Clinical knowledge
Explain clinical information clearly, establish concerns and agree a safe plan.
Specialty Training
Ophthalmology ST1 interview preparation.
Prepare with 40 patient and carer consultations covering clinical knowledge and difficult communication or ethics. Study each case, practise by typing or dictating, or speak with the live patient in Coach and Interview modes. Evidence-folder assessment is separate.
Launching soon. Explore the practice coming at launch and prepare with our free guides now.
Prepare for two patient consultations
Focused preparation across the interview domains that matter most for Ophthalmology ST1.
Communication & ethics
Respond sensitively to difficult discussions and explain your next steps.
Two consultation types
Protected preparation
Specific feedback
From preparation to practice · Coming at launch
Prepare with a programme. Rehearse with an interviewer.
Prepare for 40 patient and carer consultation cases. Type or dictate editable turns, then review end-of-case AI feedback. Add live voice practice to rehearse the conversation aloud.
Question bank
Explore consultation preparation and build a clear approach to patient communication, clinical reasoning and decisions.
Patient consultations
Prepare for authored Ophthalmology consultation scenarios, with feedback on your communication, reasoning and judgement.
Live voice practice
Practise a spoken patient or carer consultation. Review your communication and judgement with coaching after the roleplay. You can also type or dictate non-live turns and edit them before sending.
Consultation practice Rehearse patient consultations and review your communication and judgement afterwards.
40 authored cases Clinical knowledge and difficult communication or ethics, with end-of-case AI feedback. Evidence-folder assessment is separate; there is no live portfolio station.
Spoken practice · Coming at launch
Speak with a patient. Build a clear consultation.
Planned spoken practice follows the confirmed consultation format, with retained notes and a patient or carer who responds naturally to your questions.
- Prepare before the consultation
Read the candidate brief and make notes during the five-minute preparation period.
- Speak directly to the patient
Explore concerns, explain in plain language and agree the next steps with the patient or carer.
- Finish for focused feedback
Both modes keep the patient in character. Feedback follows the consultation and uses evidence from your conversation.
- Practise the other station
Rehearse clinical knowledge and difficult communication or ethics in either order.
Confirmed 2027 format
Two patient or carer consultations.
Both stations involve direct conversation with an actor. Assessors observe without speaking to you.
View official selection guidanceThere is no live portfolio station. Evidence-folder assessment is separate. AI practice feedback uses our authored case criteria; it is not an official score.
Clinical knowledge consultation: five minutes preparation, then up to ten minutes conversation.
Communication or ethical consultation: five minutes preparation, then up to ten minutes conversation.
You may start with either component and refer to your preparation notes.
Free recruitment guide
Preparing the application as well as the interview?
Check the requirements, gather your evidence and prepare your next answer.
Two ways to practise
Practise, review and rehearse again.
Coach mode
Practise, reflect and try again.
Coach consultations keep the patient in character. Finish the conversation to receive focused feedback, then retry. For non-live practice, type or dictate each turn and edit your words before sending.
- Respond to the patient’s concerns
- Explain in clear, manageable sections
- Use feedback to improve the next attempt
Interview mode
Test the consultation under time pressure.
Spoken Interview practice uses protected reading time and a timed patient consultation, with feedback after completion.
- Five-minute preparation
- Up to ten-minute consultation
- Retained preparation notes
- Feedback after the patient conversation
Ophthalmology ST1 · Launching soon
Start with the confirmed format.
Get to know the format and work through original preparation questions while spoken practice prepares to launch.