u/CulturalJackfruit506

To hive mind,

I'm currently a F4, Contract is ending in the next couple of months. I have MRCS and what I thought was a decent CV with some ortho experience, audits, and teaching. I recently applied to a 2-year MSc SHO programme at a London Trust and failed shortlisting, which I really had very high hopes on and life is feeling hopeless and I can't even sleep.

I have two questions for anyone who has gone through this:

1. What is actually expected to get shortlisted for these 2-year MSc SHO posts? I meet the essential criteria on paper, but am I missing something ? Is it down to how the squpporting statement is structured against the person specification? Do I need more specific ortho SHO time, logbook numbers, or post-MRCS experience to be competitive? Any insight would be really helpful.

2. What are my realistic options with my contract ending? I want to stick with orthopaedics, but haven't got any leads despite applying extensively from last 3 Months and about 40 ortho jobs at f2 and jcf level.. Has anyone else been in this position?

I know the job market is brutal right now, Any honest advice on what I should prioritise in the next 4-8 weeks to stay in the game would be massively appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Hi guys. Am in SHO year, didn't manage to get in to training. Applied for lots of ortho jobs as planning for orthopaedics as future. I applied for like 40 ortho jobs , hopefully I get at least one interview and a job or I'll be jobless when my current contract ends.

Would welcome any tips for interview preparation especially what to expect from a major trauma center and also if anyone who can share thier ortho revision ST3 or similar resource for a few days ( am financially super constrained at moment , would appreciate the help) , would be really grateful to them.

Also for any orthobros who have been in similar situations before where you're overqualified for cst, what would you recommend after doing a F3 1.5 years, either get a reg job (done my mrcs) or get SHO in MTC/DGH and apply to ST3 or do a CESR (as current ratios are through the roof)

Thank you for reading till now and I appreciate any advice you could give.

Have a lovely weekend (hopefully a much cooler one) 🙏