Applying

Before you apply for Specialty Training you should check that you're eligible.

All applications must be submitted via Oriel, we are unable to accept any applications outside of this system. Please ensure you are only logged into Oriel in one browser window, on one device, as having multiple windows open may impact updates you make.

Please check your application thoroughly before submitting as no one is able to change information after submission, including the administrative team. Please ensure you submit your application before the 4pm deadline on Thursday 19 November 2026.

Before you apply for Specialty Training you should check that you're eligible against the Clinical Radiology ST1 Person specification.

You must read all of these pages and the guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages before beginning your application.

Summary of changes for 2027 recruitment

Prioritisation bill

The Medical Training (Prioritisation for Specialty Training Programme) Regulations 2026 will come into force on the 1 January 2027. For more information and updates please see the MDRS Prioritisation guidance page. The team are unable to discuss individual applications.

Final score calculation

The overall score used for ranking and offers has changed for 2027. The final scores will consist of 30% portfolio and 70% interview scores.

Update to portfolio evidence review

Some adjustments have been made to the wording of some of the portfolio evidence review domains. Domains 1, 4 and 5 have had adjustments to both the descriptors and the evidence required.

Application form updates

Candidates are being asked to advise about adjustments they want at MSRA, and separately the adjustments they would need at interview.

For all adjustments you must provide medical evidence to support your request, and provide the page number the evidence is on.

Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST) - for this recruitment year there will be 2 CRESTs accepted - a 2024 CREST as long as it still meeting the eligibility criteria or the 2027 CREST (there was a version update of 2027 in October 2026, but we will accept the earlier version).

Recruitment process

Application

Below is guidance on completing some sections on the application form for complete guidance please review the MDRS application guidance notes.

Reasonable adjustments

We will ensure, where possible, that reasonable adjustments are made at MSRA and interview to meet the needs of applicants with disabilities.

You must ensure that you include evidence on the application form.

Disability Confidence Scheme

Any applicants applying under DCS, whose evidence is found eligible after review of the evidence, will be required to score above the minimum cut-off score in the MSRA exam – this is 201 on each of the 2 components.

For more information regarding reasonable adjustments and the Disability Confident Scheme and evidence required please review the MDRS applicant guidance.

Failure to provide the requested information and documentation by the stated deadline will result in adjustments and/or Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) status not being met.

Supporting information section on application form

On the application form is a supporting information section. All guidance on the domains is found on this Clinical Radiology ST1 Portfolio review guidance.

This is where you will provide your domain category and exact details of the evidence you would provide in the evidence review stage if requested.

You are not able to make any changes to this section once you have submitted your application form.

Longlisting

Longlisting is the process of checking that applicants meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for a Clinical Radiology post. You can find the eligibility criteria on the Clinical Radiology ST1 person specification. More information about longlisting can be found on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

Due to the volume of applications, we are adopting the same revised approach to longlisting applications as we did last year.

Please note that the during the first longlisting phase of the 2027 recruitment process we will only be spot checking foundation competencies, and reviewing applications from candidates whose employment history indicates they have greater than or equal to 18 months radiology experience after foundation.

Longlisting will be carried out after the MSRA results have been received until before the first offers. We advise you check your Oriel messages regularly from early February, in case we have requested any information from you about your application.

Your application can be withdrawn at any stage should it not meet the essential criteria as outlined in the 2027 Person specification.

The process of longlisting may be carried out until just before the offer date April 2027. Candidates will be notified when longlisting has officially been completed. 

  

It is very important that you ensure you meet the eligibility requirements and any competency document you need to attach is present and correct when you submit your application.

All information can be found in the Foundation competencies section.

As part of the application form, we are asking candidates to confirm the number of years’ experience they have in radiology posts after completing foundation. Applicants who did not complete their Foundation training in a UKFPO approved post will only be able to exclude 4 months of their post-graduation training as Foundation. We understand calculating this can sometimes be complex, so anyone who responds that they are near to or over the 18 months experience threshold, will have their experience reviewed prior to being invited to attend the MRSA.

