Specialty training recruitment
Medical speciality recruitment timeline 2024
Round 1 – CT/ST1 and Run Through – for August to December 2024 start |
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| Vacancies published | By 10am on Thursday 26 October 2023 |
| Applications open | At 10am on Thursday 26 October 2023 |
| Applications close | At 4pm on Thursday 23 November 2023 |
| Interview window | Tuesday 2 January to Friday 22 March 2024 |
| Initial offers out | By 5pm on Tuesday 26 March 2024 |
| Hold deadline | At 1pm on Thursday 4 April 2024 |
| Upgrade deadline | At 4pm on Tuesday 9 April 2024 |
| Hierarchal deadline | At 4pm on Wednesday 10 April 2024 |
Round 2 – ST3/ST4+ Recruitment – for August to December 2024 start |
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| Vacancies published | By 5pm on Wednesday 15 November 2023 |
| Applications open | At 10am on Thursday 16 November 2023 |
| Applications close | At 4pm on Thursday 7 December 2023 |
| Interview window | Tuesday 2 January to Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
| Initial offers out | By 5pm on Thursday 18 April 2024 |
| Hold deadline | At 1pm on Tuesday 23 April 2024 |
| Upgrade deadline | At 1pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 |
| Hierarchal deadline | At 4pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 |
| Paperwork deadline | Wednesday 1 May 2024 |
Round 3 – for February 2024 start |
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| Vacancies published | By 5pm on Monday 22 July 2024 |
| Applications open | At 10am on Tuesday 23 July 2024 |
| Applications close | At 4pm on Tuesday 13 August 2024 |
| Interview window | Tuesday 27 August to Friday 18 October 2024 |
| Initial offers out | By 5pm on Tuesday 22 October 2024 |
| Hold deadline | At 1pm on Thursday 24 October 2024 |
| Upgrade deadline | At 4pm on Friday 25 October 2024 |
| Hierarchal deadline | At 4pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024 |
| Paperwork deadline | Wednesday 6 November 2024 |
Round 1 Indicative numbers
Specialty |
Indicative Numbers |
| Histopathology | 1 |
| Community Sexual and Reproductive Health | 0 |
| Stroke Medicine (sub-specialty) | 2 |
| Acute Care Common Stem - Emergency Medicine | 15-17 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 1 |
| Paediatrics ST1 | 16-18 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 | 9 |
| Clinical Radiology | 9-14 SW, 2 NW |
| Core Psychiatry Training | 25-30 |
| Core Surgical Training | 39-45 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 | 0-1 |
| Neurosurgery | 1 |
| Ophthalmology | 2-3 |
| Public Health Medicine | 1 |
| Acute Care Common Stem - Anaesthetics | 14-16 |
| Acute Care Common Stem - Internal Medicine | 2 |
| Core Anaesthetics | 10-12 |
| Internal Medicine Training (IMT) | 71-76 |
| WCAT | 0-5 |
Round 2 Indicative numbers
Specialty |
Indicative Numbers |
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Acute Medicine |
3-5 |
|---|---|
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Anaesthetics |
9-12 |
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Cardiology |
1-4 |
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
0-3 |
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Clinical Genetics |
1 |
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Clinical Neurophysiology |
0-1 |
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Clinical Oncology |
2-3 |
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Clinical Pharmacology |
1 |
|
Combined Infection Training |
1-2 |
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Dermatology |
1-4 |
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Diabetes and Endocrinology |
2-4 |
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Emergency Medicine |
0-2 |
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Forensic Psychiatry |
1 |
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Gastroenterology |
0-1 |
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General Adult Psychiatry |
0-5 |
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General Surgery |
|
|
Genito-Urinary Medicine |
2 |
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Geriatrics |
3-12 |
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Haematology |
1-2 |
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ICM |
8 |
|
Medical Oncology |
1-3 |
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Neurology |
2-4 |
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
|
Old Age Psychiatry |
2-6 |
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Otolaryngology |
1-4 |
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Paediatrics ST3 |
0 |
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Palliative Medicine |
2 |
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Plastic Surgery |
0-3 |
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Psychiatry of Learning Disability |
1 |
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Renal Medicine |
1 |
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Respiratory Medicine |
2-6 |
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Rheumatology |
1 |
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Trauma and Orthopaedics |
3-10 |
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Urology |
0-2 |
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Vascular Surgery |
0-2 |
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Rehabilitation |
0-1 |
|
Immunology |
0-1 |
Applicant guides:
Applicant guides and additional information for applicants to the Wales only vacancies can be found below.
Useful links:
- Gold Guide
- NHS Specialty Training website
- NHS Jobs search
- Oriel - Vacancies
- Universal Job Match search
Related documents:
- Interview expenses claim form
- Relocation expenses policy
- Please note: pay scales in Wales are different to the other nations. Please refer to the following link for more information - Payscales in Wales
Information for applicants from the EU
Please visit the GOV.UK website for up to date information for EU citizens moving to the UK following the UK's departure from the EU (Brexit).
Information for applicants from outside of the EU
From 6 October 2019, all medical practitioners have been added to the Shortage Occupation List in the UK. This means that medical practitioners are exempt from the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) when applying to foundation and specialty training programmes, with the exception of Public Health, subject to eligibility.