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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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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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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StR Trainees Those who started approved surgical training in the UK on or after the 1st August 2007 are known as Specialty Registrars (StRs)*. The change in title was part of the Modernising...

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JCST Training Fee The JCST training fee has been in operation since August 2008 and is set by the Presidents of the four surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland. It covers all of JCST's...

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How we spend the money You can read more detail about our finances, the history of the fee and FAQs below and here. Your fee covers all areas of JCST activity (not just the ISCP) with the exception...

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For further information about JCST and its activities, please visit the about us page or read our Terms of Reference. When was the fee introduced and why? Who...

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