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery posts in Wales commencing from August 2026.

The expected outcome of the training programme is a Certificate of Completion of Training.

Before applying, please read the Person Specification (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/person-specifications/person-specifications-2025/trauma-and-orthopaedic-surgery-st3-2025) to assess your suitability for the post. Please also refer to the Shortlisting Matrix and Interview Scoring Matrix in the documents section of this advert.

In order to assess whether or not you have the requisite competencies or equivalent, refer to the Medical Specialty Training website (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/overview-of-specialty-training/eligibility)

To determine if you are eligible to apply for Paediatric Emergency Medicine training in the current recruitment round, please refer to the Right to Work Section. (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/overview-of-specialty-training/eligibility )

Indicative Vacancies: 2-5

Location of Post(s):

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/home
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/home
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/home
Cwm Taff Morgannwg University Health Board - http://www.cwmtafuhb.wales.nhs.uk/home
Hywel Dda University Health Board - https://hduhb.nhs.wales/
Swansea Bay University Health Board - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/863/home

Application window: 10am Thursday 20th November 2025 – 4pm Thursday 11th December 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 4th March 2026 via Qpercom Recruit

Applications submitted outside of the application window will not be accepted. 

Please ensure that you have completed all the relevant sections of the application forms as missing information will deem your application incomplete and it will not be considered.

For further information relating to Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, please visit: The Royal College of Surgeons of England — Royal College of Surgeons (rcseng.ac.uk) or the BOA Homepage or https://heiw.nhs.wales/education-and-training/recruitment/specialty-training-recruitment/

Pay Scales: https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/md-w-07-2024-pay-award-24-25-pdf/

Policies: Relocation Expenses policy (https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/employment-services/all-wales-relocation/)

For any queries please contact the HEIW Recruitment Office: heiw.secondarycare@wales.nhs.uk

Links

Note: These links were included within the specialty training adverts and may only apply to posts advertised during that particular recruitment round. Links may become inactive or outdated outside the current recruitment year.

Royal College of Surgeons

http://rcseng.ac.uk/

Specialty Training Recruitment - HEIW

https://heiw.nhs.wales/education-and-training/recruitment/specialty-training-recruitment

British Orthopaedic Association

https://www.boa.ac.uk/

Joint Committee on Surgical Training

https://www.jcst.org/

HEIW Specialty Training

https://heiw.nhs.wales/education-and-training/recruitment/specialty-training-recruitment/

Downloads

Note: These documents were included within the specialty training adverts and may only apply to posts advertised during that particular recruitment round. They are provided here as a guide to help you prepare applications, but may change in future application rounds.

Person Specification - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 2026

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Scoring Matrix for Wales ST3 Trauma and Orthopaedics Interview 2026

PDF

Shortlisting Matrix for Wales ST3 Trauma and Orthopaedics 2026

PDF