EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
All deaneries are committed to ensuring that their selection
procedures are subject to best equal opportunities practice and that
no one is disadvantaged by ethnic background, gender, marital status,
sexual orientation or age. Deanery equal opportunity processes are
regularly monitored. Responses to questions on the application form
regarding Equal Opportunity Monitoring information are NOT seen by any
of our assessors.
All appointments will be made against the agreed national person
specifications. Our selection methods are continuously evaluated and
monitored. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their commitment
towards a career in General Practice.
Flexible Training
All deaneries welcome applications from suitably qualified doctors
who wish to train flexibly on a part-time basis. The opportunity to
train flexibly is available in all deaneries. You should state your
intention to work flexibly on your application form; this will NOT be
seen by anyone assessing your application.
In order to work part-time during the hospital component of the
training scheme, you will need to secure funding from the deanery
prior to appointment. You will usually need to make an appointment to
see the Associate Dean who deals with flexible training in order to
determine that you meet the criteria. Available funding may be limited
and approval for funding does not guarantee you a post. In some
deaneries there may even be a waiting list for such posts.
Working flexibly as a GP Registrar in a practice is less
problematic and does not require funding approval but will depend on
the availability of a suitable training practice.
In both the hospital and GP component of the training programme,
flexible trainees are required to work at least 50% of whole time
equivalent and this must include two periods of full-time work each
lasting not less than 1 week.
Overseas Doctors
Deaneries welcome applications from suitable qualified doctors from
overseas provided they are also able to legally work in the UK as a
doctor in training.
Overseas doctors are those who, regardless of where they obtained
their primary medical qualification are not nationals of the European
Economic Area (EEA). They commonly do not have a right of indefinite
residence in the UK or benefit from European Community rights.
Overseas doctors whose immigration status entitled them to work as
a doctor in training in the UK are eligible to apply for specialty
training programmes. Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals with limited
leave to remain in the UK, whose employment will require a Work
Permit, are subject to the resident labour market test. The labour
market test means that you would only be considered for a training
programme if there are no suitable UK or EEA national candidates.
Some applicants may be considered before others on the basis of
immigration status in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and
Nationality Act 2006. If you are not a UK or EEA national but your
immigration status entitles you to work without restriction in the UK,
you will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals.
Further information regarding overseas doctors is available from:
Disabled Doctors
We welcome applications from those who consider themselves to be
disabled provided they meet the essential eligibility criteria and we
will make all reasonable adjustments required to accommodate specific
disabilities at interview provided we are informed about them in
advance. If appointed to a GP training programme, we will discuss any
reasonable adjustments required to the job. All doctors may be subject
to an occupational health check by the employing Trust as part of the
pre-employment checks.
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23-12-2008
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