Self-assessment for ST3 Training

The verified self-assessment score will impact your overall ST3 Obstetrics and Gynaecology application score. Completion is mandatory.

The application for ST3 Obstetrics and Gynaecology contains a number of self-assessment questions where you will need to select the most accurate statement. Completion is mandatory.

The resulting scores will impact on your overall score and on your ability to progress to the next recruitment stage. You must score a minimum of 18 marks in the self-assessment section of your application in order to progress to the evidence verification stage. Self scoring below 18 marks will result in your application being longlisted out and you will not proceed any further in the process.

Applicants are reminded to accurately award themselves the score they believe they can evidence for each Domain, as applicants found to be deliberately over scoring themselves, in order to attain the minimum required score, may be subject to probity issues arising.

Applicants whose score falls below the minimum score following the evidence verification and appeals stage will also be longlisted out of the process and will not proceed any further.

You will need to upload evidence to support every domain where you have scored yourself greater than 0 between the specified window (see recruitment timelines).

Self-assessed domains

The self-assessment element will cover the below domains. 

1. Postgraduate Medical Qualifications (do not score the same qualification in more than one domain).
2. Quality Improvement Projects (QiP) as a postgraduate in the last 3 working years.
3. Research.
4. Teaching (excluding clinical supervision).
5. Academic Publications within the last 5 working years (excluding posters and published abstracts).
6. Presentations and Poster Presentations in last 3 working years (Excluding QiP presentations).

Evidence

All marks greater than zero which you award yourself must be supported by a piece or pieces of evidence that can be verified by assessors. This means any claims made need to be backed up by at least one piece of documentation. Details of acceptable supporting evidence per domain will be provided once further guidance is issued.

Supporting evidence will need to be uploaded to an evidence portal, when invited to do so. Details of the portal registration process and guidance on how to upload evidence will be issued to eligible applicants prior to the evidence upload window opening, see Recruitment timelines.

Outcomes

Once reviewed by a clinician, your verified self-assessment score will be released via Qpercom.

There will be an opportunity for appeal.

Details of the appeal process will be issued when your verified self-assessment score is released.

You will have a 48-hour window from the release of your self-assessment score to raise an appeal.

Details of how to raise an appeal will also be provided at this time. The appeal timeline can be found in Recruitment timelines.

• Self-assessment and interviews

  Find out everything you need to know about self-assessment and interview

• Self-assessment verification process

  Guidance for the verified self-assessment recruitment process for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ST3).