• Advert number: 185434-0
• Posted Date: 11/12/08

Northern Ireland Deanery

Postgraduate Medical Dean: Dr Terry McMurray

www.nimdta.gov.uk/mmc

Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Beechill House, Beechill Rd, Belfast BT8 7RL. Tel: 028 9040 0000

Trusts in our domain

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Western Health and Social Care Trust.

Profile

The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency is responsible
for funding, managing and supporting postgraduate medical and
dental education within the Northern Ireland Deanery. It provides a
wide range of functions in the organisation, development and quality
assurance of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education and in the
delivery and quality assurance of continuing professional development
for general, medical and dental practitioners.

Specialty Training programmes are allocated to all 5 Trusts in NI.

Dr John Collins is Associate Dean for Careers and Personal Development

MMC Recruitment timetables for 2009

Round 1

Mon 5 January 2009
AT 9.00 am
Online Application System opens in Northern Ireland for Round 1 applications.
(14 days)
(Date TBC) Histopathology Applications via the London Deanery website

Mon 19 January 2009
At 5.00 pm
Deadline for submission of ST Applications in NI
(Date TBC) – deadline for submissions of Histopathology applications to
NI via specialty@nimdta.gov.uk

Wed 21 January 2009
Shortlisting panels meet to score/select those to be invited to interview
in Round 1 (21 days)

Wed 11 February 2009
Shortlisting panels conclude

Mon 16 February – Fri 20 March 2009
Round 1 Specialty Recruitment Interviews/selection centres to take
place during these dates.
Offers will be rolled out as specialty panels complete interviews (excluding
General Practice)

Sat 21 February 2009
GP Stage 2 takes place in Assembly Hall, University of Ulster, Jordanstown

Wed 25 & Thurs 26 March 2009
GP Assessment Centre – Stage 3 – Wellington Park Hotel

2 April 2009
Round 1 offers to be released for General Practice

Friday 7th April 2009 by 5.00 pm
All Round 1 specialty offers to be accepted by
(including General Practice)

Round 2 (Where required)

Monday 20 April 2009
At 9.00 am
Online Application System opens in Northern Ireland for Round 2 applications

Monday 27 April 2009
At 5.00 pm
Deadline for submission of ST Applications in NI

Tuesday 28 April 2009
Shortlisting panels meet to score/select those to be invited to interview
in Round 2

Friday 8 May 2009
Shortlisting panels conclude

Monday 11 to Friday 22 May 2009
Round 2 Specialty Recruitment Interviews/selection centres take place
during these dates.
Round 2 offers will be rolled out as specialty panels complete interviews.

Friday 29 May 2009
By 5.00 pm
All Round 2 offers to be accepted by Friday 22 May 2009
Offers will be continuously released and accepted

5 August 2009
Trainees commence new rotations

MMC Recruitment responsibilities

We will recruit to all specialties locally. General Practice and Histopathology are recruited to via the National processes.

Recruitment procedures

Adverstisements will appear in the Belfast Telegraph, BMJ, NIMDTA website www.nimdta.gov.uk and the HPSSJOBS website www.hpssjobs.com

Key personnel

Dr Terry McMurray, Postgraduate Dean
Dr John Collins is Associate Dean for Careers and Personal Development
Specialty Training Administrative Staff

More information

Please see our website at www.nimdta.gov.uk/mmc