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UK Higher Specialty Training in Palliative Medicine (ST4)

NHS England – Physician Higher Specialty Training (PHST) Recruitment

Internal MedicinePalliative medicineSpecialist training programme
Destination
GBR
London, England (nationally coordinated recruitment; posts across the UK), United Kingdom
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Overview

Group 1 palliative medicine training (since 2022) dual-accrediting with internal medicine, with posts in hospital palliative care teams, hospices and community teams and up to 12 months in internal medicine posts; lead recruiter the Midlands.

The programme

Training type
Specialist training programme
Duration
4 years
Start
Early August (Round 1) or early February (Round 2) post start dates
Positions
Not stated on official page
Accreditation
GMC-approved programme leading to CCT (or CESR-CP); curriculum by JRCPTB
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Group 1 specialty: completion of the Internal Medicine Training (IMT) stage 1 programme or equivalent; does not accept alternative training routes.
International applicants
Not stated on official page
Visa support
Not stated on official page
Licence requirement
GMC registration with a licence to practise

How to apply

Deadline
Per the national PHST recruitment round timetable (applications via Oriel)
Application method
National recruitment through the Oriel system; shortlisting by self-assessment scoring and interview.

Funding

Funding
Salaried NHS specialty registrar posts

Official sources

https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/palliative-medicine

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