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 8 dual specialties in any location that declares posts.

Recruitment timelines for 2025/2026

This round of recruitment if for posts that start in February 2026.

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

July 2025

Applications open

Date: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Time: 10am

August 2025

Applications close

Date: Thursday 14 August 2025

Time: 4pm

Longlisting window

Date: Wednesday 13 August – Friday 29 August

September 2025

Self assessment evidence upload window

Date: Monday 1 September – Thursday 18 September

Self assessment verification

Date: Monday 22 September – Tuesday 7 October

CASC exam dates

Date: Monday 15 September – Friday 19 September

Online interviews

Date(s): Monday 29 September – Thursday 2 October

October 2025

Self assessment appeal window

Date: Thursday 9 October – Tuesday 14 October

Preferencing of posts

Date: Wednesday 15 October – Friday 31 October

CASC results released

Date: Friday 24 October

November

Initial offers released

Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025

Hold deadline

Date: Monday 10 November

Upgrade deadline

Date: Wednesday 12 November

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Page last reviewed: 17 October 2025
Next review due: 17 October 2027