NRS15566 Medical Internship Posts in Ireland 2027

Welcome to the Medical Intern Application Portal

Applications for Internship posts commencing July 2027 are invited through a single, national recruitment campaign.

Intern training provides medical graduates with the opportunity to experience the reality of patient care in a range of healthcare settings.

The Health Service Executive National Recruitment Service (NRS) will run and manage this campaign.

To support you through all stages of the Medical Intern Application Process and to answer any questions you may have in relation to your application, we provide a full description of what you can expect and when it will happen. You can find this information in “A Guide to Application and Appointment to Medical Intern Training in Ireland commencing July 2027”.

This Guide outlines the regulations under which the recruitment campaign will be run, what you are required to do, when you are required to do it, what the next steps are and what you might expect to happen.

Overview of the Medical Intern Application Process for Intern Posts Commencing July 2027

The application process will take place in two stages:

Application Stage:

This is an online application.

Applicants may apply for an Intern post from Friday, 16th October 2026 until 12 noon Monday, 23rd November 2026 (Irish Time)

Academic Intern Track

Applicants may also apply for the Academic Intern Track from Friday, 16th October 2026 until noon Monday, 4th January 2027 (Irish Time). Applicants who wish to apply for the Academic Intern Track will receive an email with a link to their Academic Intern Track application following submission of their overall intern application.  Please note, applicants must complete your overall application as well as an Academic Intern Track application.

For information on the Academic Intern Track click here. Please note dates for the Academic Intern Track interviews and post preference selections are to be confirmed.

Post Preference Selection Stage:

This is an online submission.

Applicants deemed eligible at Application Stage will be invited by NRS to proceed and submit their post preferences for overall internship.  This stage will open mid-February 2027 and applicants will submit their Intern post choices and Intern Training Network preferences. This date may be subject to change.

Important Deadlines for Medical Intern Process

Important Timelines for the 2027 Medical Intern Intake

• Mandatory Induction Week commencing Monday 28^th June 2027
• Mandatory Overlap/Shadowing week commencing Monday 5^th July 2027
• Formalised structured Intern training rotation start date is Monday 12^th July 2027

Please note that interns are required to attend and fully participate in all mandatory programme components, including Induction Week, the Overlap/Shadowing Week, and the commencement of their formal structured training rotation. Full attendance is expected throughout these periods and interns should not make arrangements to attend graduation or conferral ceremonies or any other non-essential commitments, during these designated mandatory attendance periods.

In preparation for the application process:

What you will need:

• a PC/Laptop/Mobile Device with internet access
• a valid email address
• access to a mobile telephone number from which you receive text messages
• the application form is best viewed using the most up-to-date version of Google Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer is no longer supported please use Microsoft Edge instead

NRS recommends that you download all relevant documentation, as outlined below, to your PC/Laptop/Mobile Device prior to commencing the online application form.  You will be prompted at various stages in the online application form to upload the following documents.

 Please click on the links below to download the relevant documentation:

1. A Guide to Application and Appointment to Medical Intern Training in Ireland commencing July 2027
2. Section C – Conferral Date and Centile Confirmation Date Form (Applicants from Medical Schools outside the Republic of Ireland ONLY)
3. Additional Information on the Intern Year
4. Medical Intern Job Specification
5. Contract of Employment
6. Application Stage Powtoon

Please ensure all forms are completed in full, signed by the relevant person, scanned, and saved to your PC/Laptop/Mobile Device. We recommend when saving the documents, you name them as follows, e.g. Section C Form.

NRS advises that documents may be saved in pdf, image, or Word format. Please note the maximum file size for each scanned document that you upload, as part of your online application, is 5MB.

In addition to the above, you will be prompted at various stages in the online application form to upload the following documents, which must be scanned and saved to your PC/Laptop/Mobile Device, where applicable to you. We recommend when saving the documents, you name them as follows, i.e. IRP Card, Passport Photo, etc.

