Applications for Training Programme

Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists National Training Programmes in:

1. Radiology  - Applications for 2024. CLOSED
   
2. Radiation Oncology - Applications for 2024. CLOSED
   
3. Higher (Post-Fellowship) Training Programme in Radiology - CLOSED

 Applications are invited for the following programmes which will commence in July 2024  See below for further details:                 

Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists  National Higher (Post Fellowship) Training Programme in Radiology -CLOSED

Entry Requirements:

• Possession of a Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiologists or an equivalent qualification
• All candidates must have completed four years of accredited training prior to commencement of higher training programme
• All candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council (www.medicalcouncil.ie)

Closing date for Higher (Post Fellowship) Training Programme in Radiology applications is strictly 5pm on Tuesday 21st May 2024.

Application Form

Payment Form

Job Descriptions

Guidance for Eligibility for Training Specialist Division

Guidance on English Language Requirements

IELTS FAQs

Allocation of Places on Specialist Training Programmes 

HSE-Job-Specification-for-NCHD-posts

HSE NCHD Terms Conditions

Successful Applications

Following completion of the interview process, candidates will be informed of their acceptance or non-acceptance on the training programme. The successful candidate must, prior to taking up appointment, obtain:

• Provisional Registration – Irish Medical Council, Lynn House, Portobello Court, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: (00 353 1) 496 5588, Fax: (00 353 1) 496 5972.
• A certificate of Medical Insurance from one of the recognised Medical Insurance Companies i.e. Medical Protection Society or the Medical Defence Union.
• A student visa from the Department of Foreign Affairs Consular Section, 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. (where applicable).
• Work Permit from the Department of Enterprise and Employment, 65a Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. (where applicable)

Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists National Training Programmes in: Radiology. (CLOSED)

 Entry Requirements:

• For Radiology, all applicants must have, as a minimum, at least 2 years clinical experience.
  • One year as an intern and 1 year as an SHO is the minimum acceptable pre-Radiology training.
• All candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council (www.medicalcouncil.ie)
• Candidates must meet the English Language requirements as detailed below before applying for the training scheme 

Closing date for Radiology applications is strictly 5pm on Tuesday 7^th November 2023
Plese note, the application deadline has been extended by 24 hours due to payment processing problems.
Registrations will be allowed up until 3pm tomorrow, Tuesday. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register.

 Application Procedure:

1. To make an application - please register using the register tab or login here if you applied last year.
2. Complete the application form to include all relevant supporting documentation 
3. Three completed structured reference forms should be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supporting Forms for Completion of Application:

Radiology Structured Reference Form 2024

Radiology Shortlisting Self Scoring (July 2024)

Guidance for Eligibility for Training Specialist Division

Eligibility for the Trainee Specialist Division, Medical Council

Guidance on English Language Requirements

IELTS FAQs

Allocation of Places on Specialist Training Programmes 

HSE-Job-Specification-for-NCHD-posts

HSE NCHD Terms Conditions

National Radiology Training Programme - Standardised Selection Process for Shortlisting and Interview (July 2024)

The Board, Officers and Training Coordinators of the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists are committed to encouraging diversity and eliminating discrimination in the organisation, practices and work of the Faculty. The training of a radiologist is a lengthy and expensive process and it is very important that those who are most suited to a career in radiology are those selected to become future radiologists. The purpose of the selection process is to identify and select those trainees who are most likely to make the best consultant radiologists in the future. The underlying principles of the selection and appointment process, are equity of access, objectivity in the selection process and transparency in the appointments. Appointments will be made in order of merit and are subject to the applicant meeting the required standards, as prescribed by the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists. All applicants will be assessed against each other for the limited number of places.

Every year the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists will recruit a number of first year Specialist Registrars to the National Radiology Training Programme. The number of trainees is variable depending on the number of vacant positions in each training site. In 2023, 36 places were available for the scheme. The number in 2024 intake will be agreed with the NDTP. Although the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists recruits to its training programme; each candidate is also being employed by the respective training hospitals. Each training site will nominate an Educational Coordinator who sits on the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists Education Committee and will act for their hospital during the selection process. If a site’s Educational Coordinator is unavailable for the interviews, they may nominate a proxy from their site.

In order to be considered eligible for application to the training programme, an applicant must have a minimum of two years of clinical experience, comprising one year as an Intern and one year as a Senior House Officer or equivalent. Information on this minimum pre-radiology training is available on the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists public website.

Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council (www.medicalcouncil.ie) and must meet English language requirements established by the Health Service Executive, which are available on: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hr-circulars/hr-circular-063-2020-english-language-requirements-for-nchds.pdf

Nationality/Citizenship does not influence a candidate’s ability to apply or be considered for interview but it can affect allocation of positions according to National Policies, as outlined.  Please refer to allocation of places on specialist training programmes above.

