I applied online. I interviewed at NHS (Dumfries, Scotland) in Apr 2019
Interview
I applied for the post.
Received a letter by post after 1 month and half. The interview was 3 weeks later.
Interview was chaired with an Consult Clinical Psychology, Psychiatrist and a Psychologist. They said the interview is expected to last approximately 30 minutes - actually was 15 min...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Research experience?
Audit experience?
Child & adolescence experience (medical setting experience)?
How do I deal with staff in a stressful environment?
The interview was in-person and lasted about 45 minutes. I was asked 6 questions and the question were mostly average in difficulty, none of them took me by surprise. They asked about supervision, my interest in the specific service, understanding of the problems this population faces.
I applied through university. I interviewed at NHS (London, England)
Interview
Discriminatory and selective towards certain ethnicities and genders. They advertise these roles but once in the interview room, you can clearly see these roles are rolled out for a select few
I applied online. I interviewed at NHS (London, England)
Interview
Welcoming and friendly staff.
Arrived for the interview and was given a vignette to formulate an individual for a short time. Then went into the interview room, and the main interview was comprised of 7 questions. 4 of the questions were based on things like motivation, dealing with conflict etc. and 3 of the questions were scenario based including a question on the vignette given at the start of the interview, to go through the formulation you developed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question 1: Tell us about a time when listening to someone in distress