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Interviewers in the NHS setting need to know that people they are considering hiring have thoughts on what they'd like to accomplish during their initial weeks on the job. This shows that they've put real thought into the job and are committed to it. Since Band 7 nurses manage a team of other nurses and oversee their work, part of your answer should entail getting to know your entire new team to build great rapport with them. On top of that, learning a new leadership process at the institution you are interviewing with will be important in your initial days on the job. Then, as you venture into the theatre nursing field, becoming comfortable and familiar with the new setting you will be joining will be an important first step as well.
"I've had some opportunity to think about this before the interview and I firmly believe that my first goal should be to spend some one-on-one time with all of the staff I would be managing. As a new Band 7 nurse here, our working relationships will be essential to keeping a great workflow and patient outcomes in the operating and recovery rooms and I want to ensure that these get off to a great start from day one on the job. Since I have extensive experience as a theatre nurse, I still feel it would be very important for me to acclimate myself to new workflows and working in new operating rooms in my initial days on the job. During that time, I would want to spend some time with the surgeons as well for introduction."

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25 Questions & Answers • NHS Band 7 Theatre Nurse

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