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

Monday 17 March to Wednesday 19 March 2025.

Online interview process

All interviews will be undertaken online. A link to join the interview will be sent via Oriel. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that they have tested the link from the device they intend to use, as they may need to secure an alternative device to use for their interviews as they may need to source an alternative device to ensure connectivity. Any applicants unable to connect 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 they must undertake before the day of the interview. A copy of the Applicant Declaration can be found here.

All interviews will be undertaken online using the virtual interview system Qpercom Recruit. This is a browser-based system. Applicants must join at the time they have booked on the day of the interview.

Applicants must ensure that their camera and microphone are turned on and working correctly prior to joining the call. Interviews will be terminated where the panel cannot see the applicant.

Before the interview commences it is very important that applicants have prepared properly. Applicants will be briefed on the interview process and will be required to confirm their identity with the interview administrator.

Applicants must have suitable photographic ID available (passport or UK photo driving license). In addition, applicants will be required to move their camera to show the entire room where they 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 skills, knowledge and experience. The stations will have two 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, the applicant should terminate their 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