Intensive Care Medicine Timeframe
Key Dates
19th November 2011
Recruitment FAQ’s – There is a comprehensive recruitment FAQ now on the website on the Homepage under National Recruitment
3rd February 2012
Advertisement – The advertisement for ICM recruitment will be placed on the NHS Jobs website, the BMJ and on the West Midlands Deanery website.
17th February
Application Window Opens – The online application forms will be available.
5th March 2012
Application Window Closes – The online application forms will no longer be available and late applications cannot be accepted
Action – Please make trainees aware of this and warn them not to leave their application until the last minute since the system becomes extremely busy as deadlines approach and they run the risk of missing the deadline for applications.
13th – 20th March
Shortlisting – Shortlisting will be done online using a bespoke scoring system and all longlisted applicants will be double scored. All regions have been invited to nominate individuals for shortlisting to ensure essential local input into what is a nationally co-ordinated process
20th – 26th March
Candidates Invited for Interview – candidates selected via the shortlisting process will be invited for interview.
Action – For information
17th & 18th April
Interviews – Interviews will be held over 2 days. There will be multiple streams each consisting of 5 interview stations. 3 of these will be face to face stations and 2 will be OSCE type stations.
23rd April
Offers – the first wave of offers will be made. Each Deanery will be offered the highest ranked candidate who listed them in their preferences and candidates will be offered their highest preference based on their ranking.
Action – for information
31st May
End of Recruitment Round 1 – this is the end of Round 1 recruitment and any applicant still holding an offer must accept or reject it.
Action – for information
1st June
Final Decision on Round 2 – a final decision will be taken as to the need for a Round 2 recruitment process. We will be able to see from 23rd April onwards how many ICM posts (if any) are likely to be left unfilled and contingency plans will already have been enacted in the event that a Round 2 looks likely to be required. There will be further communication regarding this process and the intended RA’s and TPD’s contributions to it if it is felt likely this will be required.
Action – for information
Tom Gallacher
National Recruitment Lead, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine