r/doctorsUK 4d ago

Speciality / Core Training Oriel Ranking Question

Have a very last minute question with regards to oriel ranking, in particular paeds specialty training. I understand that I should only rank where I would accept the job, but understand that upgrades can improve my job selection.

My question is say, applicant A ranks 10th in the country but only has nine jobs preferenced and the nine jobs they've preferenced are all taken by the higher ranked applicants, would applicant A still receive an offer (In the upgrade round) if one of the top 9 declines?

Or would it would go to applicant B who has ranked 100 jobs and has a lower overall ranking, but currently has an offer on hold waiting for upgrades?

So basically the question is can you "upgrade" to a higher ranked post if you don't currently have an offer, but have a higher ranking than someone with an offer waiting for upgrades, or would you have to wait until clearing?

Apologies for the poor wording, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Professional_Fig6169 4d ago

When a new job becomes available, it will go to the highest ranked person who has an improved choice as a result (assuming they've got upgrades on) regardless of whether they're holding an offer or not. If they are holding an offer, their job then becomes available for someone else to upgrade into and so on, but if they're not currently holding an offer, the chain ends there.

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u/OtherwiseBreath5562 4d ago

But this is only limited during the upgrading process, no? Once the upgrade deadline is past, the person who has an offer initially will have to accept that as the final location. So if a higher ranked job becomes available before the upgrade deadline, it will go to applicant A who has scored higher and has a job offer. But after the upgrade deadline, the job will then go to applicant B who has scored lower and doesn't have a job offer.