I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NHS (Edinburgh, Schottland) in Apr 2017
Interview
Interview was for clinical development fellow post. I was post-FY2 applying for A&E post. Objective Structured Clinical Examination like interview - 3 stations, 10 min per station. No practical skills tested, panel interviews for all stations involving those from several different specialties and seniorities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ethics station, clinical knowledge, why do you want the job/why here
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at NHS (London, England)
Interview
simple, short
usual questions asked
no pressure added
friendly environment
scenarios given to test clinical judgement
cv gone through with references
the interview was one stage with matron, manager and consultant
it was an internal hire and fairly sraight forward
The interview questions entail 3 Clinical stations and detailed questions about the CV.
One may be an ethical station with real life scenario.
One may be evaluation of communication skills.
Well publicised scoring mechanism. This gives you a good idea of where you stand. Complete clinical exam ahead of time then an interview with a panel of three people running through clinical scenarios.