Overview
Nationally coordinated ST3 recruitment into higher specialty training in plastic surgery via Oriel, using a verified self-assessment portfolio score plus a remote interview.
The programme
- Focus
- Plastic surgery (general)
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- GMC-approved curriculum (JCST/ISCP) leading to CCT in Plastic Surgery
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Right to work in the UK; full GMC registration with licence to practise; evidence of core surgical competences (MRCS by examination or Alternative Certificate of Eligibility); not already holding/eligible for CCT/CESR in plastic surgery
- International applicants
- Yes, if eligible to work in the UK and GMC-registered
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Full GMC registration at application
How to apply
- Deadline
- Annual cycle; 2026 recruitment pages updated before Round 2 opens (check current timeline)
- Application method
- Online application via Oriel; evidence upload portal and remote interview
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/surgery/higher-surgery/plastic-surgery/overview-of-plastic-surgeryhttps://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/person-specifications/person-specifications-2026/plastic-surgery-st3-2026
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