🏭Occupational Medicine 2026/27

Verified 12 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

17 : 1

119 apps·7 posts

Very high

Source: NHS England 2025 ↗

Entry point

ST3

Training length

4 years

ST3 to ST6

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Your training journey

Route of entry

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Step 3

IMT (or Acute Med)

2 yrs

IMT Stage 1 or ACCS (Acute Medicine)

Current

Occupational Medicine

4 years

ST3-ST6

Step 5

CCT

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Hear from registrars and consultants

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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.

Key dates for August 2027 entry

National recruitment coordinated by NHS England.

Applications

Advert appears

By 5pm Wednesday 18 November 2026

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 19 November 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 10 December 2026

Shortlisting & Evidence

Evidence upload window

5 January to Monday 11 January 2027

Evidence verification results + appeals open

Friday 12 February 2027

Offers

Appeal window closes

Monday 15 February 2027

Preferencing window

Tuesday 16 March to Thursday 25 March 2027

Interviews

Interview

Friday 19 March 2027

Offers

Initial offers released

Mid April 2027 (date to be confirmed)

Hold deadline

At 1pm Wednesday 21 April 2027

Upgrade deadline

At 4pm Thursday 22 April 2027

Source: NHS England Occupational Medicine ST3 2027 ↗

Lead recruiter

NHS England (Occupational Medicine ST3 National Recruitment)

National recruitment for Occupational Medicine ST3.

NHS recruitment helpdesk NHS England Occupational Medicine ST3 page

Top-rated trusts for Occupational Medicine, as rated by doctors

Get ready for your Occupational Medicine 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.