Public Health
NHS England
Public Health ST1 Recruitment 2027
22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
Who it’s for
For doctors applying to Public Health ST1 posts starting August 2027, run by the Public Health National Recruitment Office.
Opens22 Oct
Applications open, 10am · close 19 Nov, 4pm
Next step16 DecApplications open, 10am · close 19 Nov, 4pm
Assessment centre booking opens
Apply on Oriel from 10am on 22 Oct 2026 to 4pm on 19 Nov 2026; assessment centre 5 and 6 Jan 2027 (virtual selection event dates still to be confirmed); initial offers by 6 Apr 2027.
What happens when
Applications open, applications close and offers released: an email the week before each.
- Applications open22 Oct, 10am
- Applications close19 Nov, 4pm
- Assessment centre booking opens16 Dec
- Assessment centre5 Jan 2027
- Assessment centre ends6 Jan 2027
- Offers released6 Apr 2027, 5pm
What scores for Public Health ST1.
Public Health: points not yet verified. We will show what it scores once we have read this year's guidance.
What is scored
Pearson VUE: PHNRO assessment centre · NOT re-verified in this pass; the 2 Sep research was already partial.
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