Following acceptance of a post offer, prospective employers will run criminal records and other checks.
Providing these pre-employment checks are all satisfied, employers will then issue contracts of employment, as well as confirming salary details, pay banding, rotas, induction arrangements, etc.
Part of this process will be to contact referees to obtain clinical references. Your referees will be contacted directly, you do not need to supply references yourself at any stage.
Unless otherwise notified, all HST posts in round 1 will start on the first Wednesday in August - i.e. Wednesday 6 August 2025. Some posts may start on alternative dates; this will be specified when making programme preferences.
For further details on this, please liaise with the relevant region; see the region contacts page of this website for more information.
Round 2 start dates
The start date for posts in round 2 will be no earlier than the first Wednesday in February of the following year, and no later than the first Wednesday in April.