🦴Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

4.6 : 1

684 apps·150 posts

Mod

Source: NHS England 2025 ↗

Entry point

ST3

Training length

6 years

ST3 to ST8

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Your training journey

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Step 3

CST

Current

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

6 years

ST3-ST8

Step 5

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.
The N-number weighting is gone: every self-assessment answer is taken at face value, out of 37.
Posters, poster walks and JAM sessions now score.
A new question on consultant validated neck of femur PBAs.
Leadership and teaching now go up to 3 points, and a PGCert scores alongside a Masters.
The top experience band is now 10 to 36 months of T&O (was 10 to 42), and 6 neck of femur operations now score (was 7).

Key dates for August 2027 entry

National recruitment run by NHS England North East and Yorkshire, for posts across England and Scotland.

Applications

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 19 November 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 10 December 2026

Shortlisting & Evidence

Self-assessment evidence upload

To be confirmed

Offers

Self-assessment verification

To be confirmed

Self-assessment appeals panel

To be confirmed

Interviews

Thursday 1, Friday 2, Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 April 2027 (online)

Offers

Initial offers released

By 5pm Tuesday 13 April 2027

Hold deadline

At 1pm Wednesday 21 April 2027

Upgrade deadline

At 4pm Thursday 22 April 2027

Source: NHS England North East and Yorkshire 2027 ↗

Lead recruiter

NHSE North East and Yorkshire

National T&O ST3 recruitment covering England and Scotland.

NHS recruitment helpdesk T&O ST3 recruitment page

Top-rated trusts for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, as rated by doctors

Get ready for your Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery interview

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