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Person Specifications

2025-26 RECRUITMENT

Person specifications for the 2025 recruitment year are linked below.

To access, please click on the view / download button next to the relevant programme. 

It is important for applicants to study the person specification for each specialty entry level to which you might apply. Each specification clearly states the entry requirements for that level and will help you decide which level is most appropriate for you. Applying to the most appropriate level will optimise your chances of success.

Please note that entry level requirements may differ between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.

Please ensure that you check the Lead Recruiter website for the most up to date recruitment guidance for each specialty. 

ACUTE MEDICINE   
Acute Internal Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
ANAESTHETICS  
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics CT1 2025 View / Download
Anaesthetics CT1 2025 View / Download
Anaesthetics ST4 2025 View / Download
BROAD BASED TRAINING  
Broad Based Training CT1 2025 View / Download
CARDIOLOGY   
Cardiology ST4 2025 View / Download
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY   
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 2025 View / Download
CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY  
Chemical Pathology ST3 2025 View / Download
CLINICAL GENETICS    
Clinical Genetics ST3 2025 View / Download
CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY  
Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 2025 View / Download
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY   
Clinical Oncology ST3 2025 View / Download
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS   
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ST4 2025 View / Download
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY   
Clinical Radiology ST1 2025 View / Download
COMBINED INFECTION TRAINING   
Combined Infection Training ST3 2025 View / Download
Combined Infection Training ST4 2025 View / Download
COMMUNITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH  
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 2025 View / Download
CORE SURGICAL TRAINING   
Core Surgical Training CT1 2025 View / Download
DERMATOLOGY  
Dermatology ST3 2025 View / Download
DIAGNOSTIC NEUROPATHOLOGY    
Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 2025 View / Download
EMERGENCY MEDICINE  
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Emergency Medicine CT1 2025 View / Download
Emergency Medicine ST3 (DRE-EM) 2025 (will be available shortly)  View / Download
Emergency Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES   
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus ST4 2025 View / Download
FORENSIC HISTOPATHOLOGY  
Forensic Histopathology ST3 2024 (no recruitment in 2025)  View / Download
GASTROENTEROLOGY   
Gastroenterology ST4 2025 View / Download
GENERAL (INTERNAL) MEDICINE  
General (Internal) Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
GENERAL PRACTICE   
General Practice ST1 2025 View / Download
Public Health and General Practice Dual Programme ST1 2025 View / Download
GENERAL SURGERY   
General Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download
GENITOURINARY MEDICINE
 
Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) ST4 2025 View / Download
GERIATRIC MEDICINE   
Geriatric Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
HAEMATOLOGY   
Haematology ST3 2025 View / Download
HISTOPATHOLOGY   
Histopathology ST1 2025 View / Download
IMMUNOLOGY  
Immunology ST3 2025 View / Download
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE   
Intensive Care Medicine ST3 2025 View / Download
INTERNAL MEDICINE TRAINING  
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Internal Medicine CT1 2025 View / Download
Internal Medicine Training CT1 2025 View / Download
Internal Medicine Training CT3 2025 View / Download
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY  
Medical Oncology ST3 2025 View / Download
MEDICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY  
Medical Ophthalmology ST3 2025 View / Download
NEUROLOGY  
Neurology ST4 2025 View / Download
NEUROSURGERY   
Neurosurgery ST1 2025 View / Download
Neurosurgery ST2 2025 View / Download
NUCLEAR MEDICINE  
Nuclear Medicine ST3 2025 View / Download
OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 2025 View / Download
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 2025 View / Download
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE  
Occupational Medicine ST3 2025 View / Download
OPHTHALMOLOGY  
Ophthalmology ST1 2025 View / Download
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY  
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 2025 View / Download
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download
OTOLARYNGOLOGY  
Otolaryngology ST3 2025 View / Download
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGY  
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 2025 View / Download
PAEDIATRICS  
Paediatric Cardiology ST4 2025 View / Download
Paediatric Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download
Paediatrics ST1 2025 View / Download
Paediatrics ST3 2025 View / Download
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE  
Palliative Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
PLASTIC SURGERY  
Plastic Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download
PSYCHIATRY  
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST1 2025 View / Download
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 2025 View / Download
Core Psychiatry Training CT1 2025 View / Download
Forensic Psychiatry ST4 2025 View / Download
General Adult Psychiatry ST4 2025 View / Download
Old Age Psychiatry ST4 2025 View / Download
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST1 2025 View / Download
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 2025 View / Download
Psychotherapy ST4 2025 View / Download
PUBLIC HEALTH  
Public Health ST1 2025 View / Download
Public Health and General Practice Dual Programme ST1 2025 View / Download
REHABILITATION MEDICINE  
Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 2025 View / Download
RENAL MEDICINE  
Renal Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE  
Respiratory Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
RHEUMATOLOGY  
Rheumatology ST4 2025 View / Download
STROKE MEDICINE AND GENERAL (INTERNAL) MEDICINE  
Stroke Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine ST4 2025 View / Download
TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY   
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST1 2025 View / Download
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download
UROLOGY  
Urology ST3 2025 View / Download
VASCULAR SURGERY   
Vascular Surgery ST3 2025 View / Download

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