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• Posted Date: 11/12/08

London Deanery

www.londondeanery.ac.uk

Dean Director: Professor Elisabeth Paice

London Deanery, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN. Telephone: 020 7866 3100.

Trusts in our domain

The London Deanery manages Core and Specialty training programmes for the London region. These training programmes in some cases include posts in the KSS Deanery, and in Essex and Hertfordshire (East of England Deanery). Training programmes consist of posts in a variety of hospitals, including district general hospitals, teaching hospitals, inner city and rural hospitals; some doctors may also gain experience in hospices or the private sector. To make sure you get a good balance and range of experience you will rotate between different posts within the programme.

The geography of our training programmes varies from specialty. However, there are principally five sectors within London. These are:
North West London
North East London
North Central London
South East London
South West London

Programmes in the North of London may include posts in Essex and Hertfordshire, whilst programmes in South London may include posts in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

Units of Application (UoA)

London is the UoA for the following generic programmes for ST1, 2 and CT1, 2 only:
• Core Medical Training
• Core Surgical Training (excluding Oral & Maxillofacial surgery and Neurosurgery)
• Oral & Maxillofacial surgery
• Acute Care Common Stem
• Core Paediatrics
• Core Psychiatry Training
• General Practice
• Core Anaesthetics

London/KSS is the UoA for the programmes listed below.
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Higher Anaesthetics
• Ophthalmology
• Oral & Maxillofacial surgery
• Clinical Radiology
• Chemical Pathology
• Histopathology
• Medical Microbiology
• Public Health Medicine
• Neurosurgery (ST1 to ST4 and above)
• Emergency Medicine
• Paediatrics ST4 +
• All ST3/4 specialties

Profile

London Deanery’s objectives align with NHS London’s strategic priorities. With the vision of achieving ‘world class education for world class healthcare’ we aim to provide excellent postgraduate medical and dental education in London. Our graduates will be equipped to provide leading edge care to their patients and exceed expectations in their overall contribution to national healthcare.

Careers Resources
London Deanery has recently established a Deanery Careers Unit headed by a chartered psychologist. The Deanery Careers Unit has close links with the medical specialists in the University of London’s Careers Group. Workshops on careers topics (eg choosing a specialty; CVs; application forms; interviews) are organised in every London Deanery trust. Specialist careers support (including psychometric testing) is available for trainees who have more complex careers needs.

MMC Recruitment timetables for 2009

The 2009 recruitment process for Specialty Training will open on Monday January 5, 2009.

The London Deanery recruitment timetable for Episode 1 2009 is available on the deanery website www.londondeanery.ac.uk/recruitment

MMC Recruitment responsibilities

In Episode 1 of 2009, the London Deanery is responsible for recruiting nationally to Histopathology ST1 and Plastic Surgery ST3.

There is national coordination of O&G, CMT (CT1), Core Psychiatry (CT1), Paediatrics, Public Health and General Practice.

All other specialties that are being appointed to in Episode 1 of 2009 are locally led and will use the London Deanery application process. Details are available on the website.

Recruitment procedures

All specialties will be advertised on the London Deanery website from 5 January 2009: www.londondeanery.ac.uk/recruitment/
Advertisements will also be placed on the NHS Jobs website: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/
National recruitment will be advertised through the following websites:
O & G: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/
Psychiatry: http://trainingjobs.rcpsych.ac.uk
Paediatrics: http://paedjobs.rcpch.ac.uk
CMT: http://www.cmtrecruitment.org.uk

Key personnel

Professor Elisabeth Paice is Dean Director of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education for London.

Medical Workforce and Medical Recruitment Managers are responsible for the specialty training process for London Deanery.
For all recruitment related enquiries please email 2009recruitmentenquiries@londondeanery.ac.uk