Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 and Thoracic ST4 National Recruitment

Recruitment for 2024 will follow the Round 1 2024 timetable. The exact timeline has now been confirmed below. Documentation for 2024 is currently being reviewed and updated and will be published here in due course.

Important to note – ST3 recruitment

We like to inform applicants that the August 2022 intake was the last year of recruitment to ST3 Cardiothoracic Surgery posts.

Key dates

Advert: 25/10/2023

Applications open: 10:00am 26/10/2023

Applications close: 4:00pm 23/11/2023

Interviews: 5/2/2024 and 6/2/2024

Application Documents and Links
Post Numbers

The number of ST1 appointments being made for 2024 is yet to be confirmed however the regions who have declared training capacity are listed below:

  • Scotland
  • London
  • West Midlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Thames Valley
  • Wessex
  • East Midlands
  • Wales
  • North West
  • Yorkshire and Humber
  • South West

It is important to note that not all regions may be appointed to, and this page will be updated when the indicative number of appointments to commence in August 2024 is known. Final numbers of posts will be confirmed when programme preferences are opened around the time of the interviews.

The number of ST4 appointments being made for 2024 is yet to be confirmed however the regions who have declared training capacity are listed below:

  • London
  • Northern Ireland
  • Wessex
  • East Midlands
  • Yorkshire and Humber
  • South West

It is important to note that not all regions may be appointed to, and this page will be updated when the indicative number of appointments to commence in August 2024 is known. Final numbers of posts will be confirmed when programme preferences are opened around the time of the interviews.