Recruitment timelines

Core Surgery Training

Core Surgery Training CT1/ST1 recruitment will follow the timeline below.

October 2026

Advert appears

By 5pm Wednesday 21 October 2026

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 22 October 2026

November 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 19 November 2026

December 2026

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

No later than (to be confirmed)

January 2027

MSRA Window

Tuesday 5 January to Monday 18 January 2027

February 2027

Invites to interview sent

Tuesday 16 February 2027 (Subject to change)

Evidence upload portal opens

Friday 19 February 2027

Evidence upload portal closes

Wednesday 24 February 2027

MSRA  scores released to applicants

To be confirmed

Preferences open date

To be confirmed

March 2027

Preferences close date

To be confirmed

Interview dates

Monday 1 March to Wednesday 10 March 2027

Initial offers released (on behalf of all regions)

By 5pm on Tuesday 23 March 2027

April 2027

Hold deadline

At 1pm on Thursday 1 April 2027

Upgrade deadline

At 4pm on Wednesday 7 April 2027

Interview scoresheet release date

To be confirmed

Please note that all dates are subject to change and you will be communicated with via oriel if changes occur.

Page last reviewed: 5 October 2026
Next review due: 5 October 2028