Shortlisting
If you pass the situational judgement test, your application will be assessed by a shortlisting panel and scored against the person specification. The panel members do not have access to your:
- equal opportunities data
- fitness to practice data
- employment history sections of the application form
- personal data
The highest scoring applicants within the specialty group will then progress to interview stage and some may be placed into ‘interview reserve’.
After the shortlisting information is released, you will be contacted via Oriel with further information regarding your Oriel status change and shortlist rank.
Shortlisting outcomes
When shortlisting is complete your status on Oriel will change to one of the following:
- Interview – you will be invited to interview. Please wait to be contacted by the interviewing organisation.
- Shortlisted reserve – you may be invited to interview, possibly at short notice, if an interview slot becomes available. We will contact you if you are the next ranked reserve.
- Shortlist unsuccessful – your application will not progress any further.
Sub-preferences - the applicant's choice of employer and location
- If you are successfully shortlisted, you will select and rank your sub-preference choices for as many locations/employers as you are willing to train at, from the list of those available.
- You will only be able to select your sub-preferences within the window of time published on the ‘key deadline dates’ page on the website.
- Our website details the locations and specialties/themes of all available training posts prior to the sub-preference window. This information is regularly updated to reflect any changes to commissions that occur during the application process.
- When choosing the sub preferences, drag your selection from the ‘not wanted’ column and drop it into the ‘wanted’ column. You are unable to do this on a touch screen device. You can choose as many locations as you wish.
- Your locations then need to be ranked from the top choice onwards. You need to save your screen – there is no submit button.
- You may amend your choices up to the sub-preferences closing date. Remember to save your selection each time an amendment is made.
- The sub-preferences section of Oriel will remain highlighted in the Oriel progress bar during the entire duration of the sub-preferences window, even if you have previously saved your sub-preferences. The progress bar will turn green after the closing time.
- Think carefully when choosing your sub-preferences as this is where you will be living and working for the next 3 years. Do some research on what it is like to live in the area; do you want to be based in a city or a more rural location? Communicate with STP trainees and networks via social media to see what it is like to live, work and study in that region. Does the location contain the facilities you need? Consider the time and distance from your support network. You must only choose locations that you genuinely want to apply for and will accept if offered.
Interview allocations
Interviews will be held on a national and competitive basis. The trust/organisation where your panel members are employed has no correlation to your location preferences or potential offer. Interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.