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National Inter Deanery Transfer (IDT)

National IDT Newsletter Subscription 1
  • Newsletter Subscription
Overview 2
  • What is the National Inter Deanery Transfer process?
  • When can I apply, and can I apply for a transfer between windows?
Eligibility 23
  • What are the eligibility criteria?
  • How flexible are the eligibility criteria?
  • I anticipate a change in my circumstances in the future. Can I apply?
  • My Partner has been offered a job in another region and I would like to move with him/her, can I apply?
  • I am a LAT/LAS, can I apply for IDT?
  • I am currently training Less than Full Time (LTFT), can I apply?
  • I am currently out of programme, can I apply?
  • I am currently on parental leave, can I apply?
  • I deferred the start of my training due to pregnancy – can I apply for IDT?
  • I hold a Tier 2 visa within a HEE region, can I apply?
  • I hold a Tier 2 visa and want to transfer into or out of England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, can I apply?
  • I am on a two year training programme, can I apply?
  • I am a trainee within the Military Deanery, how should I apply for a transfer?
  • I am a spouse/partner of a member of the armed forces, does the Armed Forces Covenant apply to the National IDT process?
  • My ARCP 2 or 3 are not due to clinical or competence issues, can I still apply?
  • I went on maternity leave soon after starting my programme and do not yet have an ARCP; can I provide a letter indicating that I am making satisfactory progress instead of an ARCP?
  • I have started in a training programme but do not have an ARCP at point of application – can I apply for IDT?
  • I have accepted an offer of a training post but have not commenced nor had an ARCP in the post. Can I apply?
  • Do you accept Interim Reviews?
  • I am a Foundation trainee; can I apply for Inter-Deanery Transfer?
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Application process 13
  • When will the information for the next window be made available?
  • What should I do if I am unable to upload my evidence to the online application portal?
  • I need to upload additional documents to support my application, but I have exceeded the 15 MB limit.
  • Will I have to go through the process again if I’ve previously submitted an application?
  • I applied in the last window, can I submit the same supporting documents as before?
  • Do you accept electronic signatures for supporting documents?
  • I am a HEE London and South East (LaSE) trainee, how do I obtain the Postgraduate Dean signature for part 2 of the Deanery Document?
  • Who will view my application and supporting documents?
  • What if I forget something regarding my application?
  • Can my partner and I make a joint application or can our application forms be linked?
  • Can I make changes to my application form once it has been submitted?
  • I have found a doctor in the region to which I want to transfer who is willing to swap with me, can I transfer?
  • Is there a waiting list?
Preferences 4
  • Can I ask to be transferred to a nearby training region if my first choice isn’t available?
  • Can I specify where within the region I would like to be transferred to?
  • The regions I would like to apply to have now merged, how do I list them on my application form?
  • Is it possible to change my preferences after allocations have been made?
Post availability and allocation 8
  • How does a post become available?
  • Who should I contact to find out about available posts?
  • Can I find out which vacancies are available in my preferred region prior to submitting an application?
  • Will there be a vacancy for me if I’m eligible?
  • If there are more applicants than posts, how will the successful applicants be selected?
  • I put a specific location/trust on my application form but I have been offered a post somewhere else – why was I not given the trust I wanted and put on my application form?
  • Why are applications from trainees with changes in their primary carer and parental responsibility and committed relationship treated equally after trainees with a disability?
  • I was eligible for a post but was told there were no vacancies, however, I contacted the local training region and they told me they had gaps on their programme – why was I not given this vacancy?
Offers 11
  • How will I be made an offer to transfer?
  • What information will the conditional offer contain?
  • Why is this offer conditional?
  • What happens if I accept this conditional offer?
  • What happens if I decline this conditional offer?
  • What is a Second Iteration Offer?
  • What is contained within my trainee file?
  • Who holds my trainee file?
  • What should I do to finalise my transfer?
  • Can I claim relocation expenses after my transfer?
  • I have been allocated a post for transfer but have an ARCP before I leave my current training region in which I may receive an unsatisfactory outcome – can my transfer still go ahead?
Operational & Technical Issues 2
  • I am experiencing a technical issue on the Specialty Training website
  • I am experiencing a technical issue on the PGMDE Support Portal
Complaints 1
  • How do I make an IDT related complaint?
Statistics 1
  • IDT Statistics
Other 1
  • The above FAQs have not answered my query. Where can I submit my IDT related query?
Waiting List 1
  • Is there a Waiting List?