CCT Process Information Sheet
The CCT application pack that will be sent to you 5 months before your CCT date contains: a letter from the Specialty Manager; your 3 page College Notification Form; details for the PMETB online application form for Award of CCT; a copy of our request for a Final Report.
Should any of these documents be missing, please contact the relevant Specialty Team.
It is important that you act quickly when you receive this pack to ensure that you receive your CCT in good time, as this process can take up to four months to complete. Please note that it is your responsibility to check that all of the relevant documentation reaches the JCST office and only once the office has received all these documents can the CCT process begin.
You may find the following checklist useful when preparing your application:
| Paperwork required by the JCST |
Notes for completion |
| College Notification Form |
Check the information, making any necessary amendments or additions. |
| College Notification Form Page 2 |
Please enter clearly in bold or type face each training appointment held after GMC/IMC registration, including details of any secondments and all periods of absence from higher surgical training. You may use additional sheets if required. Please remember to sign page 2 and any additional sheets. |
| College Notification Form Page 3 |
Once you have completed pages 1 & 2, please forward pages 1-3 to your Postgraduate Dean to complete and sign page 3. Please ensure this is signed no more than three months prior to your CCT date. |
| RITA G [*] |
Please ensure that this is completed, signed and sent to the JCST no more than three months prior to your CCT date. |
| Up-to-date CV |
Please send a copy of your full, up-to-date CV, listing all posts in months and years. |
| Final Report |
Please contact your Training Programme Director to ensure that their Final Report is submitted to us. |
| Validated Logbook |
To be submitted by trainees in these surgical specialties only: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Paediatric Surgery; Urology. |
| Validated consolidation sheets of Logbook |
To be submitted by trainees in these surgical specialties only: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology; Plastic Surgery; Urology. |
| APLS Certificate |
To be submitted by Paediatric Surgery trainees only. |
[*] Please bear in mind that in some cases your final RITA interview may not be conducted until after your CCT date.
Paperwork required by the PMETB |
Notes for completion |
| PMETB online application form and £805 administration fee |
Please enter here to complete the online form and send the cheque to the PMETB directly. This should be sent no more than 3 months prior to your expected CCT date. |
Upon receipt of all the paperwork required by the JCST, the Specialty Team will initiate the CCT process. The approximate scheduling of which should run as follows:
| Stage of Application |
Length of time to process |
| The CCT application is submitted to the relevant SAC for formal approval. |
Between 2-4 weeks |
| Upon receipt of approval from the SAC, the Specialty Manager writes to the trainee confirming they will be recommended for the award of a CCT. | Up to 1 week |
| Simultaneously, the JCST recommends to the PMETB that the trainee be awarded CCT. | Up to 1 week |
| Upon our recommendation and if the PMETB are in receipt of a completed application form and a cheque for the administration fee, they will make a decision whether to award a CCT. | Between 4-6 weeks You may wish to clarify this with the PMETB |
| Following approval of an application, the PMETB will forward to the trainee: | - |
| You should forward the completed application form to the GMC for entry to the Specialist Register. | - |
| Upon receipt of your application form, the General Medical Council will enter your name in the Specialist Register and confirm by letter that this has been done. |
5 working days |
It can be seen from the above table that even submitting your documents one month before your CCT date does not guarantee that your name will be on the Specialist Register by your CCT date. You are therefore advised to submit the required documents as soon as possible after you receive this pack.
Please Note
Since 1 January 1997 only those doctors whose names are included in the Specialist Register are eligible to take up a substantive consultant post in the NHS.Advanced (sub-specialty) training is an integral part of the CCT programme and is not separately recognised by the PMETB.
Contact Details:
| JCST |
PMETB |
GMC |
| Royal College of Surgeons See CCT letter or the contact the JCST page for full contact details of the specialty team |
Hercules House Email:PMETB |
St James's Buildings |
Page last updated: 06 October 2009
