NHS Band 7 Nurse Interview Questions
Go Back1. How do you communicate challenging information to a patient or their family members?
2. How would you respond if a patient or their family member yelled at you?
3. What are your top three strengths as a nurse?
4. Would you describe yourself as a detail-oriented person?
5. Would you describe yourself as a compassionate person?
6. What is the most challenging patient you have had?
7. You are working as the senior nurse and receive a phone call with a person who wants to file a complaint against one of the junior nurses. How do you respond to this situation?
8. Tell us what you have learned about the NHS.
9. What is the vision of the NHS?
10. Who in your life has inspired you the most?
11. What do you like to do in your free time?
12. Which of the 6 Cs in nursing resonates the most with you?
13. What is a hobby or skill you have that most people do not know about?
14. Why do you want to work for the NHS?
15. Tell us about your volunteer experience.
16. Why did you decide to choose nursing as a career?
17. We see that you do not have a Master's level degree or equivalent. Are you interested in obtaining a Master's degree in nursing?
18. What is your experience working as a nurse?
19. What makes you the best candidate for this position?
20. You are working with a Band 6 nurse who is consistently 15-20 minutes late. What would you do?
21. How would you describe your leadership style?
22. A junior nurse arrives for her shift and is crying and scared. She says her partner is thretening to harm her and is following her right now. How do you respond?
23. You have a physician that has written an order for 10 mg of a particular drug, but you know the normal dose is 1 mg. What would you do?
24. The ward that you are interviewing for has a history of gossip on the unit. How do you deal with gossip?
25. What part of your career brings you the most stress?
26. What is your definition of teamwork?
27. How do you cope when a patient dies on your watch?
28. Have you ever made a mistake when treating a patient? What did you do?
29. In your opinion, what is the greatest challenge the NHS will face in the next few years?
30. As a Band 7 nurse, what skill would you like to improve upon?