There are several ways to apply for consultant posts once you have successfully completed your Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) and the associated Royal College membership exams. You can start to apply for consultant posts 6 months before your CCT completion date.

1/ The national NHS jobs website carry vacancies for consultant posts.

2/ Adverts are placed in BMJ Careers Magazine.

3/ By keeping abreast of opportunities in your hospital and specialty. Many jobs are available internally. This is more common for non-training grades and research related work. Be prepared to network with consultants working in the field that you are interested in – it could well land you that dream job.