🩻Clinical Radiology 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

11.3 : 1

4,011 apps·356 posts

High

Source: NHS England 2025 ↗

Entry point

ST1

Training length

5 years

ST1 to ST5

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Your training journey

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Current

Clinical Radiology

5 years

ST1 to ST5

Step 4

CCT

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Application process

New for 2027

In 2027, UK graduates and others in the priority group are offered interviews and training posts first. Read more here.
Your final rank is now 30% portfolio and 70% interview (it was 40% and 60%).
Every interview question other than the clinical one now needs a combined 4 out of 10 to be appointable.

Key dates for 2027 entry

Applications

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 22 October 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 19 November 2026

MSRA

MSRA test window

Tuesday 5 January to 20 January 2027

Shortlisting & Evidence

Portfolio evidence upload

To be confirmed

MSRA

MSRA results to applicants

No later than Wednesday 17 February 2027

Offers

Programme preferencing window

To be confirmed

Interviews

Interviews held

Thursday 11 March to Wednesday 17 March 2027 (not including weekends)

Offers

Initial offers released

By 5pm Tuesday 6 April 2027

Hold deadline

At 9am Friday 9 April 2027

Upgrade deadline

At 4pm Wednesday 14 April 2027

Hierarchical deadline

At 4pm Thursday 15 April 2027

Source: NHS England 2027 ↗

Lead recruiter

NHS England National Recruitment (Clinical Radiology)

Centralised UK-wide recruitment in partnership with the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

NHS recruitment helpdesk NHS England Clinical Radiology ST1 page

Top-rated trusts for Clinical Radiology, as rated by doctors

Get ready for your Clinical Radiology interview

We're starting right now with IMT for The Schema, but depending on which specialties get more waiting list sign ups, resource development will be focused more towards that.