Public Health ST1 Programme 2025 Entry
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Reply 100
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by TsossHi all,
I am a non-medic who's reapplying - got to selection centre last year and passed but didn't rank high enough to get a place in the region I wanted. Happy to answer any questions 🙂
I am a non-medic who's reapplying - got to selection centre last year and passed but didn't rank high enough to get a place in the region I wanted. Happy to answer any questions 🙂
Do you have a study group we can join so we can encourage ourselves
Reply 101
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by Twiggle Anyone had any luck finding good sjt practice questions? I have bought a book for foundation medicine entry but it’s too clinical to be useful.
Also, anyone know what scores we should be aiming for? I have seen mention of 45s and 46s but I’m not sure what that’s out of.
Also, anyone know what scores we should be aiming for? I have seen mention of 45s and 46s but I’m not sure what that’s out of.
I also hear the pass scores last round were 45 RANRA, 46 SJT and 46 WG. These are t-scores, so i guess range will be 0-100.
Reply 102
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by musaymuhd5I also hear the pass scores last round were 45 RANRA, 46 SJT and 46 WG. These are t-scores, so i guess range will be 0-100.
That seems very low, although I haven’t started actual practice papers yet. I guess they are extremely hard then!
Reply 103
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by JafazDo you have a study group we can join so we can encourage ourselves
Contact your local recruitment reps, I am in the NW and ours are putting on a study session for the entrance exams
Reply 104
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by Twiggle That seems very low, although I haven’t started actual practice papers yet. I guess they are extremely hard then!
I had thought that the pass mark and the 'invited to interview' mark were different. IE you can pass, but still not progress. Assuming they interview three times as many people than they have places it's feasable for a lot of people to pass but still not interview depending on how popular the application is. Spoiler - very competitive! It does however mean that if you fail a single section, even if you meet the threshold for interview overall you would not be eligable for interview. Although I may be wrong!
Reply 105
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by JPAR1993I had thought that the pass mark and the 'invited to interview' mark were different. IE you can pass, but still not progress. Assuming they interview three times as many people than they have places it's feasable for a lot of people to pass but still not interview depending on how popular the application is. Spoiler - very competitive! It does however mean that if you fail a single section, even if you meet the threshold for interview overall you would not be eligable for interview. Although I may be wrong!
In which case I wonder what sort of scores are needed to progress.
Reply 106
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by JPAR1993I had thought that the pass mark and the 'invited to interview' mark were different. IE you can pass, but still not progress. Assuming they interview three times as many people than they have places it's feasable for a lot of people to pass but still not interview depending on how popular the application is. Spoiler - very competitive! It does however mean that if you fail a single section, even if you meet the threshold for interview overall you would not be eligable for interview. Although I may be wrong!
The tests are to score people out as they can't interview all applicants. They have a number that they will interview, and will take the top scores up to fill that number. It is very hard because there is a lot of people who will score very high at the tests.
Reply 107
hello! thought i'd join you all. non-medic applying for first time this year. finished my mph about 8 years ago. have been at band 7 in public health for about 3 years now. i'm very annoyed about the lack of relevant sjt resources!!! 😅
Reply 108
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by DrLHHGAgree. Repeating the exercises again and again you get the way they are constructed. I did well in these previously and this year I plan to categorise them (for fun more than anything!), see what categories there is, as there has to be a pattern, within the overall aim of ensuring you are good at telling how numbers compare without necesarily knowing that much about maths.
Would you mind sharing the categories at all?
Reply 109
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by charles13Contact your local recruitment reps, I am in the NW and ours are putting on a study session for the entrance exams
How do I get in contact with those in the NW? I’d like to join the study session
Reply 110
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by iamgroot__How do I get in contact with those in the NW? I’d like to join the study session
Reply 111
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by charles13There are reps in every region, are you based in the North West?
Reply 112
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by charles13There are reps in every region, are you based in the North West?
Yes I am
Reply 113
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by iamgroot__Yes I am
Recruitment Rep <[email protected]>
Reply 114
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by Peaches!Yes me too, could you let me know also please?
Recruitment Rep <[email protected]>
Reply 115
These are the only SJT example questions given on the Pearson Vue website, but there is no answer key or rationales. I'm curious to see what everyone else got as answers:
1)
You and a co-worker are working on a complex project that demands a great deal of effort from both of you. Your co-worker is frequently absent as a result of stress due to personal problems. You have not known him for long and know little about the circumstances. Your co-worker contributes very little to the project, and as a result, you are putting in an excessive amount of overtime in order to keep the project moving ahead.