1. Photograph page of your passport (please refer to guide)
2. Current and relevant IRP Card (if applicable)*
3. Section C – Conferral Date and Centile Confirmation Date Form (Applicants from Medical Schools outside the Republic of Ireland ONLY)
4. English Language Test i.e. IELTS or OET (Applicants from Medical Schools outside the Republic of Ireland ONLY, if applicable)

*Please note holders of Stamp 2 IRP cards must also ensure that their card is valid at the application closing date. If your Stamp 2 permission is due to expire before commencement of internship in July 2027, it is recommended that you begin the renewal process before commencing your academic year to avoid any potential delays at later stages. Candidates in Tier 4 for matching purposes who possess a Stamp 2 IRP will be ranked above those who do not. 

Applicants will be required to provide a copy of a BLS certificate or ILS or ACLS to the employment sites. The certificate must be valid up to and including your commencement date.

Please note: 2027 graduates from Medical Schools in the Republic of Ireland, The Dean of your Medical School will confirm BLS on your behalf to the NRS directly.

In order to apply for the Medical Intern process, you will need to complete the online application form. This will take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

There are mandatory questions in the Online Application Form. These are questions that all applicants must answer. If you do not answer the mandatory questions, the system will not allow you to submit your Application Form.  An error message will appear on the relevant screen to highlight the question(s) remaining unanswered. Once all mandatory questions have been answered and all documents relevant to you are uploaded, you will be able to submit your Online Application Form.

You must complete and submit the dedicated Online Application Form by the closing date and time of 12 noon on Monday, 23rd November 2026 (Irish Time).

No other versions of applications will be accepted e.g. written, postal, email, CV, etc. Applications will not be accepted after this date and time and no exceptions will be made.

Please note the online application is designed to display in most modern web browsers. NRS recommends that you ensure your PC/Laptop/Mobile device can support the following Browsers i.e. Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge (major versions released in the last year).

NRS strongly recommends that you take the opportunity to review your application prior to submission to ensure the details contained within your online application are correct. You will have an opportunity to review your application prior to submission by selecting the back buttons on the screen.  Once you are satisfied that your application is complete, please ensure you select the SUBMIT button.

Privacy Notice

1. Purpose

The Health Service Executive (HSE) must comply with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). We respect your right to privacy and to the protection of your personal information. The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain how we collect and use personal information for the provision of our services and the day-to-day running of the HSE.

2. The information we process

Please note that information contained in your online application and the form itself may be passed to Intern Training Networks, Medical Schools, the Medical Council of Ireland, the National Doctors Training and Planning (HSE NDTP), MIU, Intern Network Executive, CPL Healthcare/Servisource and to prospective employing authorities, including non-HSE employing authorities (such as voluntary hospitals), for recruitment purposes only.

NRS is committed to protecting your privacy and takes the security of your information very seriously. NRS aims to be clear and transparent about the information we collect about you and how we use that information.

For more information on the HSE Privacy Policy, please refer to https://www2.hse.ie/privacy-statement/

I have completed and submitted my Online Application Form – What happens next?

Once you click on the SUBMIT button, you will receive a receipt to the email address you have provided in your application. This is your receipt of the application and it is important that you retain it carefully. It is your record of proof that you applied for this recruitment campaign. The HSE’s NRS checks eligibility after 12 noon on Monday, 23rd November 2026.

If you don’t receive your email receipt of the application containing your completed application, please check your Spam or Junk e-mail folder just in case the email receipt of the application has been delivered there instead of your Inbox. If your email receipt of application has gone to your Spam/Junk email folder, simply select the email and mark it Not Spam/Not Junk, this should allow future messages to get through to your Inbox.

A single application per individual is permitted. If you have submitted more than one application, we will accept the last one received from you prior to the closing date and time.

If you also apply for the Academic Intern Track, you will receive a separate email with a link to your online Academic Intern Track application form. For information on the Academic Intern Track click here.

If you don’t receive your email receipt of the application or the email containing your completed application, within 24 hours and you have checked your Inbox and Spam/Junk email folder(s), please contact the Helpdesk by clicking Helpdesk Query below:

For technical issues/support, please open a support ticket using the Contact Helpdesk button below.

The helpdesk is monitored 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (Irish Time) (excluding public holidays), you should receive a response within 24 hours.

For non-technical queries in relation to the Medical Intern recruitment process, please email applyintern@hse.ie