Recruitment timelines

All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).

October 2026

Advert published

Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Time: By 5pm

Application window opens

Date: Thursday 22 October 2026

Time: 10am

November 2026 

Application window closes

Date: Thursday 19 November 2026

Time: 4pm

December 2026

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

Date: Monday 14 December 2026

January 2027

MSRA window opens

Date: Tuesday 5 January 2027

MSRA window closes

Date: Wednesday 20 January 2027

February 2027

MSRA results

Date: To be confirmed

Invitations to interview and applicant declaration

Date: To be confirmed

Time: To be confirmed

Deadline for invitations to interview and applicant declaration

Date: To be confirmed

Time: To be confirmed

Sub preferences open

Date: To be confirmed

Interview window opens

Date: Tuesday 23 February 2027

March 2027

Interview window closes

Date: Friday 19 March 2027

April 2027

Initial offers released

Date: Tuesday 6 April 2027

Time: by no later than 5pm

Hold deadline

Date: Friday 9 April 2027

Time: 9am

Upgrade deadline

Date: Wednesday 14 April 2027

Time: 4pm

Paperwork must be submitted by

Date: Wednesday 28 April 2027

Details of future rounds will be added once available.