Overview
National higher (ST4+) specialty training in old age psychiatry, recruited through a single UK-wide ST4 psychiatry application covering six single and eight dual specialties.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- GMC-approved UK higher specialty training (Royal College of Psychiatrists curricula)
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Full MRCPsych by offer date; CT1–CT3 core psychiatry competences or Alternative Certificate of Eligibility; recognised primary medical qualification
- International applicants
- Eligible with GMC registration and GMC-accepted English evidence
- Visa support
- Skilled Worker / Health and Care visa sponsorship available for applicants without right to work
- Licence requirement
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise by post start
How to apply
- Deadline
- See national recruitment timelines (Oriel); CASC registration windows September 2026
- Application method
- Single ST4 General Psychiatry application on Oriel, then preference posts; central longlisting and generic interview
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
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