NHS Job Choice, Application and Interview Workbook
HTML edition updated 9 September 2026. This is an educational planning aid, not an official application form or individual advice.
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PRACTICAL WORKBOOK 02 | CHAPTERS 3-4
NHS Job Choice, Application and Interview Workbook
Compare the real conditions of posts, map evidence to the person specification and rehearse concise, safe interview answers.
How to use it
Use one section at a time alongside the relevant online chapter and the current official source. Write only what is needed for your decision, then add an owner and review date to every unresolved action.
Confidentiality and limits
Do not enter patient-identifiable information, private colleague information, passwords, passport numbers or documents you are not authorised to share. This workbook is independent educational guidance, not individual immigration, employment, legal, regulatory, tax, pension or clinical advice.
A controlled working method
Separate verified facts from assumptions. Date every figure or rule copied from a live source. Keep the exact advert, policy, contract or form on which a decision depends. When circumstances are complex, use the worksheet to prepare questions for an appropriately qualified adviser rather than trying to make the workbook provide the advice.
Fact: supported by a current document or a named person with authority.
Assumption: plausible but not yet verified; record the check required.
Decision: state who owns it, the evidence considered and the review date.
Action: name the person responsible and a realistic deadline.
Reflection: keep it proportionate, factual and confidential.
Master action log
ACTION, OWNER, DATE AND OUTCOME
Priority decision or unresolved question
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Evidence or source to check
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Person responsible and target date
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Outcome and next review
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WORKSHEET 01
Decode the post
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
DECODE THE POST
Title, grade, contract and duration
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Sites, rota tier and out-of-hours work
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Senior cover, induction and supervision
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Study, development and appraisal arrangements
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WORKSHEET 02
Compare offers
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
COMPARE OFFERS
Essential safety and support requirement
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Evidence from advert, document or conversation
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Unresolved question and who will answer it
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Overall risk or opportunity
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WORKSHEET 03
Person-specification map
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
PERSON-SPECIFICATION MAP
Criterion and essential/desirable status
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Best evidence and date
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Outcome, impact or corroboration
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Gap and truthful development response
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WORKSHEET 04
Interview evidence bank
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
INTERVIEW EVIDENCE BANK
Situation and task
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My decision and action
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Outcome and learning
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Question types this example can answer
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WORKSHEET 05
Panel due diligence
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
PANEL DUE DILIGENCE
Question about scope and expectations
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Question about induction and supervision
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Question about service priorities
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Question about development and progression
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WORKSHEET 06
Post-interview review
Complete this from current evidence. If an entry relies on memory or informal advice, mark it for verification before acting.
POST-INTERVIEW REVIEW
Questions asked
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Answer to improve
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New information about the post
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Feedback requested and action planned
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Final review and next conversation
Summarise the decision you are trying to make, the evidence already verified and the few questions that remain. Take this summary-not an uncontrolled collection of personal documents-to the relevant supervisor, employer team, regulator, union, defence organisation or adviser.
ONE-PAGE DECISION SUMMARY
Decision and desired safe outcome
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Verified facts and source dates
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Main risk or uncertainty
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Questions for the appropriate adviser
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Next action, owner and review date
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Core current sources
Reviewed 7 September 2026. Always re-check the live source before a significant decision.