Important information about training grades
Please note that the grade/s advertised are the grade/s at post start date. This means that applicants must be eligible to train at the advertised grade/s at the start date of the post.
Please be aware that trainees are not permitted to repeat training for the purposes of taking up a CL post and trainees are not permitted to start at a grade that is not advertised.
As an example, if a post is advertised at ST3 grade, then a current ST3 trainee who is on track to become an ST4 trainee at the post start date would NOT under any circumstances be permitted to take up the CL post at ST3 grade as this would entail repeating training that has already been completed. If you are in receipt of an ARCP at the grade you are applying to, you will not be eligible for that grade.
If you are in any doubt as to your eligibility, please submit a query via our applicant enquiries portal below.
Clinical Benchmarking
As stated above, applicants without a Deanery Reference Number (DRN) or National Training Number (NTN) in the GMC core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying must have been found appointable at the core/speciality training interviews in the 2026 Recruitment Round 1/Round 2 (where applicable). If no national recruitment is available at the core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying, applicants without a DRN/NTN are ineligible. Please click here for more information.
Please note that if you have not been found appointable at the specialty recruitment in 2026, then you will not be eligible to proceed any further in the process.
If you have any questions regarding eligibility or benchmarking, please submit a query via our applicant enquiries portal.
General Information
This award is for completion of CCT/ CESR (CP) subject to satisfactory progression.
Person Specifications
Please note the NIHR supplementary person specification is available via the ‘Documents tab’ on this page
Competencies
All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competencies or equivalent depending on the level they are applying for as demonstrated on the person specification.
Please upload all required evidence of competencies to your online application form when completing the application form online. For those experiencing difficulties when uploading evidence, please ensure you contact the team via the PGMDE support portal: https://lasepgmdesupport.hee.nhs.uk/support/home
Supporting documentation
Applicants with an NTN based outside of the region to which they are applying must provide a ‘Support for Reapplication to Continue Training in Another Region’ form.
Applicants who have previously relinquished a specialty training programme must provide a ‘Support for Reapplication to a Specialty Training Programme’ form
Applicants with an NTN based inside of the region to which they are applying must provide their most recent ARCP.
Applicants who are in a dual training programme, much provide both ARCP demonstrating satisfactory progression.
All supporting forms can be accessed on the National Website Platform