# Practising for Occupational Medicine (ST3) with MedMock

Canonical page: https://medmock.com/exams/occupational-medicine-st3

## What is the Occupational Medicine ST3 interview, and how do you practise for it?

Occupational Medicine ST3 national recruitment interview: one panel station of about 35 minutes, split into two subsections, Portfolio then Scenario. The panel explores your application form answers, your commitment to the specialty and the basic skills needed at entry, then sets a scenario-based task. How the time is split between the two subsections is not published. Here each subsection is practised as its own station of about 17 minutes, one examiner voice speaks for the panel, and the full mock runs both back to back. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI interview panel, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.

## About Occupational Medicine (ST3) recruitment (official sources, checked 2026-10-13)

- 2025 recruitment round, NHS England figures for Occupational Medicine ST3: 119 applications for 7 posts, a competition ratio of 17.00.
- The Occupational Medicine recruitment pages apply to England and Scotland, with separate guidance for Northern Ireland and Wales.
- In the previous recruitment round, applicants gave a self-assessment score and completed a prioritisation task; the top scoring applicants then uploaded evidence, which a senior OH physician reviewed to verify the points claimed.
- The online interview lasts approximately 35 minutes as one station with 2 subsections, Portfolio and Scenario, usually with 2 panellists.
- In the previous recruitment round, the occupational medicine final total score and ranking combined the verified evidence scores, prioritisation task scores and interview scores.
- Applicants must score over the appointability threshold, currently 70% of the total weighted score, to enter a training programme.
- Applicants who want to train in industry or the Armed Forces are required to benchmark by attending the National Recruitment Interviews.

Sources: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/competition-ratios/2025-competition-ratios https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/occupational-medicine/occupational-medicine-st3/overview-of-occupational-medicine/overview-of-occupational-medicine https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/occupational-medicine/occupational-medicine-st3/overview-of-occupational-medicine/interviews https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/occupational-medicine/occupational-medicine-st3/overview-of-occupational-medicine/benchmarking-ranking-and-preferencing

Recruitment dates: Applications 19 November 2026 to 10 December 2026 (national Round 2); Interviews within the national Round 2 window, 11 January 2027 to 9 April 2027 (source: NHS England Medical Specialty Recruitment, checked 2026-09-24).
All Occupational Medicine (ST3) dates: https://medmock.com/exams/occupational-medicine-st3#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **Portfolio subsection** — The first subsection: questions exploring the answers you gave in your application form, your commitment to occupational medicine and the basic skills needed at entry to the specialty.
- **Scenario subsection** — The second subsection: a scenario-based task assessing how you apply basic occupational medicine skills. The published guidance does not list the scenario topics.

## Sample Occupational Medicine (ST3) questions

- *Portfolio subsection:* Present your motivation for ST3 training in occupational medicine.
- *Portfolio subsection:* Discuss handling a clinical incident in an occupational health service.

## Example scenarios

- *Portfolio subsection:* Your application mentions an audit you led. Talk us through what you changed and what the re-audit showed.
- *Scenario subsection:* A 42-year-old spray-shop technician presents with Monday-worse breathlessness. Talk us through your approach.

## How a practice session works

1. **Choose a station** — Choose the kind of question or scenario you want to rehearse — ethics, motivation, a role-play, and more.
2. **Have the conversation** — Speak naturally, out loud. The AI interviewer listens and asks the demanding follow-ups, just as a real interviewer would.
3. **Get instant feedback** — The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.

## Price

Start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits (30 minutes of speaking practice), not a subscription. After that, or instead, £69 per month for 350 credits. One credit is one minute of spoken practice, or two typed exchanges, and where the examiner or patient speaks first, that opening line is free. Examiner scorecards, mark schemes and model answers for finished sessions are included at no extra credit cost. Cancel at any time. Full details: https://medmock.com/pricing

## Frequently asked questions

### How does the feedback work?

When you finish a station you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.

### Can I practise specific Occupational Medicine ST3 stations?

Yes. You can pick either station to drill a weak area, or run a mixed set to simulate the real interview.

### How much does it cost?

You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.

## About MedMock

MedMock is a web app for practising the spoken parts of UK medical and dental exams and interviews out loud. The candidate talks; an AI patient, examiner or interview panel answers in real time by voice; and when the station ends MedMock marks the performance against that exam's assessment domains and shows the model answer.

It covers 104 spoken exams and interviews — OSCEs, vivas, structured oral exams, simulated consultations, and specialty-training and consultant interviews. It does not cover written or multiple-choice papers, and it is not a question bank.

It was founded by Mr Sam Nahas, MBBS BSc MEd FRCS (Tr & Orth), a practising consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, with co-founder and CTO Arjan Jandu. It is operated by VirtualPatients Ltd (company no. 16303492).

Pricing: a one-off £5 taster of 30 credits to try it (not a subscription, one per account), and a monthly subscription from £20 to £129 depending on the exam (student exams cost least, fellowship exit exams and consultant interviews most), or £199 to £275 for the Intensive plans, which carry more credits. One credit is one minute of spoken practice, or two typed exchanges, and where the examiner or patient speaks first, that opening line is free. Examiner scorecards, mark schemes and model answers for finished sessions are included at no extra credit cost. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

It runs in a web browser on a laptop or phone; spoken practice needs a microphone. There is no public demo: practice needs an account with credits, usually from the taster or a monthly plan.

MedMock is for adults aged 18 or over. Sign-up asks every new account to confirm it.

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