Interviews

Preparing for your interview.

Interview booking and interview process

You will need to book an interview slot using your Oriel account. You will be emailed through Oriel when the slots are open. Slots are booked on a first come first served basis and will need to be booked by the deadline stated in the invitation to interview. Further information on how to book an interview slot can be found in Oriel Applicant User Guide. The administrative team are not able to amend slots or reserve slots for candidates. 

All interviews will be undertaken remotely – further information will be given to support this process nearer the time of interviews. 

Online interview process

There is an Applicant Declaration which you must agree with and adhere to in order to sit an online interview. The Declaration also contains a list of vital steps you must undertake before the day of interview.

All interviews will be undertaken online using virtual interview system Qpercom Recruit. Instructions on how to join Qpercom Recruit will be sent with the invite to interview email. Please join at the time you have booked in to on Oriel. You should ensure that your camera and microphone are turned on and working correctly prior to joining the call. Interviews will be terminated where the panel cannot see you.  

Before the interview commences, you will be briefed on the interview process and will be required to confirm your identity with the interview administrator. It is therefore important that you have suitable photographic ID available (passport or UK photo driving license). In addition, you will be required to move your camera to show the entire room where you are undertaking the interview, to confirm that nobody else is present. Once the identity check has been confirmed, the administrator will advise the interview panel that the interview process can commence.

The interview must not be recorded by either the applicant, the administrator, or the panel members. On completion of the interview, the applicant should terminate their connection to the call and the interview process is complete. 

If you have any concerns about your interview, you have 1 hour post interview to contact us via the PGDME support portal. Any concerns raised after this time will fall out of scope of being reviewed. 

Interview format

The interview will consist of two 15-minute interview stations, each with 2 sections. 

• Station 1
  • Section 1 – Radiology experience
  • Section 2 – Prioritisation
• Station 2
  • Section 3 – Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty
  • Section 4 - Teamwork

There will be no break in between the different stations. The remote panels will be comprised of a maximum of 2 consultants and there may also be a lay representative on the panel whose role is to check for fairness and consistency.

The sections contain the following components.