Recruitment timelines

Core Training in Psychiatry

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

Recruitment timelines for 2023 to 2024

This round of recruitment is for posts that start from August 2024. 

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

October 2023

Oriel advert appears

Date: 25 October 2023

Applications open

Date: 26 October 2023

Time: 10:00am

November 2023

Applications close

Date: 23 November 2023

Time 4:00pm

January 2024

Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) window

Dates: 4 - 16 January 2024

February 2024

MSRA results expected

Date: Week commencing 12 February 2024

Preferencing window opens

Date: 16 February 2024

Time: 10am

March 2024

Preferencing window closes

Date: 11 March 2024

Time: 12pm (midday)

First offers

Date: Week commencing 18 March 2024

April 2024

Hold deadline

Date: 4 April 2024

Time: 1:00pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: 9 April 2024

Time: 4:00pm

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Page last reviewed: 11 January 2024
Next review due: 11 January 2025