Visiting the Unit Prior to Your Medical Interview Shortlisting
When you read the advertisement for the job, you will notice the invite to contact determined members of the department. It is a healthy idea to at least make some enquiries - even if you don’t intend to actually visit. For one thing it will ensure that your name is on somebody’s radar.
You will need to arrange this appointment before you plan your journey. It is common to have many applicants for an advertised post and it may impact of the unit to have 50 applicants wandering around the unit on the same day. The department will make a conclusion which is usually an all or none determination about whether to allow doctors to visit before the short listing process.
The principal point of the pre-short-listing visit is to assess whether you would like to apply for the job.The interview itself doesn’t formally start at this point however impressions made by you during your visit will stay with you if you decide to go for. It is healthy to have done some base reading about the hospital and post before you meet the clinical director. Generally speaking you should approach this visit with a similar attitude to the pre-interview visit.
Some sections have unwritten rules that they will not consider a consultant rheumatology interview application for shortlisting unless they have made a pre shortlisting visit.
