Preparing for the MSRA

To prepare for the MSRA, you will need to register for an account with Pearson Professional Examinations. If you are long-listed, you will be sent an invitation.

Registering an account for the MSRA

Once the application timeframe has ended, you will receive a message asking you to register with Pearson Professional Examinations using the credentials associated with your Oriel account.

If you have applied to other specialties you may receive multiple messages containing the same credentials from each. In this instance, you only need to register once.

If this is your first attempt at the MSRA or, if you created a Pearson Professional Examinations account for the MSRA before Round 1, 2021, you will be required to create a Pearson Professional Examinations account with the credentials contained in the message. Failure to register will result in you being unable to sit the MSRA and your application will be withdrawn.

Accounts created for the MSRA prior to 2021 will not be valid.

Once you create your Pearson Professional Examinations account you will receive an automated email confirming the username for the account. Ensure you retain this correspondence for your records and for future access to your account.

Signing into a registered Pearson Professional Examinations account

After registering your Pearson Professional Examinations account, you will be able to sign-in by visiting Pearson Professional Examinations.

If you experience difficulties signing-in

If you are unable to login to your account, you can retrieve or reset your login credentials by using the Forgot my username or Forgot my password links on the sign-in page.

If you continue to experience difficulties accessing your account, please direct your queries to the Pearson Professional Examinations Customer Services team: [email protected].

When contacting Customer Services, ensure the following information is provided:

• your Pearson Professional Examinations Application Number
• your full name, as registered on the Pearson Professional Examinations account
• your email address, as registered on the Pearson Professional Examinations account
• your postal address, as registered on the Pearson Professional Examinations account

Invitation to the MSRA

All applicants who have been assessed as demonstrating evidence of eligibility will be invited to sit the MSRA. If you are invited, you must book an appointment and undertake the MSRA. If you do not book an appointment in time, your application will not progress and you will need to re-apply for a subsequent round.

All MSRA assessments are expected to be held in Pearson Professional Examinations assessment centres.

It is recommended that you check the assessment centre area meets any requirements you may have before booking your assessment.

Details for each Pearson Professional Examinations centre can be found on the Pearson Professional Examinations website.

Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010

All NHS England Local Offices and Deaneries are aware of the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate requests provided these are made known in advance. If you require any adjustments (for example, wheelchair access, additional time, nursing mothers) you must request the adjustments on the application form, at the time of application and ensure the request is evidenced by supporting documentation.

If you require a Reasonable Adjustment for your MSRA, in the Personal Details section of the application form you will need to select Yes to the question:

“Do you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition, or are pregnant or breastfeeding and require any specific arrangements / adjustments to enable you to undertake a computer based test or assessment? Depending on the circumstance/request you may be asked to provide medical evidence." and select the adjustment(s) you require from the list of options.

To corroborate your request, you MUST attach independent evidence of your condition and support needs (e.g. an Educational Psychologist report for dyslexia; correspondence from a medical professional managing your condition) to your application at time of submission.

Please note that supplying evidence from your University Disability Support/administrative/finance team only will not be sufficient.

You must supply the full report with a letterhead and signature.

Please ensure all adjustments requested are stated in the evidence you have uploaded.

Requests for reasonable adjustments that are submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.

In some instances, to satisfy requests for adjustments, it may be necessary to schedule your assessment at a specific time or in a specific location.

If you are a nursing mother

The MSRA team will consider requests from nursing mothers to provide suitable facilities in the MSRA assessment centres. If this applies to you then you must submit this request with your application form. The MSRA team will then liaise with Pearson Professional Examinations to honour your request and to allow you to pause your assessment and leave the assessment centre for a short, timed period.

Children are not permitted at any of the assessment centres.

If you require a comfort aid or a medical or mobility device

Pearson Professional Examinations accepts several medicines, and medical and mobility devices as comfort aids which do not require pre-approval. Accepted comfort aid items are listed on the Pearson Professional Examinations website.

Any comfort aid item must go through visual inspection by Assessment Centre staff before being admitted to the centre. Visual inspection will involve examining the item without direct contact and without removing the item, unless otherwise stated in Pearson Professional Examinations comfort aid list.