preparing for specialty recruitment jason yarrow kss careers department [email protected]
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Overview Specialty Recruitment 2011
Recap of 4 stage model
Making strong applications
Preparing for interviews & selection centres
Portfolio Interview Presentation Structured Interview Mock GP Consultation Simulation Station
Resources and key websites
Application overview & Timelines
Application window open Dec 3 – 20 (some variation) Interviews from Jan 2011 Perhaps an offers system – hold until know then
accept 1 / automatically reject others All offers out for Round 1 by 11th March Can hold upto 25th March All Round 1 recruitment National Either by College or Deanery BMJ Career Fair – London 1st / 2nd October: Podcast
1st week Nov 2010
MMC website information on whole process
From 20th Nov 2010
Colleges and Deaneries publish start and closing dates, shortlisting and interview dates etc.
Adverts on College and Deanery websites.
3 Dec 2010
Deadline 20 Dec
Start of first and main recruitment.
Beg Jan 2011 Round 1 interviews
From 18th Feb 2011
Start of CT2, CT3, ST3 recruitment
From 18th Feb 2011
Start of round 2 (open to all applicants)
End Mar 2011 End of first recruitment
June - Oct 2011 More adverts and recruitment opportunities
Applications via RC websites:
O & G
Paediatrics
CMT
Psychiatry
RCoOG
RCoPCH
RCP
RCoP
Application via lead Deanery
East Midlands Public Health KSS CST London Clinical Radiology
Histopathology GP National Recruitment Of West Midlands ACCS
Anaesthesia Yorks/Humber Neurosurgery
A 4 stage career planning model
Specialty Application Forms
They will take longer than you think Competency questions are key to short listing Accuracy and attention to detail are key to
short listing On-line applications should be completed in
more than one sitting and checked before you send
Specialty Application Forms Presenting your evidence:
Have the person specification to hand
Read the question. Answer what you are being asked NOT what you think you are being asked
Ensure you use the space. Don’t go over word counts
If a general supporting statement is requested, don’t ramble: list your evidence against specific examples to showcase personal skills. E.g. teamwork, ethics, communication…..
Vary your examples to match specialty
Describe not just an experience, but what you learnt from it and how it will help you as you develop your career
Specialty Application Forms
Use STAR
S – Situation (what was happening)
T – Task (the goal you set yourself)
A - Action (what you did)
R – Result (the outcome of your action)
Specialty Application Forms
DO: Complete a CV now Organise your learning portfolio Read questions carefully Remember non medical interests /
experience Keep it simple – pick examples that clearly
answer the question Ensure you complete and send on time
Specialty Application Forms
DON’T: Book a holiday when forms come out /
interviews are scheduled Be tempted to do anything other than answer
the question Leave submitting till the last minute Go over word counts Lie or mislead on the form Plagiarise
Sample form 2010
Purpose: Why interview?
Simply:
“interview panels main aim is to find out whether you meet the requirements of the person specification
for the post for which you are applying, and to make sure that only the best candidates are selected in
this highly competitive process”
DoH – MMC, An applicants guide 2010
Preparation: The basics
Date / Time / Location Get a good nights sleep the night before Eat breakfast, lunch etc Appropriate dress 55% of first impressions visual – shoes, nails,
hair etc Body language important Eye contact
Overview: Who’s on the panel
Panels will include a mix of people and could include:
Lay chair or lay representative Regional college adviser or nominated deputy A university representative or nominated deputy Training programme director or chair of specialty training
committee Consultant representation from the training programme Senior management representative Representation from human resources
Overview: How panels run
Will be variations between Deaneries HOWEVER: Minimum of 3 x 10 min interviews (some may have
4 – you will be made aware prior to interview)
Could include stations assessing: Clinical skills Portfolio Presentation skills Patient interaction – simulation Personal skills e.g empathy and sensitivity
Portfolio – index exampleSection Content1 Application Form2 Curriculum Vitae3 Professional Registrations4 Foundation One – Evidence of completion5 Clinical Skills6 Clinical Supervisor reports7 Clinical Governance8 Teaching & Presentations9 Publications and Involvement in Research10 Career Development11 Leadership12 Evidence of Excellence13 Certificates (chronological, most recent first)14 Reflection15 Additional Experience
Medical CVA suggested format: Personal details Career Plan / Goal Personal information – GMC number Professional Qualifications Education Professional Expertise – Foundation jobs Practical Skills Additional Courses Research Teaching & Audit Other Relevant Skills Interests References
From ROADs to Success, Elton & Reid
Portfolios Anaesthetics / ACCS / CMT / CST Others TBC Know your portfolio inside out Know your portfolio upside down – literally Re-read job descriptions / person specs
Awareness of what you maybe assessed against – can you evidence this in portfolio
Portfolio will chart your development Provides EVIDENCE of competency and
enthusiasm for specialty Portfolio station DVD
Presentations
Anaesthetics / ACCS – others TBC Don’t panic Flip-chart / OHP / transparencies provided Will be time bound – DON’T OVERRUN Communication / pressure / structure / well thought
out response – all being assessed Skills needed when dealing with patients Person specifications for the specialty Presentation DVD
Structured Interview
Very common / variants likely to be used
Are you competent to do the job? – skills and experience
Do you have the right attitude? – enthusiasm, motivation and drive to be successful
Structured interview DVD
Mock GP consultation
3 x 10 min exercises Consultation with patient / relative / non
medical colleague Does not involve physical examination Clinical expertise is not specifically assessed Person specification Mock GP consultation DVD
Simulation station
Scenario provided Actors / mannequin used Person specifications – what skills and
qualities are the assessors looking for evidence of?
Treat as a real life situation – be as realistic as possible
Simulation DVD
Performance: How to succeed
“Fail to prepare, prepare to fail”
• Preparation is everything• Job description / person specifications• What skills are required for the specialty• Evidence is the key• Research crucial
Why that specialty Have you spoken to those already training at that
level? What can you bring to that specialty Keep up to date with current affairs in medicine
GMC Good Medical Practice
Be familiar with this document
See www.gmc-uk.org
Interview will test that you can demonstrate your understanding of the principles.
Techniques:
CAMP – Background & Motivation questions:
Clinical: Type of hospital, specific skills/interests
Academic: develop research interests, teaching, education
Management: Service development, educational supervision
Personal: Geography, hobbies etc
Techniques:
STAR – when using an example
S – Situation (what was happening)
T – Task (the goal you set yourself)
A - Action (what you did)
R – Result (the outcome of your action)
Techniques: SPIES – Questions on difficult colleagues
Seek info: what is the problem
Patient safety: critical this is assessed
Initiative: can you do anything yourself
Escalate: involve other colleagues as needed
Support: can you support the individual/team
Resources
www.medicalcareers.nhs.ukwww.mmc.nhs.ukwww.bmjcareers.comwww.gmc-uk.orgBooks: The Roads to success: Caroline Elton and Joan Reid Picard, Oliver, Wood, Dan and Yuen, Sebastian (2008)
'Medical Interviews: a comprehensive guide to CT, ST and Registrar interview skills' Published by ISC Medical
How to Get a Job in Medicine: Adam Poole. Elsevier Health Sciences.2005
Smith, Chris and Meeking, Darryl (2008) ' How to succeed at the medical interview' Blackwell Publishing.