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 2026/2027

This round of recruitment if for posts that start in February 2027.

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

July 2026

Applications open

Date: Tuesday 28 July 2026

Time: 10am

August 2026

Applications close

Date: Thursday 13 August 2026

Time: 4pm

Longlisting window

Date: Wednesday 12 August to Wednesday 26 August

September 2026

Self assessment evidence upload window

Date: Tuesday 1 September to Wednesday 16 September

Self assessment verification

Date: Thursday 17 September to Monday 5 October

CASC exam dates

Date: Tuesday 15 September to Friday 18 September / Monday 21 September to Wednesday 23 September

Online interviews

Date(s): Monday 28 September to Friday 9 October

October 2026

Self assessment appeal window

Date: Wednesday 7 October to Monday 12 October

Preferencing of posts

Date: Wednesday 14 October to Friday 30 October

CASC results released

Date: Friday 23 October

November 2026

Initial offers released

Date: Wednesday 4 November

Hold deadline

Date: Monday 9 November

Upgrade deadline

Date: Wednesday 11 November

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Page last reviewed: 13 May 2026
Next review due: 13 May 2028