NHS England
Ophthalmology ST1 Recruitment 2027 (Round 1)
22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
For doctors applying to Ophthalmology ST1 and run-through for an August 2027 start, run by the Ophthalmology National Recruitment Office.
Applications open, 10am · close 19 Nov, 4pm
MSRA opens
Apply on Oriel from 10am on 22 Oct 2026 to 4pm on 19 Nov 2026; MSRA 5 to 20 Jan 2027, self-assessment evidence upload 18 Jan to 2 Feb, interviews 22 and 23 Mar, offers by 6 Apr 2027.
What happens when
Applications open, applications close, MSRA opens, interview invitations, interviews, offers released and hold deadline: an email the week before each.
- Applications open22 Oct, 10am
- Applications close19 Nov, 4pm
- MSRA opens5 Jan 2027
- Evidence upload opens18 Jan 2027
- MSRA closes20 Jan 2027
- Evidence upload closes2 Feb 2027
- Self-assessment scores released25 Feb 2027
- Interview invitations15 Mar 2027
- Preferences open18 Mar 2027
- Interviews22 Mar 2027
- Interviews end23 Mar 2027
- Interview feedback25 Mar 2027
- Offers released6 Apr 2027, 5pm
- Hold deadline9 Apr 2027, 1pm
- Upgrade deadline14 Apr 2027, 4pm
What scores for Ophthalmology ST1.
Ophthalmology: points not yet verified. We will show what it scores once we have read this year's guidance.
What is scored
NHSE South West: Ophthalmology ST1 Applicant Guide 2027 · NOT re-verified. The NHSE South West evidence-folder and applicant-guide pages for the 2026 round now return 404, and 2027 criteria are unpublished. Figures here are from the 2 Sep 2026 pass against the retired pages. Third-party guides suggest a 2026 change we have not captured: second authors may score for orals only, with posters scoring nothing.
Other windows.
Dr Robert Baxter22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
Email me before applications openApplications open 22 Oct, 10am
Checked against NHSE’s pages · updated 16 Oct 2026