NHS Interview Masterclass

WHO THIS IS FOR

This is for IMG doctors who have been shortlisted for an NHS post and need to prepare for the interview format — or who want to understand exactly how NHS panels score answers before sending their next application.

THE PAIN THIS FIXES

You have been shortlisted. This should feel like a win — and it is. But now you are facing an NHS structured interview and you realise you have never prepared for this specific format before. NHS interviews are nothing like the clinical vivas or professional interviews you have sat before. They use a scoring rubric. They have specific question types. They score your NHS values knowledge as rigorously as your clinical competency. Getting into the room is the hard part — but not knowing the rules when you get there costs doctors the offer.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 18-page NHS Interview Masterclass — written from the panel's perspective, not the candidate's
• All 6 NHS Constitution values with full model answers — each answer written to score a 3, with a panel note explaining exactly why
• 10 competency-based questions with full model answers using the STAR framework — covering clinical decision-making, communication, leadership, patient safety, MDT working, and more
• 3 clinical scenario questions with full model answers using the SPIES framework — including a mental health scenario, an acute deterioration, and a safeguarding disclosure
• 3 motivational questions with model answers — why this trust, why the NHS, where do you see yourself in 5 years
• STAR, CAMP and SPIES frameworks explained with examples — when to use each one and why
• The 4 implicit things NHS panels are assessing for IMGs specifically — and how to address each one in every answer
• What to ask the panel — 5 questions that score positively and 4 questions to avoid completely
• Panel note on every model answer showing exactly what earns a 3 vs a 1

THIS IS PERFECT FOR YOU IF...

• You have received a shortlisting invitation and need to prepare
• You have been to NHS interviews before but not been offered the post
• You want to understand how NHS scoring works before your first application
• You are unfamiliar with values-based interviewing and competency frameworks
• You come from a clinical system where interviews assess technical knowledge, not structured competencies