NHS BAND 8 Interview Questions And Answers! (NHS Band 8a and Band 8b Interview Tips!)
NHS Band 8A & Band 8B Job Description and Duties (Generic)
Within all NHS Band 8a and Band 8b job roles there comes a huge level of responsibility. Your responsibilities will include clinical and patient treatment, leadership and management, auditing and assessment, staff development and training, working collaboratively with other NHS departments, and ensuring all NHS codes of conduct, policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
Typical duties that fall within NHs Band 8a and 8b job roles include:
NHS BAND 8 INTERVIEW TIPS – HOW TO PASS YOIUR BAND 8 JOB
The following tips will help you prepare effectively for your NHS band 8 role. The interview tips are suitable for all NHS all job roles within the 8a and 8b band, including lead nurse, clinical psychologist, lead neuro-psychologist, child & adolescent psychotherapist, matron, head of quality, compliance & assurance, head of finance, applied psychologist and service manager.
NHS BAND 8 INTERVIEW TIP 1
It is vital you take the time to read the job description for the Band 8 role you are being interview for and think of previous situations you have been in where you have demonstrated the essential criteria listed. The majority of band 8 roles will include an element of management, leadership, auditing, staff development and training. If you have prior experience in all of these areas, it will be to your advantage.
NHS BAND 8 INTERVIEW TIP 2
The manner in which you communicate your answers will form an integral part of the interview assessment criteria. Communication skills are an essential element of all band 8 roles and it is imperative you prepare answers in advance of the interview.
NHS BAND 8 INTERVIEW TIP 3
The NHS values will form part of the assessment criteria for your Band 8 role. Learn the values prior to attending the interview and consider previous situations you have been in where you have demonstrated and promoted them in your daily work.
NHS BAND 8 INTERVIEW TIP 4
There is a strong possibility the interview panel will utilise the NHS competency framework to asses you during the Band 8 interview. The different competencies we recommend you consider during your interview preparation include:
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40 band 8a nurse interview questions and answers pdf
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Provide an example of when you’ve had to convince a challenging service partner, how did you manage to influence them?
This particular type of NHS job interview questions tends to only come up from band 7, 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d NHS interviews. When you reach these bands whether it’s a clinical, project, strategic or operational role it’s expected that as part of your job there will be a lot of partnership and stakeholder working. In this question they will be looking at how you’re able to apply your emotional intelligence and other soft skills such as listening and empathy to win the other person over. Use key buzzwords such as “actively listening”, “buy-in”, “win win”, “empathised”, “have them onboard” in your example.
Also set the example out like a dialogue so I said XYZ…. Followed by importantly why you said it. Then mention the stakeholders response and your thought process (to their response) i.e. He responded by claiming that he wasn’t told about the XYZ, although I knew this wasn’t true because he had been emailed about it many times, I didn’t react to his claim, rather stayed calm, because by reacting could potentially damage bridges that we were trying to rebuild etc.
FAQ
How do I prepare for a Band 8a interview?
- Why do you want to work here?
- What are the core values of the NHS?
- What are the current challenges facing the NHS?
- What qualities make a good NHS employee?
- How does the NHS operate?
- Describe a time when you have had to cope under pressure.
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