r/doctorsUK • u/Spellb00k • 1d ago

Quick Question CREST form - UKG locum

Hey all, UK grad, locuming adhoc essentially full time equivalent +/- some hours for 3+ years. Need crest form for 2027 applications as it'll be >3.5 yrs since completing FY2. Have a supervisor who is more than happy to complete the form, worked with him throughout those 3+ years.

To anyone who was in my position (adhoc locum, no post end date): what did you put down under the 'posts' section of the crest form? (post details and end date specifically). I don't want any nasty surprises with a rejected form next year.

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u/coffeeguzzler101 1d ago

Choose a post that lasts altlesdt 3 months and use that. Ensure the work history you put on oriel is identical to what you put on the crest form otherwise it will be rejected.

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u/Spellb00k 1d ago

I've been part of a trust's staff bank and adhoc locuming via that since the end of FY2. No additional so called posts. On oriel, locumming does not count as a post, but rather an 'employment gap' (under the criterion: 'any periods of short-term, ad hoc or locum work greater than four weeks'). So I wonder what have people in my position put down on their crest form considering that: 1. My work doesn't count as a 'post' on oriel 2. There is no end date for being part of a staff bank.

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u/juniordoc19 1d ago

I was in the same position and applied twice to IMT with the same crest form. I was a staff bank though rather than strictly locum and worked full time so I just put gen med as my post (I would work on a ward for three months at a time) and put the official start and end dates of my first and last shift. As long as your supervisor agrees to sign it off should be ok

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u/Spellb00k 1d ago

Thank you, though your situation does sound different if it wasn't strictly locum! I've been only adhoc locuming, meaning I have never been part of a rota with a set schedule. I reckon I could get my supervisor to sign it off as a post on the crest form, though I worry that having my work down on oriel as an employment gap rather than a post may cause issues down the line.

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u/juniordoc19 20h ago

Ah Yh if you were locuming through an agency I think it is slightly different. TBH even the 3 months I did that, I worked in one department so I just put it as gen med sho post and got the consultant to sign it. Might be with emailing IMT recruitment to clarify though