HOW TO APPLY In rder t apply fr a CT1 training pst fr 2016/17 yu are required t cmplete and submit an applicatin using the nline recruitment system, please see link belw: https://www.sctmt.sct.nhs.uk/dental/lgin.aspx Applicatins pen 12 nn Thursday 3 rd March 2016 Applicatins clse 12 nn Thursday 31 st March 2016 The nline recruitment system will pen n the 3 rd March 2016, 12 nn. Yu will initially be asked t create an accunt, which will enable yu t enter the site and cmplete yur applicatin details. Once yu are lgged nt the nline recruitment system, please click n the Edit buttn. Please prceed t edit each sectin f yur applicatin by clicking n the sectin. icn t the left f each Yu can navigate thrugh the sectins f yur applicatin frm using either the menu n the left hand side tl bar, r by returning t the main applicatin page. Please ensure yu prvide a valid email address when cmpleting the applicatin frm. All crrespndence regarding the recruitment prcess will be sent t this email address. Please ensure yur inbx is kept clear t receive emails and that yur check yur emails regularly. If yu are a Mac user, the nline recruitment system has been tested and is Mac-friendly. If yu have any difficulties in cmpleting an applicatin frm, r yu have any ther queries abut the applicatin prcess please cntact the Dental Recruitment Team by the 29 st March 2016, at the very latest (tw days prir t the clsing date) n dental.recruitment@nes.sct.nhs.uk 1

Saving Infrmatin n the Frm Yu can save as yu g, enabling yu t lg in and ut f the systems as ften as yu like whilst updating yur applicatin frm. All updates are saved whenever yu click n the Save buttn. If yu have made a mistake, just type ver it. The nline recruitment system aut-saves the data every time yu mve between frm sectins but des nt aut-save at timed intervals. Fr security reasns, the nline recruitment system will autmatically lg yu ut if yu have nt used yur cmputer fr ver 20 minutes (a cunt-dwn pp up will appear n screen). Please ensure yu save yur applicatin regularly. Once yu are happy with the infrmatin yu have typed int each sectin f the frm these shuld be signed, and when yur applicatin frm is fully cmpleted yu shuld press SUBMIT. Please nte, nce yu have submitted yur applicatin yu will nt be allwed t edit any infrmatin in yur applicatin frm, therefre yu are advised t check yur applicatin prir t submitting it. Please ensure yu press the SUBMIT buttn befre the clsing date f the 31 st March 2016 12 nn. Once yu have pressed submit, a pp up message will appear n the screen t cnfirm that yu have successfully submitted yur applicatin. Yu will als be sent an email t cnfirm this. If yu d nt see a pp up message n the screen yu have nt submitted yur applicatin frm. Please ensure yu have cmpleted and signed all the sectins f the applicatin frm (yu shuld refer t the Required clumn n the main applicatin page) and try t submit again. If yu experience further prblems submitting yur applicatin frm please cntact the Dental Recruitment Team n: dental.recruitment@nes.sct.nhs.uk Remember: Yu have nt applied fr a CT1 pst until each sectin f yur applicatin has been signed and submitted via the nline recruitment system. T help yu cmplete the nline applicatin frm, yu shuld take the time t read and cnsider the persn specificatin, prgramme descriptrs and ther relevant recruitment dcuments n the website. 2

APPLICATION FORM Sectin 1: Persnal Details We may need t cntact yu during the recruitment prcess, please prvide a valid email address and telephne number. Please nte that majrity f crrespndence will be issued via email. Please ensure yu prvide an address frm which yu will cllect mail until September 2016. Yu must ntify us f any changes t yur name r address thrughut the recruitment prcess. Sectin 2: Career Details Please prvide yur GDC number, which will be cnfirmed with the GDC. If yu d nt have full GDC registratin, please leave the space blank. If yu have graduated utside the UK yu will be required t prvide prf f btaining Part 1 and/r part 2 f the Overseas Registratin Examinatin (ORE)/ Internatinal Qualifying Examinatin (IQE) r prvide us with a NARIC certificate t shw that yur qualificatin is cmparable t a UK qualificatin and will be recgnised by the GDC. Please cmplete this sectin in full. Sectin 3: Educatin Please include details f qualificatins btained at the time f applicatin. When cmpleting this sectin, please remember yu will be required t bring evidence f the qualificatins t selectin centre i.e. riginal dcuments. If these are unavailable, then yu must prvide ther attestatin. In this sectin please list all ther prfessinal degrees r qualificatins, undergraduate/pstgraduate awards, prizes, distinctins. Sectin 4 Identity: Please cmplete this sectin in full. We are required t verify each applicant s identity, including immigratin status and eligibility t wrk in the UK. Sectin 5: References Yu are required t prvide three references frm supervisrs wh can cmment n yur recent clinical knwledge, skills and prgress. One referee must be yur current clinical r educatinal supervisr (even if yu have nly been wrking with them fr a shrt time) and the ther tw shuld be yur previus supervisrs e.g. if yu are currently undertaking VT ne referee must be frm yur Trainer and yur Adviser. It is yur respnsibility t request references and infrm the Referee that they will receive a generated email with infrmatin n hw t cmplete the reference frm and that it will be nline based. We strngly advise yu t cntact yur referee upn submitting yur applicatin. 3

