Recruitment timelines

ST1 Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

All Obstetrics and Gynaecology training posts in the UK are recruited to through a national process managed by the National Obstetrics and Gynaecology Recruitment Office. The team is located in the North West Local Office.

Recruitment timelines

Round 1 -  CT1/ST1 and Run Through - for August to December 2026 start.

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

October 2025

Advert published

Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025

Time: 5pm

Application window opens

Date: Thursday 23 October 2025

Time: 10am

November 2025

Application window closes

Date: Thursday 20 November 2025

Time: 4pm

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

Date: To be confirmed

Find out more information about the MSRA on the MSRA pages.

January 2026

Interview dates

Dates: Tuesday 24 February to Friday 27 February 2026 and Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2026

March 2026

Initial offers released

Date: Tuesday 24 March 2026

Time: 5pm

April 2026

Hold deadline

Date: Thursday 2 April 2026

Time: 1pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: Wednesday 8 April 2026

Time: 4pm

Hierarchal Deadline

Date: Thursday 9 April 2026

Time: 4pm

Paperwork deadline

Date: Wednesday 22 April 2026

Page last reviewed: 4 November 2025
Next review due: 4 November 2027