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.

You must read all of these pages, which form the Nuclear Medicine ST3 specialty applicant guidance  in conjunction with the general guidance on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages before beginning your application.

Summary of changes for 2027 recruitment

Details of the changes are provided throughout these pages in conjunction with central guidance issued by the national recruitment team that applies across specialties.

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.

Update to portfolio evidence review

Some adjustments have been made to the wording of some of the portfolio evidence review. 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.

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 and Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)

Reasonable adjustments

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

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

Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)

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 2027 Nuclear Medicine ST3 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 Nuclear Medicine post. You can find the eligibility criteria on the person specification here. More information about longlisting can be found on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

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.

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

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. The result from this will form your shortlisting score. 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 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 applicants will be required to score above the minimum cut-off score in the MSRA exam – this is 201 on each of the 2 components.

All applicants that score higher than the cut-off score but are not initially invited to interview will be put on a reserve list this will be indicated by your Oriel status.

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 available on the 2027 Nuclear Medicine ST3 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.