Specialty training recruitment
Medical speciality recruitment timeline 2026
View further information regarding the recruitment timeline.
Round 3 Indicative numbers
| Specialty | Grade | Indicative Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Acute Internal Medicine | ST4 | 0-3 |
| Anaesthetics | CT1 | 6-8 |
| Anaesthetics | ST4 | 8-13 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | ST4 | 2-5 |
| Combined Infectious Diseases | ST3 | 0-1 |
| Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus | ST4 | 0-1 |
| Gastroenterology | ST4 | 0-2 |
| General Adult Psychiatry | ST4 | 1-4 |
| Geriatric Medicine | ST4 | 0-5 |
| Neurology | ST4 | 0-1 |
| Old Age Psychiatry | ST4 | 1-3 |
| Palliative Medicine | ST4 | 0-1 |
| Psychiatry of Learning Disability | ST4 | 0-1 |
|
Renal Medicine |
ST4 | 0-1 |
Applicant guides:
Applicant guides and additional information for applicants to the Wales only vacancies can be found below.
Wales Clinical Academic Track (WCAT) The Wales Clinical Academic Track (WCAT) - HEIW
Wales Otolaryngology ST3 and Wales Trauma and Orthopaedics ST3 – please see the advertisement and associated documents on Oriel.
Useful links:
Related documents:
- Relocation expenses policy
- Please note: pay scales in Wales are different to the other nations. Please refer to the following link for more information - Pay scales 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.