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Paediatrics

Run-through · ~7 yrs (indicative) to CCT

Recruited by Paediatrics National Recruitment Office (PaedsNRO), NHS England — West Midlands (with the RCPCH), via Oriel

How Paediatrics selection works
Paediatrics (ST1) is selected in two steps and does not use the MSRA. First your Oriel application form answers are scored by two assessors across five areas, which ranks you for interview when eligible applicants exceed interview capacity. Then a two-station online interview alone sets your final rank.

Provisional — 2026/27 dates are based on last cycle's pattern. NHS England publishes confirmed dates around October 2026.

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Apply2,680(100%)
22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
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Application Form Submission
Your scored application is completed inside the Oriel application form — five written sections, marked by two assessors against a published framework (max 60). There is no separate submission window or deadline, and no documents are uploaded; this score is what the next step ranks you on for interview.
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Ranking

Your scored application ranks who is invited to interview — the highest scorers are invited when eligible applicants exceed interview capacity. This score ranks for interview only and does not set your final rank — the interview does that.

Application Form100%
16 Dec 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
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Interview—not publishedtop ranked applicants invited to interview
2 Feb – 12 Mar 2027
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Ranking

Your final rank is the online interview alone — scored out of 160, appointable at 88+. Your application form score does not count towards it, and is used only as a late tie-breaker if interview totals are level.

Interview100%
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Offer Released476(18%)top ranked applicants offered posts
by 23 Mar 2027
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Post starts
Aug 2027
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