Out of Programme Research (OOPR) As an Irish SpR trainee you can count up to 12 months research towards training. This research may have been undertaken before you started your NTN training....

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Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) Out of programme experience cannot be counted towards your training and will therefore extend your certification date. The JCST encourages trainees to undertake...

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Maternity / Paternity Leave Maternity / Paternity Leave cannot be counted towards your training and will therefore extend your certification date. If you are planning on going out of programme...

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Long Term Leave Long Term Leave cannot be counted towards your training and will therefore extend your certification date. If you have undertaken a period of long term leave, you must let the...

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Less Than Full Time Training If you are considering undertaking less than full time (LTFT) training you will need to: Discuss your intention with your Training Programme Director and gain...

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Acting Up as a Consultant Under supervision ‘acting up’ provides final year trainees the transitional experience from trainee to consultant. A period of ‘acting up’ offers trainees an opportunity...

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Review of an SAC decision If you are not happy with a decision made by the SAC in relation to an outcome of an application, you may wish to have it reviewed further. Further review of the...

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Exceptional Leave The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) or your Training Programme Director (TPD) may allow an interruption to your training for a total of three months throughout the...

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All logbooks should cover NTN training, stating date from and to and signed by your Training Programme Director. The logbooks (if two are listed then you will need to submit both) should be in...

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UK Trainees The Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) is an intercollegiate body which works on behalf of all four Colleges in the UK and Ireland to support surgical training throughout...

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