Otolaryngology (ENT) (NI) ST3

Please include details of the qualification awarded, institution/awarding body and dates. Do not include details of your pre university school education/ exam results.

For each qualification enter:

  • Name
  • Qualification
  • Place of Study
  • Grade/Honours
  • Date Completed

Please give details of any completed postgraduate medical qualifications/ other degrees/ diplomas/ certificates. Where a qualification is partly completed please state your exam status. For an MD please state whether this is linked to your primary medical qualification or the result of an independent research thesis. Please include here any relevant qualifications listed as desirable on the person specification.

For each qualification enter:

  • Name
  • Subject/Qualification
  • Institution/awarding body
  • Grade/Result
  • Date Completed

Prizes, awards and other distinctions (please include specialty and qualifying distinction). Please indicate whether these were awarded to you as an undergraduate or postgraduate.

For each prize/award/distinction enter:

  • Name
  • Prize/Award/Distinction
  • Awarding Body
  • Date Awarded

Please provide details on your MRCS examination status. Please also provide details of any progress made with the DO-HNS examinations if relevant to your application.

To be eligible for this vacancy, successful completion of MRCS (and DOHNS if applying to ENT) is required by date in application.

Please state whether you have completed MRCS Part A

  • I have passed MRCS Part A
  • I have sat MRCS Part A and am awaiting the results
  • I have booked MRCS Part A and expect to have the results by the initial offers deadline for this recruitment round
  • I have neither passed MRCS Part A nor booked my place on the exam

Please state whether you have completed MRCS Part B

  • I have passed MRCS Part B
  • I have sat the MRCS Part B examination and am awaiting the results
  • I have booked the MRCS Part B examination and expect to have the results by the initial offers deadline for this recruitment round
  • I have neither passed MRCS Part B nor booked my place on the exam

Please state whether you have completed the DOHNS or DipEBORL part 1 examination, Diploma of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DOHNS), Diploma of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology (DipEBORL)

  • I have passed DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 1
  • I have sat DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 1 and am awaiting the results
  • I have booked DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 1 and expect to have the results by the initial offers deadline for this recruitment round
  • I have neither passed DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 1 nor booked my place on the exam

Please state whether you have completed the DOHNS or DipEBORL part 2 examination

  • I have passed DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 2
  • I have sat DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 2 and am awaiting the results
  • I have booked DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 2 and expect to have the results by the initial offers deadline for this recruitment round
  • I have neither passed DOHNS/DipEBORL Part 2 nor booked my place on the exam

In this section please provide details of your most relevant publications in journals or presentations to local bodies, regional or national societies. Please state whether the presentation was oral or a poster. Please give full citation details of any published work (please provide PubMed link or alternative in your answer). Please give a statement about your personal contribution to the work (e.g. first author, lead investigator)

If you do not have an achievement in that area, please put ‘N/A’ in the relevant box.

Presentations at regional or national level (Words allowed: 200)

Presentations at local level (Words allowed: 200)

Publications in peer reviewed journals (Words allowed: 200)

Other publications – conference extracts etc. (Words allowed: 200)

Use the spaces below to provide information to demonstrate how you are suitable for a training post in this specialty. Please refer to both the essential and desirable criteria on the person specification as you complete the following sections.

If you do not have an achievement in that area, please put ‘N/A’ in the relevant box.

Teaching Experience

Please provide details of your teaching experience. Please give full details about the type of teaching, your personal contribution, details of any feedback obtained and how you have reflected on this; the PHST Recruitment website (https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring) has guidance to help choose the right option. This domain has additional guidance on the website should an activity have been disrupted due to COVID-19 (250 words)

Training in Teaching

Please provide details of your training in teaching. Include details about: the course provider, any qualification gained, start and end dates, the length of training and how the course was conducted (100 words)

Quality Improvement

Please provide details of your experience of quality improvement activities, providing details of your experience of quality improvement activities, giving titles and dates. What specifically was your contribution, what did the project show, how was it sustainable, was it presented or published? Remember that projects/audits which do not demonstrate use of QI methodology and repeated Plan Do Study Act cycles should be scored no more highly than the two point option; although it is permissible to claim for projects where you were only involved in one complete PDSA cycle, provided that additional cycles for that project were completed either before or subsequent to your work. See the PHST Recruitment website (https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring) for full guidance. This domain has additional guidance on the website should an activity have been disrupted due to COVID-19 (250 words)

Leadership / Management
Please provide details of your experience in leadership and management, specifying the: name of the organisation, nature and scope of your role, start and (if applicable) end date. You must also include details of the positive impact you were able to make. Roles must be subsequent to commencing your first undergraduate degree (ie this includes any degree undertaken prior to your primary medical qualification); See the PHST Recruitment website (https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring) for full guidance. (250 words)

Skills and Attributes Describe how you believe you meet the person specification for the programme you are applying for. Include the particular skills and attributes that make you suitable for a career in this specialty. (Words allowed: 250)

