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 via Microsoft Teams.

Interview dates

Monday 18 March 2024.

Online interview process

Interviews will be undertaken through the Qpercom video platform using in-built interview stations with integrated scoring. You will need to register on the system when prompted by the recruitment team. You can register by clicking on the initial login/forgotten password. As soon as the interview has been made available by the recruiter, you should see Vascular Surgery Interviews appear on the main page and click the green button. You will be taken to a diagnostics tool to ensure you meet the connectivity and other requirements. You should ensure you test this from the device you plan to use for your interviews 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. Once you have passed the diagnostics tool, it will take you back into the waiting area, where you will be met by a member of the admin team on the day of interviews.

On the day of the interview, you should login and click ‘choose’ 10 minutes prior to your allocated time. You will be kept in the waiting area where a member of the recruitment team will meet you to perform identity (ID) checks. Once this is completed, you will be advised of your interview stations.

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 a 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 identity 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, you should terminate your connection to the call and the interview process is complete. 

Interview format

The interview stations will cover different criteria from the person specification and last approximately 50 minutes. 

Before you attend the interview it is very important that you have prepared properly. The interview will assess different areas of your skills, knowledge and experience. The stations will have 2 consultant interviewers live during each session. 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, who is present to observe and assess the interviewers. There will be a maximum of one observer present at any time. 

The interview will be split into the following sections.

Station 1

Station 2

Reasonable adjustments

The process for 2024 is to request all reasonable adjustments requests at the time of your application and on Oriel. All evidence will be uploaded at the time you are submitting your application. For further guidance on the details of evidence required please refer to the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages.

Applications for any adjustments at interview will be made via Oriel. Please follow the guidance in Oriel and on the Medical Specialty Recruitment pages for this process. All evidence must be uploaded with your Oriel application. You will be notified of the outcome of your application prior to interview. 

If you have a situation that has occurred post the application window closing, please contact us via the Applicant Support Portal to receive further guidance.