In this section you can find the overall timetable for round 2 of the 2022 recruitment year (below). You can find the overall timetable for Round 1 by clicking on the "2022 Round 1" tab on the grey menu above.
Interview dates for each specialty will be published in the 'Interview dates and posts' section of each specialty's page of the website.
Dates subject to change
Please note that this timeline is provisional at this stage. Whilst we are not expecting the timeline published here to change, please be aware that this can never be guaranteed. As such, we would advise you to check this page relatively regularly.
Changes to any of the stages of the timeline will be reflected immediately on this page, as well as noted in a news item where considered necessary.
| Timeline for 2022 HST recruitment (round 2) | |
| Specialty advertisements published | By 5pm Wednesday 13 July 2022 |
| Applications |
Open at 10am Tuesday 26 July 2022 Close at 4pm Tuesday 16 August 2022 |
| Long/shortlisting | long and short-listing for each specialty will be completed no later than seven days prior to the first interview date for that specialty |
| Interviews held | Tuesday 30 August to Friday 21 October 2022 |
| It is advised that you check the specific interview date for your preferred specialty prior to applying. Individual interview dates will be published before applications open. | |
| First offers deadline | By 5pm Monday 24 October 2022 |
| Offer holding deadline | At 1pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 |
| Offer upgrade deadline | At 4pm on Friday 28 October 2022 |
| Post commencing from | Wednesday 4 January 2023 |
In this section you can find the overall timetable for round 1 of the 2022 recruitment year (below). You can find the overall timetable for Round 2 by clicking on the "2022 Round 2" tab on the grey menu above.
Interview dates for each specialty will be published in the 'Interview dates and posts' section of each specialty's page of the website.
Dates subject to change
Please note that this timeline is provisional at this stage. Whilst we are not expecting the timeline published here to change, please be aware that this can never be guaranteed. As such, we would advise you to check this page relatively regularly.
Changes to any of the stages of the timeline will be reflected immediately on this page, as well as noted in a news item where considered necessary.
2022 R1 timeline
| Timeline for 2022 HST recruitment (round 1) | |
| Specialty advertisements published | By 5pm Tuesday 16 November 2021 |
| Applications |
Open at 10am Thursday 18 November 2021 Close at 4pm Thursday 9 December 2021 |
| Long/shortlisting | long and short-listing for each specialty will be completed no later than seven days prior to the first interview date for that specialty |
| Interviews held | Tuesday 4 January to Thursday 14 April 2022 |
| It is advised that you check the specific interview date for your preferred specialty prior to applying. Individual interview dates will be published before applications open. | |
| First offers deadline | By 5pm Thursday 21 April 2022 |
| Offer holding deadline | At 1pm on Tuesday 3 May 2022 |
| Offer upgrade deadline | At 4pm on Wednesday 4 May 2022 |
| Interview feedback release date | By 5pm Thursday 5 May 2022 |
| Posts commencing from date | Wednesday 3 August 2022 |
In this section you can find the overall timetable for round 2 of the 2021 recruitment year (below). You can find the overall timetable for Round 1 by clicking on the "2021 Round 1" tab on the grey menu above.
Interview dates for each specialty will be published in the 'Interview dates and posts' section of each specialty's page of the website.
Dates subject to change
Please note that this timeline is provisional at this stage. Whilst we are not expecting the timeline published here to change, please be aware that this can never be guaranteed. As such, we would advise you to check this page relatively regularly.
Changes to any of the stages of the timeline will be reflected immediately on this page, as well as noted in a news item where considered necessary.
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Timeline for 2021 ST3 recruitment (round 2) |
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Specialty advertisements published |
(by) Wednesday 14 July 2021 |
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Applications |
open - Tuesday 27 July 2021 (10am UK time) close - Tuesday 17 August 2021 (4pm UK time) |
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Long/shortlisting |
long and short-listing for each specialty will be completed no later than seven days prior to the first interview date for that specialty |
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Interviews held |
Tuesday 31 August to Friday 22 October 2021 |
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It is advised that you check the specific interview date for your preferred specialty prior to applying. Individual interview dates will be published before applications open. |
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First offers deadline |
By Monday 25 October 2021 (5pm UK time) |
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Offer holding deadline |
Wednesday 27 October 2021 (1pm UK time) |
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Offer upgrade deadline |
Friday 29 October 2021 (4pm UK time) |
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Interview feedback released |
Thursday 28 October 2021 |
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Post commencing from |
from Monday 4 October 2021 (and no later than 6 April 2022) |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there will be some significant changes to the process compared to previous years. All interviews will be delivered online in a similar format to 2020 round 2, which has just completed interviews. Although the process may see some changes, the applicant guide addendum which is available from the Document Library, is an indication of what you might expect.
In this section you can find the overall timetable for round 1 of the 2021 recruitment year (below). You can find the overall timetable for Round 2 by clicking on the "2021 Round 2" tab on the grey menu above.
Interview dates for each specialty will be published in the 'Interview dates and posts' section of each specialty's page of the website.
Dates subject to change
Please note that this timeline is provisional at this stage. Whilst we are not expecting the timeline published here to change, please be aware that this can never be guaranteed. As such, we would advise you to check this page relatively regularly.
Changes to any of the stages of the timeline will be reflected immediately on this page, as well as noted in a news item where considered necessary.
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Timeline for 2021 ST3 recruitment (round 1) |
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Specialty advertisements published |
(by) Monday 23 November 2020 (to www.jobs.nhs.uk ) |
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Applications |
open – Thursday 26 November 2020 (10am UK time) close - Thursday 17 December 2020 (4pm UK time) |
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Long/shortlisting |
long and short-listing for each specialty will be completed no later than seven days prior to the first interview date for that specialty |
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Interviews held |
Monday 4 January 2021 - Wednesday 4 May 2021 |
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It is advised that you check the specific interview date for your preferred specialty prior to applying. Individual interview dates will be published before applications open. |
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First offers deadline |
(by) Wednesday 5 May 2021 (5pm UK time) |
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Offer holding deadline |
Tuesday 11 May 2021 (1pm UK time) |
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Offer upgrade deadline |
Wednesday 12 May 2021 (4pm UK time) |
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Interview feedback released |
Thursday 13 May 2021 |
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Post start date |
from Wednesday 4 August 2021 (and no later than 31 December 2021) |