Commitment to specialty Please provide evidence of activities and achievements which demonstrate your commitment to a career in this specialty and/or have led to the development of skills relevant to career in this specialty (Words allowed: 200)

Achievement outside Medicine In this space please describe any other attributes or activities outside of the field of medicine that you feel may support your application. It is not mandatory to enter any information here but is recommended to refer to the person specification when considering information to include. (Words allowed: 150)

Research Skills Please give brief details of all research projects, and/or relevant research experience that you have undertaken or are undertaking, including methods used. Indicate your level of involvement and your exact role in the research team detailing when this took place, your time commitment, your contribution/involvement and source of funding. If you have been awarded a higher degree as a result of research, this must be detailed additionally in the appropriate section above. Detail your academic career plans, if applicable. (Words allowed: 300)

Please describe in more detail one of the research projects above. (Words allowed: 300)

NIMDTA runs an annual Welcome Event for trainees new to Northern Ireland. This event is predominately aimed at doctors who have neither worked nor lived in Northern Ireland before. The course is designed to address some of the elements of life particular to Northern Ireland, both inside and outside medicine.

All new appointments are welcome; however we would appreciate if you could answer the questions below to indicate the range of trainees attending.

Do you identify yourself as someone New to Northern Ireland (N2NI)? (Yes | No) i.e. If you don’t have enough experience of working or living in NI, then please answer yes.

Would you like to receive an invitation to NIMDTA’s New to Northern Ireland Welcome Event (Yes | No)

The questions below require you to select the most appropriate achievement from each section. The answers to these questions will make up the application score used to allocate candidates to interview.

  1. All Candidates MUST upload evidence for ALL self-assessment domains at time of application.

  2. All Evidence MUST be uploaded in PDF FORMAT.

  3. You MUST upload an index page before completing the self-assessment. The index should detail the evidence you have provided for each domain, to help the validators navigate through your evidence. This document MUST be named 00Index.pdf. An approved index template can be downloaded from the document library for this vacancy which illustrates how we expect your evidence to be organised. Failure to provide an index that clearly lists where all required evidence can be found AND which domain it is linked to will result in your application being rejected.

  4. Please combine evidence for each domain into ONE pdf per domain in the order listed within your index document. Each Domain should then be labelled accordingly (ie. 01Quals)

  5. If it is not possible for you to combine documents into one pdf, you will be permitted a max of 5 documents per domain and they should be labelled accordingly (ie, 01a, 01b, etc. in order based on your index page)

  6. Please ensure you keep to the naming convention above and DON’T use any non-alphanumeric characters (ie. &*.%$) as this will prevent the transfer of your documents into SharePoint for validation. The naming convention is provided to allow the validation panel to quickly identify your evidence and identify which domain it applies to. If it is not clear from the file name which domain the evidence relates to, the validation panel reserves the right to reject that file.

  7. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure uploaded documents FULLY DEMONSTRATE the required evidence based on the rating they have chosen. Failure to do so may result in the score for that domain being reduced. (ie. if you have claimed that you have presented at a national or international meeting, do not expect your slides alone to be accepted as evidence; instead please upload confirmation from the conference organisers that your presentation was included in the programme of events. Similarly, if your score depends on a publication having a PubMed reference, please ensure this is clearly visible within your evidence submission.)

  8. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure uploaded documents are CORRECTLY ORIENTATED AND LEGIBLE. Failure to do so may result that domain being scored zero.

  9. ONLY upload documentation directly relevant to your self-assessment. The validating panel cannot be expected to review your entire portfolio. If a candidate is deemed to have uploaded unnecessary documentation that prevents the validation panel from quickly identifying the correct evidence, their application will be rejected.

  10. You can only claim on the basis of achievements completed at point of submission of your application.

  11. Scores are not adjustable after submission – you cannot amend your self-assessment score after should you have made a mistake on your application form, or gained an achievement after the submission of your application.

  12. It is never permissible to share or upload patient identifiable data. Any file found to contain patient identifiable data will be removed from your evidence folder, prior to validation, to prevent it being shared further. NIMDTA may also be obliged to raise this as a GDPR issue and inform your Responsible Officer.

Time spent in Allied Specialties (after Foundation Training)

In the time since you completed your foundation training until the 5th August 2025 (1st October 2025 for current core trainees in a scheme which finishes in October 2025) how many of the recognised specialties will you have spent 4 or more months in?

Recognised specialties - OMFS, Plastics, Paediatric surgery, Paediatrics, Neurosurgery, GP, Cardiothoracic surgery, Upper GI surgery, Ophthalmology, A+E, ITU, Audiovestibular medicine.

  • Two or more : 6
  • One : 3
  • None : 0

Time spent in ENT posts (after Foundation Training)

In the time since you completed your foundation training until the 2nd August 2024 (1st October 2024 for current core trainees in a scheme which finishes in October 2024) [NB I think this is an error on the form and the date should be 2025] how long will you have spent in ENT?

