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Rotations & Placements
Rotations & Placements
The NW School of Radiology has 3 main training sectors:
The NW School of Radiology has 3 main training sectors:
- Lancashire & South Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Cheshire & Merseyside.
At recruitment selection, residents will rank preference of sector. Once in an allocated sector there is little opportunity to swap sectors, so you will need to be prepared to commute if you live outside your allocated sector.
At recruitment selection, residents will rank preference of sector. Once in an allocated sector there is little opportunity to swap sectors, so you will need to be prepared to commute if you live outside your allocated sector.
Rotations can be based at any training site within an allocated sector, there may be educational reasons to be based in another sector and will be discussed if required, this includes sub specialty training centres eg interventional, neuro and paediatrics where there may be limited opportunities within a certain sector.
Rotations can be based at any training site within an allocated sector, there may be educational reasons to be based in another sector and will be discussed if required, this includes sub specialty training centres eg interventional, neuro and paediatrics where there may be limited opportunities within a certain sector.
- ST1 includes a 4 month Academy teaching rotation for all sector residents - based in Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre
- ST2 includes a 3 month teaching rotation and simulation training for all sector residents. From November 2026 based in Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre. During these placements there is no on-call or nights.
Please also be prepared to commute to Academy Training Centres across the NW region in ST2-ST6 as teaching and education will be held at various sites.
Please also be prepared to commute to Academy Training Centres across the NW region in ST2-ST6 as teaching and education will be held at various sites.
Residents are entitled to claim from their home to base location if it exceeds 17 miles via Easy Expenses: https://leademployer.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/expenses-1
If you are interested in training in the North West, please ensure that you review the entry requirements for the Clinical Radiology or Nuclear Medicine programmes on the Royal College of Radiologists webpages: https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/careers-and-recruitment/specialty-recruitment
If you are interested in training in the North West, please ensure that you review the entry requirements for the Clinical Radiology or Nuclear Medicine programmes on the Royal College of Radiologists webpages: https://www.rcr.ac.uk/clinical-radiology/careers-and-recruitment/specialty-recruitment
National Recruitment processes and application timeframes can be found here: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training
National Recruitment processes and application timeframes can be found here: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training
There is one intake per training year commencing in August at ST1
There is one intake per training year commencing in August at ST1
For queries related to training please email the Programme Support Team: england.radiology.nw@nhs.net
For queries related to training please email the Programme Support Team: england.radiology.nw@nhs.net
Further guidance on placement allocations can be found via placement process alocations
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