Fllwing the clsing date f applicatins the system will send an autmated email t the referees named n the applicatin frm asking them t lg int the system and cmplete a reference frm Sectin 6: Supprting Dcuments All candidates are required t submit prf f identity and immigratin status. This includes thse wh are UK citizens. Failure t prvide the required prf f identity and immigratin status by the clsing date f the applicatins (31 st March 2016) will result in the applicatin being ineligible. Please refer t the Supprting Dcument Guidance dcument n ur website fr further details n what dcuments shuld be submitted. Please be advised, ne frm f phtgraphic ID must include a cpy f yur passprt, migrant ID card (if applicable) and visa plus any supprting dcuments issued by the Hme Office (if nn UK r EEA natinal) 4

INVITATION TO SELECTION CENTRE All applicatins will be lng listed by HR. If yu meet the eligibility criteria listed within the persn specificatin yu will be invited t selectin centre. Invites t selectin centre will be sent via email n the 7 th April 2016. Please check yur emails regularly and fllw the instructins within the email as yu will be asked t lg nt the nline recruitment system and self select selectin centre slts within a certain timeframe. SELECTION CENTRE The Dental CT1 Selectin Centre will be held n Thursday 28 th April 2016 at the Hiltn, Edinburgh Airprt Htel, Edinburgh EH28 8LL. If yu are invited t the selectin centre yu will be expected t have selected yur time slt by Mnday 11 th April 2016. Yu are expected t arrive at the time yu selected and ntify the Dental Recruitment Team if this is n lnger pssible. Shuld yu experience any difficulties n the mrning f the selectin centre please phne the Hiltn Edinburgh Airprt Htel n 0131 519 4400. On arrival yu will register yur attendance at the Registratin Desk which will be lcated in the main fyer f the htel. Yu will then be directed t the Candidate Waiting area where yu will meet with the Recruitment Team wh will check the riginals f the supprting dcuments submitted at the applicatin stage. Please nte that prtfli s DO NOT frm part f the CT1 assessment prcess and therefre yu are NOT required t bring this with yu n the day f selectin centre. Once these checks have been carried ut, the assessment prcess will start and a member f the Recruitment Team will escrt yu t yur first assessment. Yu will be assessed by 3 panels; yu will have an interview f 20 minutes and be required t answer 2 scenari based questins each 8 minutes. The panels will cnsist f an HDS (Hspital Dental Service) and PDS (Public Dental Service) representative. After each assessment the Recruitment Team will escrt yu t yur next panel. PREFERENCE LIST Candidates wh are invited t selectin centre will be asked t cmplete a preference frm by lgging nt the nline recruitment system. Candidates will be able t chse frm all available CT1 psts in Sctland and will be asked t rank their chices in rder f preference. The panels will nt have access t this infrmatin; it will be used by HR fllwing the selectin centre. 5

Please nte the fllwing when submitting yur preferences: Yu must indicate which pst(s) yu are interested in by selecting the pst(s) in yur preferred rank rder. Yu can amend yur preference frm as many times as yu wish up until the preference frm deadline. If yu d nt wish t be cnsidered fr a pst yu shuld nt rank it. Yu must be prepared t wrk in any f the psts which yu have ranked. Travel within Bard area may be required mst weeks. There may be a need t travel between clinics during the day. Fllwing the selectin centre and prir t the deadline date fr submitting yur preference list, yu will be infrmed if yu have been successful r nt. Fr thse deemed nt successful at the selectin centre, yu are nt required t submit a preference frm and autmatic feedback will be issued t yu nce recruitment has been cmpleted. Fr thse successful fllwing selectin centre yu will be infrmed f yur rank, this will therefre give yu an indicatin n hw likely it is fr yu t secure yur first chice f pst. Yu must submit yur preference frm by the deadline in rder t have a chance t be matched. Please remember that yu must be willing t wrk at any f the lcatins that yu chse. Yu must ensure that yu have saved the preference frm as a final list befre the deadline. Once the deadline has passed yu will nt be able t alter the frm, therefre please cnsider yur chices carefully. Yu shuld be willing t accept any pst yu have listed within yur preference frm. The clsing date fr submitting yur nline preference frm is 3pm Tuesday 3 rd May 2016. OFFER PROCESS Initial ffers will be made n the 5 th May 2016, and subsequent waves f ffers may be made shuld psts still be available. All ffers will be sent by email, we will use the email address that yu listed within yur applicatin frm. Candidates are advised t check their emails daily fllwing the selectin centres and ensure that yur mailbx is clear t receive emails. Candidates wh have received an ffer f a pst will have 48 hurs t cnsider the ffer and then accept r reject the pst. If yu reject an ffer f a pst yu will be withdrawing yurself frm the recruitment prcess. Successful candidates will be ffered a best pssible preference ffer which will be based n the rank btained at selectin centre and the preferences submitted. Please nte all ffers f emplyment are cnditinal upn satisfactry cmpletin f VT training r equivalent and satisfactry pre-emplyment checks by the 1 st September 2016. 6

PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS Pre- emplyment checks will be carried ut by the relevant NHS Sctland Health Bard. All psts will cmmence n the 1 st September 2016 7