👶Paediatrics 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

5.6 : 1

2,680 apps·476 posts

High

Source: NHS England 2025 ↗

Entry point

ST1

Training length

7 years

ST1 to ST7

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Your training journey

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Current

Paediatrics

7 years

ST1 to ST7

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.

Key dates for August 2027 entry

National recruitment by PaedsNRO (NHS England West Midlands) with RCPCH.

Applications

Advert published

By 5pm Wednesday 21 October 2026

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 22 October 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 19 November 2026

Shortlisting & Evidence

Shortlisting window

Wednesday 16 December 2026 to Monday 11 January 2027

Interviews

Interview invitations + declaration

Wednesday 20 January 2027. Booking deadline: 4pm Friday 22 January 2027.

Interview window

Tuesday 2 February to Thursday 25 March 2027 (online, run by the local teams)

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

Paperwork deadline

Wednesday 28 April 2027

Source: RCPCH 2027 ↗

Lead recruiter

Paediatrics National Recruitment Office (PaedsNRO)

Part of NHS England West Midlands, working with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Single Transferable Score (STS) across all UK regions: NHS England, NES (Scotland), NIMDTA (Northern Ireland), HEIW (Wales).

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