Recruitment timelines

Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery recruitment will follow the timeline below.

Timeline and key dates

November 2025

Advert appears

By 5pm Wednesday 19 November 2025

Applications open

10am Thursday 20 November 2025

December 2025

Applications close

4pm Thursday 11 December 2025

Evidence verification upload

Friday 12 December to Friday 19 December 2025

February 2026

Interview

Monday 9 February 2026

March 2026

Programme preferencing window

Monday 2 March to Monday 6 April 2026

April 2026

Initial offers released all regions

By 5pm Tuesday 14 April 2026

Hold deadline

1pm Wednesday 22 April 2026

Upgrade deadline

1pm Thursday 23 April 2026

May 2026

Hierarchal deadline

4pm Thursday 23 April 2026

August 2026

Training start date

August 2026 (to be confirmed by employing trust)

These dates are subject to change but you will be notified in advance if it is necessary to make any amendments to the timeline. 

Page last reviewed: 14 November 2025
Next review due: 14 November 2027