Vascular Surgery ST3 · 2027 Interview
Vascular Surgery
One interview day, Tuesday 9 February 2027: four scenarios, from the ruptured aneurysm to your operative decision making.
Your interview toolkit
Everything you need to prepare for your interview
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Model answers for every scenario, with scoring points and audio of delivery.
2027 Update:The 2026 format; no change has been announced for 2027
What to expect
Stations, timings and how you’re scored
In 2026 your rank combined your interview score with your verified self-assessment, in one national ranking. In 2025 NHS England recorded about 6.4 applications for each post.
The Clinical Scenario
10 minutes
Clinical knowledge
5 minutes of reading firstYou read a clinical scenario about a patient before the questions start. It opens the first station, which then moves to the communication scenario.
Expect a time-critical vascular case: say the priority first, resuscitate, call for senior help early and change your plan as new information comes in.
22 clinical scenarios included.
The Communication Scenario
10 minutes
Communication skills
Questions about a communication scenario, straight after the clinical scenario and with no reading of its own.
Expect breaking bad news, consent, or explaining honestly why an operation isn't the right choice.
10 communication scenarios included.
The Management Scenario
10 minutes
Organisation and planning
5 minutes of reading firstThe second station opens with a management problem based in the clinical environment, which you read before the questions start.
Expect a governance, team or professionalism problem, with follow-up questions that test your judgement and whether you stay calm and practical.
10 management scenarios included.
The Virtual Skills Scenario
10 minutes
Clinical skills
Nothing is hands-on: you talk through an operation, from the set-up and the operative steps to the anatomy you protect.
The questions test operative knowledge and decision making, including your bail-out options when it goes wrong.
10 operative skills scenarios included.
From the person specification
"Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems."
Clinical skills
"Able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand"
Communication skills
"Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help."
Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty
NHS England, Vascular Surgery ST3 person specification, 2027.
Format and minutes: NHS England, Vascular Surgery ST3 recruitment, 2026.
How you’ll prepare
Interactive verbal practice, on any screen
Answer the interviewer out loud on your computer or tablet, then practise on your phone between shifts. One account works on your computer, tablet and phone.
Interactive learning
Your interview is a spoken assessment, so your preparation should reflect this.
Real-time marking
See your scores and where to improve.
Personalised feedback
Your words, edited into a higher-scoring answer, with every change explained.
Timed mock interviews
10 full mock interviews, timed like the real one, with a report at the end.
Interactive learning
Your interview is a spoken assessment, so your preparation should reflect this.
Real-time marking
See your scores and where to improve.
Personalised feedback
Your words, edited into a higher-scoring answer, with every change explained.
Timed mock interviews
10 full mock interviews, timed like the real one, with a report at the end.
Vascular Surgery
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Be ready for the Vascular Surgery interview
Practise both stations, all four parts, out loud, then sit them as one timed interview.
Plans are paid once and do not renew. A plan covers one specialty, and you can try its first questions free.