• Surgical Specialties - available courses
• Surgical Specialties - contact information

Training Programme Details

• General Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Paediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Urology
• CT1 Surgery Person Specification and Job Description

  Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme

From August 2007, it is mandatory for all new surgical trainees and their trainers to use the new surgical curricula. When trainees and assigned educational supervisors register with the ISCP, they will be able to utilise the interactive website to upload learning agreements, record assessments and progression, update logbooks and build e-portfolios.

www.iscp.ac.uk provides comprehensive information on the syllabus, competences, standards and assessment whenever trainees take up their posts.  The ISCP covers all nine surgical specialties.  For help with registering, email helpdesk@iscp.ac.uk or telephone the ISCP Help Desk on 020 7869 6299.

The ISCP has been developed by all Surgical Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland and all nine Surgical Specialty Associations under the umbrella of the Joint Committee of Surgical Training (JCST).

Any questions? Contact the Helpdesk team - helpdesk@iscp.ac.uk or telephone 020 7869 6299.

General Surgery 

General Surgery training provides a wide experience in Abdominal Surgery. SpRs spend most of their training in General Surgical Units, although 1or 2 years may be spent in a Specialist Unit, for example Endocrinology, Upper Gastrointestinal, Coloproctology or Breast Surgery.

• ST3 General Surgery Job Description & Person Specifications

Cardiothoracic Surgery  

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is based in Ward 43 at the Royal Victoria Hospital with some thoracic surgery also being performed at Belfast City Hospital. Trainees are expected to acquire a wide knowledge of Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Critical Care. Some training in this specialty should be taken outside of Northern Ireland.

• FTSTA3 Cardiothoracic Surgery Job Description & Person Specifications

Neurosurgery  

Neurosurgery Training is undertaken at the Neurosurgical Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

• ST1 NeuroSurgery (Core Neuroscience Training) Job Description & Person Specifications

Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery Training is provided at the Musgrave Park Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Ulster Hospital and Altnagelvin Hospital. Children’s surgery is performed at the RBHSC.

• ST3 Orthopaedic Surgery Job Description & Person Specifications

Paediatric Surgery 

Paediatric Surgery is presently based at RBHSC and the Ulster Hospital. A joint Specialist Registrar training scheme with Dublin has recently been introduced, as posts in NI are part of a wider training scheme for the UK and the Republic of Ireland, as Consultant opportunities in Northern Ireland are limited.

Plastic Surgery

The main Plastic Surgery unit is at the Ulster Hospital and there is a close liaison with Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Surgery and the Fracture Surgeons in that hospital. This is a popular specialty and therefore entry to the SpR grade is highly competitive.

• FTSTA3 Plastic Surgery Job Description & Person Specifications

Urology

Urology has previously been concentrated at Belfast City Hospital, but there have been recent appointments at Craigavon and Altnagelvin Hospitals and a province-wide training scheme is likely to develop. 

• ST3 Urology Person Specifications

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