Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 Interview Preparation — 2026

Qualifications

You must hold a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.

Registration & right to work

You must: Be eligible to work in the UK. Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of application, **and** hold a current licence to practise on the date your post commences.

GMC registration details or licence evidence.

Career history

You must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.

Disclosure

You must complete all sections of the application form fully and truthfully, in accordance with written guidelines. You must disclose in your application if you are subject to any ongoing fitness to practise proceedings or are subject to any fitness to practise conditions.

Capability/Competences

You must have evidence of achievement of competences, via one of the following four methods: Current employment in a GMC recognised histopathology training programme (2021 curriculum) which leads satisfactory completion of ICPT (Integrated Cellular Pathology Training) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy; **or** Satisfactory completion of ICPT (Integrated Cellular Pathology Training) in a GMC-recognised Histopathology training programme (2021 curriculum) evidenced by ARCP; **or**

GMC registration details or licence evidence.

Experience

You must have completed at least 2.5 years training (whole time equivalent) excluding foundation level experience in general Histopathology, including Autopsy work, by the advertised post start date for the vacancy (unless evidence of Stage A and B completion if still on the 2015 curriculum).

PROFESSIONAL EXAMInATIONS

You must have successful completion of Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) Part 1 examination by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.