Small group teaching:
Maximum of 8 candidates per teaching group. Book early to avoid disappointment. In 2007 only 25% of those who applied to GP Select could be accommodated onto our course due to limited places!"Your course was extremely useful and helped me tremendously and it was very affordable"
Dr K, West Midlands Deanery"I attended your course in Birmingham and can definitely say that without it I would have had very little chance of being successful. I have been offered my FIRST choice for area AND deanery"
Dr A, North Western Deanery"I have been offered a place on my prefered VTS. I found the course very helpful and the insight allowed me to perform better on the selection day"
Dr M, West Midlands Deanery
GPST/VTS Selection Process
VTS/GPST training programmes to commence in August 2008 will be advertised on www.gprecruitment.org.uk
There are separate competitions for entry into training at ST1 or ST2 or ST3 level.
The selection process involves four stages:
Stage 1 - Application on-line
An application can be submitted online from 5th January until 20th January 2008. This application is then reviewed and provided that you are eligible to apply GMC, legally able to work in this country), the form will then get put forward to stage 2.
Stage 2 – MCQ and Written assessment
Eligible applicants will be asked to attend an initial national assessment under exam conditions designed to measure the competencies outlined in the ‘National Person Specification’. This is a two-part assessment involving a Multiple Choice assessment of clinical competence and a hand-written short answer question paper. You will be able to attend at the closest available centre to where you are currently living. Stage 2 day is held nationwide, uniformly in the various deaneries.
Stage 3 – Selection through interview skills
If you are successful in the stage 2 stage, you are invited to attend a selection centre for further assessment. Other considerations before the invite include your geographical preferences and place availability. You will only be asked to attend at one deanery (specific to where you will eventually secure a training placement if successful).
Candidates will be assessed with the ‘National Person Specification’ in mind. Exercises may involve simulated surgery, group exercises, structured interviews and written prioritisation skills.
It is at this stage that you will be expected to take along your references. The dates for this stage will vary amongst the deaneries, but starts on the 3rd March 2008 until 20th March 2008 for the August 2008 intake.
Stage 4 – Allocation and Offer
This is where the deaneries allocate placements to most of the successful candidates. It is expected that not all the successful candidates will be offered a placement due to limited posts. The NRO (National Recruitment Office) will attempt to ensure that any remaining vacancies are offered to suitable candidates from the other deaneries where appropriate.