NHS Band 7 Physiotherapy Mock Interview
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Have you ever made a mistake when treating a patient? If so, what did you do?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
While not ideal, it is not uncommon for physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to make mistakes when treating patients. The interviewers understand everyone is human and things will happen. They want to hear that you are honest and can own up to your mistakes and that you take action to correct your error. Describe a time when you made a mistake and how you handled it. Additionally, describe what you learned from that lesson. If you have been fortunate enough to have never made a mistake, let the interviewers know how cautious you are with your patients and what you would do if you ever made a mistake.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I am diligent and detail-oriented when working with my patients, so mistakes hardly ever occur. However, I made a mistake when I started working as a physiotherapist. For some reason, I thought my patient's name was Kerry, but I misread the chart, and it was Kelly. I kept calling my patient Kerry, and she did not correct me for the two weeks I worked with her. It wasn't until one of her nurses corrected me that I realized I was always calling her the wrong name. I apologized to my patient, who thought it was funny, and I made more effort to ensure I saw the name correctly before greeting my patients. Since then, I have never made that mistake again."
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