Applicants for ST1 must not also be applying to ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery in the same recruitment year, as per the person specification.

By ticking this box, you are confirming that you will not progress an application to ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery in the same recruitment year. [Tickbox]

When completing this section, you must read the 2026 Application Scoring Guidance & Evidence Verification Process - ST1 T&O Scotland document which is available here on the Scottish Medical training website, and includes the scoring framework for each domain.

The guidance includes specific rules about what you can claim for each domain, however, please note the following major points:

• Evidence is submitted after application period – Longlisted applicants will be required to upload evidence and will be contacted with details about how to upload your evidence. There is no need to supply your evidence at the time of application, although you can use this time to prepare them ready for upload.
• Please consult the T&O Recruitment Timeline on our website for further information.
• Achievements claimed – You can only claim for completed achievements that you have at point of submission of your application. Work currently being undertaken and expected to be achieved after application submission must not be included.
• Scores are reviewed after submission – If your application progresses to evidence verification stage, your application score will be reviewed and verified by a clinician based on the evidence that you upload; this could lead to your score being increased or reduced.
• Score honestly – Evidence verifiers will be aware that it will not always be clear exactly which option to choose and will therefore not treat most cases of perceived over-claiming as a serious offence. The most likely outcome is that the score will be adjusted accordingly. However, any instances of candidates blatantly or persistently trying to gain an unfair advantage by over-claiming scores for and / or exaggerating their achievements will be taken extremely seriously and could be reported as a probity matter to the GMC.
• If you are unsure which option to choose the general advice here is to consider the options available, the guidance document and your experience / achievements in this area, and then use your professional judgement to select the highest available option you deem to be appropriate. After this, provide all additional information on the Statements to Support Achievements section on the Supporting – Information / Evidence page of your application form, to make a case as to why you have selected this option. Unfortunately, we are restricted in the guidance we can provide as completion of the form must be solely your own work, including choosing achievements from each list.
• Evidence verifiers are aware that the options do not always neatly describe a candidate’s achievements. However, you must be able to justify the option chosen and supply evidence when requested after applications close, so please ensure the achievement you choose is a fair representation of what you have done to the best of your knowledge and belief.

The questions below require you to select the most appropriate achievement from each section. The answers to these questions will make up the shortlisting score used to allocate candidates to interview.

How many years of clinical practice will you have since your primary medical qualification, at the anticipated start date of 5th August 2026?

This will be verified using the employment history from your application form, which the assessors will be given access to.

• More than 3 years of clinical experience since primary medical qualification : 1
• Between 2 and 3 years of clinical experience since primary medical qualification : 3
• Up to 2 years medical clinical experience since primary medical qualification : 5

• No postgraduate degree : 0
• Qualification below BSc/Masters or completion of e.g. ESSQ, diploma or PG Cert : 1
• Undergraduate degree (BSc 1st/2.1 or equivalent) : 2
• MRCS Part A : 3
• MSc / other single year postgraduate course OR MRCS Full : 4
• MD (research) / PhD / DPhil : 5

• None : 0
• 1-2 activities : 1
• More than 3 activities : 2
• Key role in surgical society or group : 3

Items not provided elsewhere in the application. Examples are:

• engagement with surgical societies
• attendance at learning events (in person or virtually) relevant to Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery
• active participation in societies/groups relevant to surgery – e.g., office bearer, event organiser

This must be evidenced by a validated logbook and must not include any patient identifiable data.

• No evidence of additional procedural competencies beyond FY curriculum : 0
• Evidence of 20 or less logged procedures as observer or assistant relevant to surgical curricula and / or evidence of equivalent to taster week in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery : 1
• More than 20 logged procedures as observer or assistant relevant to surgical curricula : 2
• Evidence of 40 or less logged surgical Trauma & Orthopaedic operations as assistant, or performed under supervision : 3
• Evidence of more than 40 logged surgical Trauma & Orthopaedic operations as assistant or performed under supervision : 4

• None : 0
• Regular/scheduled medical student or other AHP teaching for 1-4 months AND consultant verified evidence of contribution plus feedback from teaching sessions : 1
• Regular/scheduled medical student or other AHP teaching for more than 4 months AND consultant verified evidence of contribution plus feedback from teaching sessions : 2
• Designed, organised and delivered a teaching programme with consultant verified evidence of significant contribution AND formal feedback from recipients : 3
• Completion of formal teaching qualification below Masters (e.g. Diploma, PG Cert) : 4
• Completion of formal teaching qualification at Masters or above : 5

• None : 0
• Participated only in some stages of one QI project (i.e. help with data collection) : 1
• Actively participated throughout one cycle of a QI project/audit OR Completed a loop of a previously performed audit by someone else OR Participated in different stages of several projects : 2
• Designed a QI project with QI methodology closing the loop OR Closed the loop on multiple projects : 3
• Designed and led QI project with QI methodology closing the loop and leading to a sustained change with consultant-verified evidence of significant contribution and impact e.g. documented evidence of cost savings, improvement in clinical outcome or change in episodes of clinical care : 4

• None : 0
• One or more abstracts OR Non peer-reviewed publications OR Case-report(s) : 1
• First author or co-author of one peer reviewed original research publication / systematic review / review (supply DOI or PMID) : 2
• Co-author of 2 peer reviewed original research peer reviewed publications / systematic review / review (supply DOI or PMID) : 3
• Co-author of more than 2 peer reviewed original research peer reviewed publications / systematic review / review (supply DOI or PMID) : 4
• First author of 2 or more peer reviewed original research peer reviewed publications / systematic review / review (supply DOI or PMED) : 5

• None : 0
• One oral presentation OR One poster at local medical meeting : 1
• One oral presentation OR One poster at a regional meeting : 2
• One oral presentation at national / international meeting OR one poster presentation at a national / international meeting : 3
• Shown more than 1 poster at national or international meeting OR Oral presentation at national / international meeting OR one Trauma and Orthopaedic related oral / poster presentation at national / international meeting : 4
• Multiple oral presentations at national / international level OR Prize-winning presentation at national / international meeting : 5

Please note that National refers to each of the 4 nations of the UK, therefore if you had one poster presentation at a meeting in Scotland, this would be awarded 3 points.

• None : 0
• Specialised (Academic) FY rotation : 1
• Screened / consented 3 patients into an NIHR funded / sponsored trial (or equivalent nationally funded trial) OR initiated / active role in collaborative trial project : 2
• Formal role in management of a trial, e.g. Associate PI post OR Formal role in trainee collaborative : 3
• Written and submitted successful application to LREC / MREC or equivalent full research ethics committee : 4

Your statement will be scored by assessors using the scoring matrix detailed in the 2026 Application Scoring Guidance & Evidence Verification Process - ST1 T&O Scotland document.

Describe why you wish to pursue your orthopaedic career within NHS Scotland. In your response, demonstrate your understanding of the Scottish NHS, including how Trauma and Orthopaedic services are delivered, and highlight the specific opportunities that make you want to join this training programme. (300 words)