Paediatrics ST3 Interview Preparation — 2026

Qualifications

You must hold a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.

Registration & right to work

You must: Be eligible to work in the UK. Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of application, **and** hold a current licence to practise on the date your post commences.

GMC registration details or licence evidence.

Career history

You must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.

Disclosure

You must complete all sections of the application form fully and truthfully, in accordance with written guidelines. You must disclose in your application if you are subject to any ongoing fitness to practise proceedings or are subject to any fitness to practise conditions.

Capability/Competences

You must have evidence of achievement of **paediatric capabilities commensurate with a trainee who has completed ST2, as defined by the** Paediatric RCPCH **Progress+ curriculum****,** by point of application. This must be evidenced either via the following routes: If you are currently in a recognised UK Paediatric Training Programme - Evidence of a satisfactory ARCP (Annual Review of Competence Progression) and completion of ST2, prior to commencing an ST3 post. Evidence should be provided by way of sharing portfolio evidence with the administrative team in the region that you will be starting ST3 training in. If you have previously trained in a recognised UK Paediatric Training Programme - Evidence of obtaining a satisfactory ARCP (Annual Review of Competence Progression) outcome. Evidence should be provided in the form of a screenshot/download of the relevant ARCP section of the applicant’s Paediatric e-portfolio, uploaded to the documents section of the Oriel application form.

Experience

You must have at least 12 months’ experience (whole time equivalent) of working in Paediatrics, at the point of application (not including Foundation modules); this must include, at least: 6 months in Neonatology. 6 months in General Paediatrics.

PROFESSIONAL EXAMInATIONS

You must have achieved success in two of the three written Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) papers at time of application and within the last 7 years

Membership exam pass evidence or certificate.