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Higher Training posts for Round 3 recruitment (February 2026 intake)
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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on this page. The information presented is accurate at the time of publication.
Currently available information about anticipated posts are listed below. Updates will be made as soon as more information becomes available.
Non-urgent advice:
Round 3 (February 2026 intake) recruitment posts
The posts currently listed on this page are the anticipated post numbers for Round 3 (February 2026 intake) recruitment.
Some of the dual combinations may have zero posts in this round of recruitment, especially the smaller combinations.
Details may change over the recruitment period.
Find Higher Training posts in England
East Midlands
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
4
Forensic Psychiatry
0
2
General Adult Psychiatry
0
13
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
2
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
2
Dual specialty
Specialty
0
0
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
East of England
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3
5
Forensic Psychiatry
0
1
General Adult Psychiatry
3
8
Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Old Age Psychiatry
3
6
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
5
6
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1
2
Forensic Psychiatry
0
2
General Adult Psychiatry
1
8
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
2
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
1
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
2
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
London
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
16
Forensic Psychiatry
5
12
General Adult Psychiatry
17
25
Medical Psychotherapy
1
2
Old Age Psychiatry
1
6
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
2
5
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
1
6
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
9
15
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
North East
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
3
Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
General Adult Psychiatry
0
3
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
2
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
2
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
North West
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1
5
Forensic Psychiatry
0
3
General Adult Psychiatry
0
15
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
2
5
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
South West - Peninsula
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
1
Forensic Psychiatry
0
1
General Adult Psychiatry
0
5
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
1
2
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
South West - Severn
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
2
Forensic Psychiatry
0
1
General Adult Psychiatry
3
5
Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Old Age Psychiatry
1
2
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
1
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disabilit
0
0
Thames Valley
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1
1
Forensic Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
General Aduly Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Medical Psychotherapy
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Old Age Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
1
1
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Wessex
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
4
Forensic Psychiatry
0
1
General Adult Psychiatry
0
1
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
2
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
West Midlands
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
1
Forensic Psychiatry
0
3
General Adult Psychiatry
0
0
Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Yorkshire and the Humber
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Forensic Psychiatry
1
2
General Adult Psychiatry
0
0
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
0
3
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
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Scotland
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1
4
Forensic Psychiatry
1
3
General Adult Psychiatry
4
6
Medical Psychotherapy
0
1
Old Age Psychiatry
3
5
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
1
3
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
1
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
Wales
Single specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2
3
Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
General Adult Psychiatry
2
5
Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Old Age Psychiatry
3
4
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
2
Dual specialty
Specialty
Minimum number of posts
Maximum number of posts
Dual Child and Adolescent and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy
0
0
Dual General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry
0
1
Dual Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0
0
Dual Forensic and Psychiatry of Learning Disability
0
0
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