  • No time in ENT
  • Less than 5 months and 21 days
  • 5 months and 21 days to 18 months and 7 days
  • 18 months and 8 days to 30 months and 7 days

How many of the following qualifications have you been awarded? Peer reviewed theses eg :- MPhil, PhD, MD,MCh, MS*.

  • Two or more
  • One
  • None

How many of the following qualifications do you have? Peer reviewed theses which have been submitted, but not yet awarded. eg :- MPhil, PhD, MCh, MD, MS.

  • One or more
  • None

How many of the following qualifications do you have? MSc or equivalent

  • One or more
  • None

How many of the following qualifications do you have? BSc / BMedSci /BA/MA, Overseas MS (where thesis contributes <50% of marks) or equivalent?

  • One or more
  • None

‘Formally accepted’ papers to count, (but NOT ’letters to editor or abstracts’). Acceptance letters to be presented as evidence for verification.

Since leaving medical school, how many book chapters (including ElefENT sections) have you had published?

  • Four or more
  • Three
  • Two
  • One
  • None

Since leaving medical school how many NON-first author peer reviewed papers have you had published?

  • Three or more
  • Two
  • One
  • None

Since leaving medical school how many Non-peer reviewed / non-PMID paper or e-publications do you have?

  • One or more
  • None

Peer reviewed publications before leaving medical school:

  • Both first author AND non-first author (at least one of each)
  • First author only (One or More)
  • Non-first author only (One or more)
  • None

Since leaving medical school, how many ‘closed loop’ (must include 2 cycles) audits, on separate topics, where you were the primary auditor (ie. initiated, designed and completed the audit) have you completed?

You must provide supervisor confirmation of your role for each audit.

  • Three or more
  • Two
  • One
  • None

Since leaving medical school, how many single cycles of audit, on separate topics, where you were the primary auditor (ie initiated, designed and completed the audit) have you completed?

You must provide supervisor confirmation of your role for each audit.

  • Four or more
  • Three
  • Two
  • One
  • None

Since leaving medical school, how many single cycles of audit on separate topics where you were NOT the primary auditor have you completed?

  • One or more
  • None

Poster presentation (including audits) since medical school:

How many times have you given a poster presentation (including audits) at a national / international meeting?

(Where max points have been achieved in this category, additional poster presentations may be considered as ‘regional’ and as such can be used in the next question)

  • One or more
  • None

How many times have you given a poster presentation (including audits) at a regional meeting?

  • One or more
  • None

Oral presentation (including audits): since medical school

How many times have you given an oral presentation in person (including audits) at a national / international meeting?

(Where max points achieved in this category additional presentations may be counted as ‘regional’ in the next question.)

  • Twice or more
  • Once
  • None

How many times have you given an oral presentation in person (including audits) at a regional meeting? (exclude ‘in house’ hospital meetings)

  • Twice or more
  • Once
  • None

First author presentation at Regional / National / International Meeting before leaving medical school:

  • Poster AND Oral (at least one of each)
  • Oral only (Once or more)
  • Poster only (Once or more)
  • None

Have you been involved in medical teaching / training delivery?

  • As principal organiser of relevant course (which has already run by the application date)
  • by contributing to course as faculty member
  • Informal / planned and regular teaching activities (at least monthly)
  • Informal / planned, but irregular / sporadic teaching activities (less often than monthly
  • None

Do you have a qualification in medical education?

  • MSc or equivalent in clinical education (gained since foundation) (IF NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN SECTION 2)
  • Modular diploma in education (gained since foundation)
  • Training the trainers’ certificate or certificate in education (gained since foundation)
  • None

Have you been awarded any medical postgraduate (ie gained after medical school) prizes (including research awards and travelling fellowships)?

Exclusions: best presentation (oral or poster) prizes

  • Two or more
  • One
  • None

Have you been awarded any ‘best presentation’ prizes?

  • Yes from a national / international meeting
  • Yes from a regional meeting
  • None

Have you performed (ie coded P, S-TU, S-TS) any of the indicator procedures? (evidence should be submitted in e-logbook format without any patient identifiable information) - 2 points for each procedure.

Procedures:

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Insertion of grommet(s)
  • Reduction of fractured nose
  • Direct pharyngoscopy or direct laryngoscopy
  • Nasal polypectomy

Number Performed:

  • Five indicator procedures
  • Four indicator procedures
  • Three indicator procedures
  • Two indicator procedures
  • One indicator procedure
  • None

Evidence of long term (over 6 months) outstanding extracurricular activities

Have you undertaken any long term outstanding extracurricular activities since leaving medical school eg: cultural or sporting representative roles at regional / national level, or outstanding charity work?

  • Yes - two or more roles
  • Yes - one role
  • None

Since leaving medical school, have you undertaken any formal medical management or leadership roles eg: Mess President, BMA local or regional rep, trainee rep on committee or similar role?

Please note: MDT / Rota Coordinator does not count.

  • Yes - two or more roles
  • Yes - one role
  • None

Before leaving medical school have you undertaken any leadership roles

e.g. Head of Student Union, Rag Committee Chairman etc. Confirmation letter required

  • Yes
  • No
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