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UK Higher Specialty Training in Respiratory Medicine (ST4)

NHS England – Physician Higher Specialty Training (PHST) Recruitment

Internal MedicinePulmonary & critical careSpecialist training programme
Destination
GBR
London, England (nationally coordinated recruitment; posts across the UK), United Kingdom
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Overview

Nationally recruited Group 1 higher specialty training in respiratory medicine, dual-accrediting with internal medicine and including formal intensive care medicine training; lead recruiter Yorkshire and Humber for Round 2 2026.

The programme

Training type
Specialist training programme
Duration
Not stated on official page
Start
Early August (Round 1) or early February (Round 2) post start dates
Positions
Not stated on official page
Accreditation
GMC-approved programme leading to CCT (or CESR-CP); curriculum by JRCPTB
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Group 1 specialty: completion of the Internal Medicine Training (IMT) stage 1 programme or equivalent; does not accept alternative training routes.
International applicants
Not stated on official page
Visa support
Not stated on official page
Licence requirement
GMC registration with a licence to practise

How to apply

Deadline
Per the national PHST recruitment round timetable (applications via Oriel)
Application method
National recruitment through the Oriel system; shortlisting by self-assessment scoring and interview.

Funding

Funding
Salaried NHS specialty registrar posts

Official sources

https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/respiratory-medicine

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