The application process opens in early October and is advertised on the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists website. The application period closes in early November. In order to apply, candidates must complete an online application form, a shortlist self-scoring form which is included in the application form (copy below for information purposes) and upload relevant supporting documents. Once the application process is closed, all applicants are scored based on their application form and Curriculum Vitae in order to create a shortlist of applicants. Three personal references must be sent electronically prior to interview. These references are not relevant to shortlisting and do not need to be completed prior to closure of the shortlisting process.

Candidates are encouraged to estimate their shortlisting score using the self-scoring system below, however the final score for an applicant will be determined by the shortlisting committee based on application and provided evidence. Awarding of points is at the discretion of the committee and criteria will be applied equally to all candidates. Evidence is required for all achievements that are scored. Any achievements listed without supporting documentation WILL NOT be counted towards shortlisting score. A minimum score for shortlisting will be determined each year. In 2024, a score of 15 points or more will qualify a candidate for interview. Scores of lower than 15 may or may not be considered for interview depending on numbers of applicants. An updated version of this document is published on the Faculty website prior to the interview process each year.

Section 1: Education and Academic Achievements (max 24 points)

If no centile score will be issued by University (requires written confirmation from University), 3 pts will be awarded.

Section 2: Research and Audit (max 16 points)

The interview process takes place in late January usually on a single day. The format of the interview will be issued after shortlisting. Candidates undergo an interview which will include questions that explore the candidates’ career trajectory, experience and suitability for a career in radiology. Knowledge of radiology as a specialty and behaviours/attitudes relevant to working in a radiology department are also explored. The interviewers in each station comprise the educational coordinators in each site who will each mark the candidates. Additionally, candidates’ interpretative skills and clinical judgement may be evaluated in an OSCE.

Clarification following government and local guidelines will be given to shortlisted candidates with regard to the opportunity to contact the 9 training hospitals and rank their preferences. All appointments to training hospital will be achieved through a standardised matching process. While candidates may decline to work in a site by not ranking them, sites must rank all trainees and are not permitted to refuse a match. Each candidate is matched to their first choice of site. If there are more trainees matched to a site than there are SpR positions available, the candidate that is ranked lowest by that site moves to their second choice. If a candidate is unable to match, which can only be because he/she has not ranked all of the sites, they are placed first on the reserve list.

If a candidate refuses to accept a site that they had ranked then they are removed from the process and must re-apply in the next year. In a date in late March, usually between the 25-27th, if any more places on the scheme become available then the candidates are taken from the reserve list in rank order and included in a second match process based on their original preferences. After this second match no new first year trainees will be added to the scheme. The final list of trainees will be presented to the Forum of Postgraduate Training Bodies.

Trainees offered a site are expected to sign the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists SpR agreement, which may be revised annually. In addition, they will need to abide by and work contract offered by the employing hospitals. Candidates are informed of this at application and at the interview process. Following completion of the interview process, candidates will be informed of their acceptance or non-acceptance on the training programme. The successful candidate must, prior to taking up appointment, obtain:

• Provisional Registration – Irish Medical Council, Lynn House, Portobello Court, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: (00 353 1) 496 5588, Fax: (00 353 1) 496 5972.
• A certificate of Medical Insurance from one of the recognised Medical Insurance Companies i.e. Medical Protection Society or the Medical Defence Union.
• A student visa from the Department of Foreign Affairs Consular Section, 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. (where applicable).
• Work Permit from the Department of Enterprise and Employment, 65a Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. (where applicable)

Formal feedback can be sought from the Faculty and will be provided by the National Training Coordinator.

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Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists National Training Programmes in: Radiation Oncology. (CLOSED)

Applications are invited for the following programmes which will commence in July 2024.  See below for further details:        

Entry Requirements:

• For Radiation Oncology, all applicants must have, at a minimum, at least 3 years clinical experience.
• 1 year as an intern and 2 years as an SHO is the minimum acceptable Radiation Oncology training

• All candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council (www.medicalcouncil.ie)
• Candidates must meet the English Language requirements as detailed on our website before applying for the training scheme

Closing date for Radiology Oncology applications is strictly 5pm on Tuesday 7^th November 2023

Please note, the application deadline has been extended by 24 hours due to payment processing problems.
Registrations will be allowed up until 3pm tomorrow, Tuesday 7th. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register.

