Overview of virtual interviews

All interviews are remote and held using Qpercom Recruit.

Virtual interview process 

The interview stage of the recruitment process gives you the opportunity to demonstrate some of the criteria outlined in the person specification.

The criteria assessed at interview include: 

• professionalism 
• clinical knowledge and expertise 
• teamwork and leadership 
• organisation, planning, and problem solving 
• communication skills 
• critical thinking, appraisal and decision making 
• empathy and sensitivity 
• commitment to learning and personal development 

The interview will consist of:

• a clinical scenario
• a clinical governance, quality improvement and professional skills scenario

The panel will consist of 4 trained panellists who will assess your answers using an agreed national scoring framework with positive and negative indicators.

Scenarios will have been constructed by subject matter experts and will have been validated for relevance, difficulty, and consistency by independent scrutineers, including current Dental Core postgraduate dentists. 

Reasonable adjustments

If you have a disability which requires any specific arrangements or adjustments to enable you to attend and/or complete the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and/or interview, you must:

• answer Yes to the relevant question on the application form
• provide details
• upload your supporting evidence

If your medical evidence is more than 6 months old, and you are not applying for reasonable adjustments on the basis of a long-term condition, you may be asked to provide further information.

The DCT National Recruitment Office (DCTNRO) will be unable to review your request if supporting evidence is not uploaded with your application by Thursday 30 January 2025.

The automated application submission email sent through your Oriel account advises that you should contact the DCTNRO before the application closing date with regards to this.

If you have provided details on your application form and uploaded the required evidence, there is no need to contact the DCTNRO. Your evidence will be checked after applications close in relation to your requested SJT and/or interview adjustments.