• Advert number: 185432-0
• Posted Date: 11/12/08

Wales Deanery

www.cardiff.ac.uk/pgmde

Postgraduate dean: Professor Derek Gallen:

School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff University, 8th and 9th Floors, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4YS. Email: postgrad@cardiff.ac.uk

Trusts in our domain

NHS Trusts and Hospitals in Wales North Wales

• North Wales NHS Trust includes Glan Clwyd Hospital (Rhyl) and
Wrexham Maelor Hospital (Wrexham)
• North West Wales NHS Trust includes Ysbyty Gwynedd (Bangor)
Mid and South West Wales
• Hywel Dda NHS Trust includes Bronglais General Hospital
(Aberystwyth), Prince Philip Hospital (Llanelli), West Wales General
Hospital (Carmarthen) and Withybush Hospital (Haverfordwest)
• Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust includes Morriston
Hospital (Swansea), Singleton Hospital (Swansea), Neath Port Talbot
Hospital (Port Talbot) and Princess of Wales Hospital (Bridgend)

South East Wales

• Cwm Taf NHS Trust includes Prince Charles Hospital (Merthyr Tydfil)
and Royal Glamorgan Hospital (Llantrisant)
• Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust includes University Hospital of Wales
(Cardiff) and Llandough Hospital (Penarth)
• Velindre NHS Trust includes Velindre Hospital (Cardiff)
• Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust includes Royal Gwent Hospital
(Newport), Nevill Hall Hospital (Abergavenny) and Caerphilly District
Miners Hospital (Caerphilly)

Profile

Wales is a relatively small country. This compact country offers something for everyone, from cosmopolitan towns and cities to stunning coastal locations with wind and water sports on hand. It even has its own language although it is not necessary to learn it to pursue training, employment or a lifestyle here. With affordable housing and welcoming communities it is an ideal place to achieve a worklife balance.

Wales is alive with the presence of both contemporary and more traditional culture and a high profile presence in sports and music. Its rail, road and air networks give swift access to many major UK towns and cities.

Wales is covered by a single Deanery and has developed an approach to career development which puts high quality training at the heart of medical careers, from the foundation doctor’s first job, through specialty training on to Consultant or General Practitioner. Early career trainees can indicate regional preferences between North, Mid and South West and South East Wales, whilst all trainees are supported by Specialty Training Schools, Regional Training Committees and a network of well-equipped Postgraduate Education Centres within teaching hospitals. Higher specialist training includes access to a full funded generic curriculum covering topics such as teaching, ethics, law and leadership.

MMC Recruitment timetables for 2009

The Wales Deanery timetable for Hospital-based Specialty Training:

• Applications open : Friday 2nd January 2009
• Applications close: Friday 16th January 2009
• Longlisting and shortlisting will be carried out between Monday 19th
January 2009 and Friday 20th February 2009
• Interviews commence on Monday 23rd February 2009
• The first round of interviews are scheduled to be completed by
Monday 30th March 2009
• Offers will be issued once the specialty has completed its interviews.
Further information about the application process for Hospital-based
Specialty Training is available at www.mmcwales.org

The Wales Deanery timetable for General Practice Specialty Training:

• Applications open (longlisting): 5th January – 18th January 2009
• Machine Marked Test (shortlisting): 21st February 2009
• Selection Centre: 23rd -25th March 2009
• Allocation and offers: 27th March 2009

Further information about the application process for GP Specialty
Training is available at www.gprecruitment.org.uk/

Round 2 timetable
• Applications open: Friday 17th April 2009
• Applications close: Friday 1st May 2009
• Interviews:  from Monday 18th May - Thursday 18th June 2009

For further details regarding vacancies please see our website www.mmcwales.org

 MMC Recruitment responsibilities

The Wales Deanery will be recruiting to the following specialties:
• Core Medical Training
• Core Surgical Training
• Core Psychiatry Training
• Anaesthetics
• Radiology
• Ophthalmology
• Higher Surgical Training
• Higher Medical Training
• Medical Microbiology

Trainees wishing to pursue a career in Wales for the following should follow
Royal College or Lead Deanery arrangements and timetables:

• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• General Practice
• Public Health Medicine
• Histopathology
• Emergency Medicine
• Urology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Clinical Genetics
• Paediatric Surgery
• Audiological Medicine
• GU Medicine

Recruitment procedures

All adverts will appear in BMJ Careers. Further information regarding the number of hospital specialty vacancies and rotations on offer can be obtained from www.mmcwales.org Further information regarding the number of general practice specialty training vacancies and rotations on offer
can be obtained from http://gp.cf.ac.uk

Key personnel

Trainees with specific queries relating to recruitment to hospital specialties
in Wales should contact stjobs2009@cardiff.ac.uk
Trainees with specific queries relating to recruitment to general practice
training in Wales should contact: gpstrecruitment@cf.ac.uk
Trainees requiring career guidance or pathway advice should contact
pgmedicalcareers@cardiff.ac.uk

More information

Trainees considering a career in Wales should see our DVD to hear experiences of current doctors and trainees in Wales.
http://www.doctorstrainingwales.tv

Trainees currently working in Wales have said the following:
"You'll get intense clinical experience with great clinical supervision"
"Wales is an amazingly well-kept secret - wonderful lifestyle, great
training opportunities - I'd encourage anyone to apply here"