Recruitment timelines

Higher 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.

You will make an application to a single ST4 Psychiatry vacancy and can be considered for any/all of the 6 single specialties or 7 dual specialties in any location that declares posts.

Recruitment timelines for 2024/ 2025

This round of recruitment is for posts that start in August 2025.

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

November 2024

Applications open

Date: Thursday 14 November 2024 at 10am

December 2024

Applications close

Date: Thursday 5 December 2024 at 4pm

Longlisting window

Date:  Thursday 5 December 2024 – Thursday 19 December 2024

January 2025

CASC exam dates (if applicable)

Date: Monday 20 January 2025 to Friday 24 January 2025

Online Interviews

Date: week(s) commencing 27 January 2025 and 3 February 2025

February 2025

Self Assessment Evidence Upload window

Date: Monday 10 February 2025 to Monday 24 February 2025

Self Assessment Verification

Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025 to Wednesday 12 March 2025

CASC results released

Date: Friday 28 February 2025

March 2025

Self Assessment Appeal window

Date: Monday 17 March 2025 to Thursday 20 March 2025

Preferencing of posts

Date: Monday 17 March 2025 to Friday 4 April 2025

April 2025

Initial offers released

Date: By no later than Tuesday 15 April 2025

Hold Deadline

Date: Wednesday 23 April 2025

Upgrade deadline

Date: Thursday 24 April 2025

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Page last reviewed: 12 November 2024
Next review due: 12 November 2026