Course
University of Liverpool selection
Not named on the Clearing House list of courses using short-listing tests. Anonymised applications are screened for eligibility, then short-listed by programme staff, local NHS clinical psychologists and Experts by Experience against pre-determined criteria.
North West
- Before interview
- None named
- When
- No test published
- Last checked
- 11 September 2026
Before interview
Not named on the Clearing House list of courses using short-listing tests. Anonymised applications are screened for eligibility, then short-listed by programme staff, local NHS clinical psychologists and Experts by Experience against pre-determined criteria.
Neither the Clearing House nor the course names a test. That is an absence of a statement, not a statement of absence.
At interview
Face to face only — the course states remote interviews are not available because face-to-face interaction is a core skill it selects for. In 2026, candidates were asked questions on clinical, research and academic knowledge and on interpersonal and communication skills, plus questions relating to a short video of a clinical scenario shown on the day.
- Panel interview
- Filmed or video clinical scenario
Worth knowing
The course states that its 2027 short-listing and interview procedures are under review and may change; what is described is the 2026 process.
Practice here is relevant
If you have applied here
No short-listing test is named here, so the application form and interview carry the weight. At interview this course uses filmed or video clinical scenario, which is the same reasoning the practice here rehearses.
What to do
- Work through the scenario practice — it rehearses weighing imperfect responses against professional standards, which is what these tasks assess.
- Read the course’s own selection page before you prepare. It is linked on this page and it is the only authority on its own process.
Practice material here reflects what research and first-hand accounts indicate these assessments are like. No course publishes its test, so nothing is confirmed and this site claims no inside knowledge. Not affiliated with University of Liverpool, the Clearing House, the BPS or the HCPC.
Sources
- clearing-house.org.uk — selection procedurePage last updated 7 September 2026. We checked it 11 September 2026.
Courses rewrite these pages every autumn. If this is out of date, tell us what changed — it is the most useful correction you can send.