Prior to the MSRA, we will carry out checks for all reasonable adjustment applications, and we will be reviewing particular applications that are missing appropriate evidence of foundation competences.

Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST)

If you are required to submit a CREST, you must do so at the time of submitting your application. Failure to submit this will result in your application being withdrawn.

The linked 2027 ST1Person specification and Foundation competency guidance provide details on when a CREST is required. If you submitted a CREST for an academic application the outcome of this will be used for your medical application.  

In 2026/2027 recruitment we will be accepting both the 2024 and 2027 versions of the form, please ensure the 2024 version conforms to the 2027 guidelines.

For further information regarding the CREST form and evidencing of Foundation competencies, please see the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

As part of the selection process for 2027 recruitment all eligible applicants will be required to sit the MSRA (unless they have not met the initial eligibility checks) in the first window. We do not accept MSRA scores from any previous sittings.

The MSRA is a computer-based assessment, delivered in partnership with Work Psychology Group and Pearson Professional Examinations, which has been designed to assess some of the essential competences outlined in the 2027 ST1 Person Specification and is based around clinical scenarios.

The MSRA will be delivered at Pearson Professional Examinations test centres and remote testing provisions will be in place, as a reasonable adjustment, for those who require it.

Shortlisting

In the event that the volume of eligible applicants exceeds the interview capacity, applications will be shortlisted for the purpose of reducing the number of applicants invited to interview to a number which we can accommodate.

Please note that you will be required to score above the minimum cut-off score in the MSRA exam – this is 201 on each of the 2 components.

The candidates who are invited to interview or have a status of short list reserve will be asked to upload their evidence that they have put on their Oriel application forms. All information about the domains is found on the Clinical Radiology ST1 Portfolio review guidance page.

Interview stations

In 2027 there will be 2 interview stations of up to 15 minutes each.

We will be using a virtual interview system called Qpercom Recruit.

Should at this stage or any stage your application be found to not meet essential criteria, as outlined in the 2027 ST1 Person specification, you will be found unappointable, and your application will not be progressed further.

Interventional Radiology

If you wish to apply to the Interventional Radiology pathway

The process for Clinical Radiology and Interventional Radiology are the same.

However, when applying for Interventional Radiology, you will need to state your preference for the Interventional Radiology sub-specialty from ST1 on your application.

As you will be considered as a Clinical Radiology applicant, you will have the opportunity to preference both Interventional Radiology and Clinical Radiology only posts.

Changing your pathway

You may be able to change your pathway later on in your training.

If you are on the Interventional Radiology pathway

In 2027 Clinical Radiology recruitment will continue to involve a process, started in 2022, which will allow applicants to state their preference for Interventional Radiology sub-specialty training from ST1.

You will continue to make a single application to Clinical Radiology and will all be considered as potential Clinical Radiology trainees.

As in previous years you will have the opportunity to preference Interventional Radiology posts alongside Clinical Radiology only posts.

If you have chosen Clinical or Interventional Radiology

Trainees on the Interventional Radiology pathway (based on their preference choice) will be able to revert to Clinical Radiology only before ST4 if they choose to do so. Trainees that select Clinical Radiology only (based on their preference choice) will still have the ability to apply for Interventional Radiology sub-specialty training from ST4 if they choose to and are successfully selected. The remainder of the process will be the same as for Clinical Radiology posts.

Where there is additional Interventional Radiology capacity and funding, deaneries will continue to undertake local (or national) recruitment from Clinical Radiology trainees at ST4. This will allow Clinical Radiology trainees to move into Interventional Radiology training if they didn’t get a place at ST1 or developed an interest in Interventional Radiology. It will also be possible for Clinical Radiology trainees with a preference in Interventional Radiology to revert to Clinical Radiology training, should they decide that Interventional Radiology is not the correct path, or their trainers decide they do not have the aptitude for it.