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 2023 to 2024

This round of recruitment is for posts that start from 7 August 2024.

November 2023

Oriel advert appears

Date: 15 November 2023

Applications open

Date: 16 November 2023 at 10am

December 2023

Applications close

Date: 7December 2023 at 4pm

Longlisting window

Dates: 7 December 2023 – 21 December 2023

January 2024

Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) exam dates (if applicable)

Dates: 22 January 2024 - 26 January 2024

Online Interviews

Dates: week commencing 31 January, exact dates to be announced

February 2024

Online Interviews

Dates: week commencing 5 February, exact dates to be announced

Self assessment upload window

Dates: 13 February 2024 - 23 February 2024

CASC results released (if applicable)

Date: 23 February 2024

Self-assessment verification window opens

Dates: 27 Febraury 2024

March 2024

Self-assessment verification window closes

Dates: 7 March 2024

Self-assessment appeal window

Dates: 11 March 2024 - 14 March 2024

Preferencing of posts

Date: to be announced

April 2024

Offers released

Date: No later than 18 April 2024

Hold deadline

Date: 23 April 2024 at 1pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: 24 April 2024 at 1pm

August 2024

Anticipated start date

Date: 7 August 2024

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Page last reviewed: 17 October 2023
Next review due: 17 October 2024