General & Multidisciplinary
NHS England
Specialty Recruitment Round 3: February 2028 intake (posts from Jan-Mar 2028)
13–29 Jul 2027
Who it’s for
National Oriel Round 3 for specialty training posts starting between January and March 2028.
Opens13 Jul 2027
Applications open, 10am · close 29 Jul 2027, 4pm
Next step23 Aug 2027Applications open, 10am · close 29 Jul 2027, 4pm
Interviews
NHS England says it may not advertise this round if Rounds 1 and 2 fill enough posts. Apply on Oriel; dates are on the NHS England Medical Hub recruitment timeline.
What happens when
Applications open, applications close, interviews, offers released and hold deadline: an email the week before each.
- Applications open13 Jul 2027, 10am
- Applications close29 Jul 2027, 4pm
- Interviews23 Aug 2027
- Interviews end15 Oct 2027
- Offers released19 Oct 2027, 5pm
- Hold deadline26 Oct 2027, 1pm
- Upgrade deadline28 Oct 2027, 4pm
- Hierarchical deadline28 Oct 2027, 5pm
Other windows.
Dr Robert Baxter13–29 Jul 2027
Email me before applications openApplications open 13 Jul 2027, 10am
Checked against NHSE’s pages · updated 16 Oct 2026