Interviews

Preparing for your interview.

Interviews

You will need to book an interview slot using your Oriel account. Slots are offered on a first come first served basis subject to availability 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. You can attend only one interview regardless of where you wish to train in England, Wales and Scotland. Interviews will be held remotely.

Interview dates

Tuesday 19 March to Thursday 21 March 2024.

Online interview process

All interviews will be undertaken online. As soon as the link to join the interview has been received, you should ensure that you test this from the device you plan to use for your interview as you may need to source an alternative device to ensure connectivity. If you are unable to connect, you should contact the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity.

There is an Applicant Declaration which all applicants 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. This is a browser-based system. Please join at the time you have booked in to on Oriel on the day of the interview. 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, it is very important that you have prepared properly. 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 will assess different areas of your skills, knowledge and experience. The stations will have 2 consultant interviewers. There may be a third person present as an observer who will not be assessing candidates. This may be the Lay Representative who is there in an independent role to assist in the quality assurance of the interview process, or a consultant or senior trainee who is present to observe and assess the interviewers. There will be a maximum of one observer present at any time.

The interview must not be recorded by either the applicant, the administrator, or the panel members.

On completion of the interview, you should terminate your connection to the call and the interview process is complete. The interview stations will cover different aspects of the person specification and last approximately 40 minutes. 

The interview will be split into the following stations.

Clinical station

Management station

Portfolio station