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StepUp ST4

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery mock interview

≈ 60 minutes (4 × 10-minute stations, online)

The total includes reading time and moving between stations. T&O ST3 national selection is run by NHS England North East and Yorkshire, not PHST. Format from the latest published applicant handbook (2025 round). The 2027 handbook had not been released when checked — confirm the stations when it is. Every station has 5 minutes' reading time; two interviewers each score five domains. Official format

Station 1 · 10 minMembers

Commitment to Specialty

  1. 1.1 Commitment to Specialty
    10 min+ 5 min reading
Open Station 1
Station 2 · 10 minFree

Clinical

  1. 2.1 Clinical
    10 min+ 5 min reading
Open Station 2
Station 3 · 10 minMembers

Prioritisation

  1. 3.1 Prioritisation
    10 min+ 5 min reading
Open Station 3
Station 4 · 10 minMembers

Communication

  1. 4.1 Communication
    10 min+ 5 min reading
Open Station 4
Sit the free station first, drill your lowest-scoring sub-station on its own page, then sit it again — every attempt draws fresh prompts from a rotating Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery bank.