Rank in order the following actions in response to this situation (1= Most appropriate, 5= Least appropriate).
A. Ask other co-workers to help you manage your workload
B. Request additional help from your manager to ensure that the project is completed on schedule
C. Meet with your co-worker to request that he does his share of the work
D. Continue to put in overtime to keep the project moving ahead
E. Offer to help your co-worker deal with his personal problems
2)
You and a co-worker are working on a complex project that demands a great deal of effort from both of you. Your co-worker is frequently absent as a result of stress due to personal problems. You have not known him for long and know little about the circumstances. Your co-worker contributes very little to the project, and as a result, you are putting in an excessive amount of overtime in order to keep the project moving ahead.
Choose the three most appropriate actions to take in this situation.
A. Ask other co-workers to help you manage your workload
B. Request additional help from your manager
C. Meet with your co-worker to request that he does his share of the work
D. Continue to put in overtime to keep the projects moving ahead
E. Offer to help your co-worker deal with his personal problems
F. Ask your manager whether the project deadline could be extended
G. Suggest your co-worker seek professional help for his personal problems
H. Tell your manager that your co-workers is contributing little to the project
I. Set your co-worker some clear objectives and deadlines for his share of the work
1)
You and a co-worker are working on a complex project that demands a great deal of effort from both of you. Your co-worker is frequently absent as a result of stress due to personal problems. You have not known him for long and know little about the circumstances. Your co-worker contributes very little to the project, and as a result, you are putting in an excessive amount of overtime in order to keep the project moving ahead.
Rank in order the following actions in response to this situation (1= Most appropriate, 5= Least appropriate).
A. Ask other co-workers to help you manage your workload
B. Request additional help from your manager to ensure that the project is completed on schedule
C. Meet with your co-worker to request that he does his share of the work
D. Continue to put in overtime to keep the project moving ahead
E. Offer to help your co-worker deal with his personal problems
2)
You and a co-worker are working on a complex project that demands a great deal of effort from both of you. Your co-worker is frequently absent as a result of stress due to personal problems. You have not known him for long and know little about the circumstances. Your co-worker contributes very little to the project, and as a result, you are putting in an excessive amount of overtime in order to keep the project moving ahead.
Choose the three most appropriate actions to take in this situation.
A. Ask other co-workers to help you manage your workload
B. Request additional help from your manager
C. Meet with your co-worker to request that he does his share of the work
D. Continue to put in overtime to keep the projects moving ahead
E. Offer to help your co-worker deal with his personal problems
F. Ask your manager whether the project deadline could be extended
G. Suggest your co-worker seek professional help for his personal problems
H. Tell your manager that your co-workers is contributing little to the project
I. Set your co-worker some clear objectives and deadlines for his share of the work
Reply 116
MillieMI
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question 1). after practicing some SJT-
Looks like seeking advice from your supervisor is always the best action to take - B will be my first choice, C will be the next best option, E- will be my 3rd option, A - will be the 4th option and then D- will be my final option in decreasing rank
question 2) B, F, G
well these are the options I think I may pick. Anyway , I am still practicing these situational judgements so may change some of my answers as i progress with these. but so far this are what i think may be appropriate based on some of the work ethics
Looks like seeking advice from your supervisor is always the best action to take - B will be my first choice, C will be the next best option, E- will be my 3rd option, A - will be the 4th option and then D- will be my final option in decreasing rank
question 2) B, F, G
well these are the options I think I may pick. Anyway , I am still practicing these situational judgements so may change some of my answers as i progress with these. but so far this are what i think may be appropriate based on some of the work ethics
Reply 117
MillieMI
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i found this helpful with practicing for situational judgment test
https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/resources/situational-judgement-test-sjt/practice-sjt-papers/
https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/resources/situational-judgement-test-sjt/practice-sjt-papers/
Reply 118
MillieMI
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I am having to use BBC bitesize learn my ratios, fractions, percentage increase and decrease etc, and doing long divisions without calculator etc hopefully these will help with tackling data, graphs type questions
Reply 119
I've bought an SJT book designed for medics. I seem to be doing very badly! Can anyone clarify whether when you rank SJT answers separately, or whether you're giving an order in which you're doing things?
I had thought you had to consider every option individually but my book seems to suggest it's listing the order in which you would do things!
I had thought you had to consider every option individually but my book seems to suggest it's listing the order in which you would do things!
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