NHS England (MSRA) assessments

“A SJT is an assessment method which measures how a candidate believes they should behave when posed with a challenging professional dilemma.”

“The PD paper is not a test of knowledge of problem-solving ability, but rather aims to assess professional attributes (domains or competencies) which are considered to be important for successful progression through training and performance in one’s job role.”

“Response options will be realistic and the "best response" will always be included.”

“Completely implausible responses are not included as options.”

“For these scenarios the actions are discrete actions and should not be thought of as chronological.”

“The 3 most appropriate actions taken together should fully resolve the situation.”

“You do not need to get every option in exactly the same order as the pre-determined key to obtain a good score on an SJT item.”

“For the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) it is important to bear in mind that answers are marked against a predetermined key, based on a near-miss approach.”

“There may be times when you would like more information to answer questions; you need to give your best answer using the information provided in the question.”

“A wrong answer can score more marks than a missed question.”