Application Procedure:

1. To make an application - please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register or login here if you applied last year
2. Complete the application form to include all relevant supporting documentation 
3. Three completed structured reference forms should be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supporting Forms for Completion of Application:

Radiation Oncology Structured Reference Form 2024 

Radiation Oncology Shortlisting Self Scoring (July 2024) 

Guidance for Eligibility for Training Specialist Division

• Eligibility for the Trainee Specialist Division, Medical Council

• Guidance on English Language Requirements

• IELTS FAQs

  Allocation of Places on Specialist Training Programmes 

  HSE-Job-Specification-for-NCHD-posts

  HSE NCHD Terms Conditions

  Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists Standardised Selection Process for Radiation Oncology Specialty Training – 2024

  Version 1.2 – September 2020

  Overview

  The Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists operates a five-year accredited equivalent full-time training scheme in Radiation Oncology, during which the trainees will be rotating across the three accredited training centres (Cork University Hospital, Galway University Hospital and St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin). Every year the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists will recruit a number of first year Radiation Oncology SpRs, the number of trainees is variable depending on the number of vacant positions in each site. Typically, about 3-5 trainees are appointed although this number is expected to increase as the number of training positions is likely to expand based on NDTP workforce requirements. Although the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation in Oncologists is recruiting on to its training scheme, each candidate is also being employed by the allocated training hospitals.

  Each of the three training centres will nominate a Hospital Coordinator who sits on the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Radiation Oncology Committee and will be part of the selection process (short-listing and interview). If a site’s educational coordinator is unavailable for the interviews she / he may nominate a proxy to represent the training centre.

  Faculty Board, Faculty Officers and Training Coordinators of the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists are committed to encouraging diversity and eliminating discrimination in the organisation, practices and work of the Faculty.  The training of a Radiation Oncologist is a lengthy and expensive process and it is essential that those who are most suited to a career in Radiation Oncology are selected.  The purpose of the selection process is to identify and select those trainees who are most likely to make the best Consultant Radiation Oncologist in the future.  The underlying principles of the selection and appointment process, are equity of access, objectivity in the selection process and transparency in the appointments. Appointments will be made in order of merit and are subject to the applicant meeting the required standards, as prescribed by the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists. All applicants will be assessed against each other for the limited number of places.  

  Application and Shortlisting

  The application process generally opens in early October and closes in early November. Candidates fill in an online document, upload relevant documents and arrange for three hard copy references to be sent to the Faculty.

  Once the application process is closed, all applicants are scored based on their application form and CV.

  Scores are totalled in the following sections (maximum score opposite):

  Medical Degree Centile Score	5
  Radiation Oncology Experience	7
  Postgraduate Membership Examinations e.g. MRCP, MRCS	6
  Other Relevant Exams/Qualifications	3
  Prizes, Scholarships	3
  Research	10
  Radiation Oncology -Specific Research Marks	2
  Quality/Safety/Audit Initiative	2
  Radiation Oncology-specific  Quality/Safety/Audit Initiative Marks	1
  Book Chapter	1

                                        

  All candidates are scored independently by short-listing panel, which includes The National Training Co-ordinator , the three Hospital Coordinators (or proxy) and a Faculty representative. The minimum score required to be called for interview is 20 points out of 40 points.

  Local Hospital Coordinator Meeting

  Prior interview, candidate will have the opportunity to visit the three training centres and their respective Local Hospital Coordinator, whose contact details will be provided by the Faculty   

  Interview

  The interview will be conducted by an interview panel, comprising the National Training Coordinator, the three Hospital Coordinators (or proxy) and a senior Faculty Officer.

  The panel member questions will explore the candidates’ career trajectory, experience and exposure to oncology and radiation oncology, research and educational achievements, management experience, and suitability for a career in radiation oncology.  The senior Faculty Officer present, will ensure that the questions are fair and consistent and that the interviews keep to time. The senior Officer does not mark the interviews.

  Marks for the interview are given under the following headings:

  Experience and Suitability for a Career in Radiation	40
  Career Trajectory	10
  General/ Behaviours	10

  The candidates are marked out of a total of 100 as follows:

  Shortlisting	40
  Interview	60

  Hospital Allocation / Appointment

  The Radiation Oncology training is based on a rotation across the three training centres. The successful candidate will allocated the training centre based on

  • Expressed preference. At time of interview candidate will be asked to provide by witting her / his location preference for the 1^styear of training (Cork University Hospital, Galway University Hospital, St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin)
  • Ranking at the interview (based on the total score achieved)

  Revision of this Document

  This process is subject to annual review by the Education Committee and Board after feedback from the prior year’s recruitment process, the candidates and other interested bodies including but not limited to RCSI and the NDTP.

  Successful Applications

  Following completion of the interview process, candidates will be informed of their acceptance or non-acceptance on the training programme. The successful candidate must, prior to taking up appointment, obtain:

  • Provisional Registration – Irish Medical Council, Lynn House, Portobello Court, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: (00 353 1) 496 5588, Fax: (00 353 1) 496 5972.
  • A certificate of Medical Insurance from one of the recognised Medical Insurance Companies i.e. Medical Protection Society or the Medical Defence Union.
  • A student visa from the Department of Foreign Affairs Consular Section, 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. (where applicable).
  • Work Permit from the Department of Enterprise and Employment, 65a Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. (where applicable)

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