hi there my name is Richard McMunn from
the interview training company past my
interview comm and in this tutorial I'm
going to teach you how to pass a midwife
interview now it does not matter which
medical organization which hospital or
trust you are applying to join as a
midwife this tutorial will make a big
difference to your preparation so please
do stick around and watch it from
beginning to end and feel free to take
notes as I progress and I'm gonna give
you a number of Midwife interview
questions but more importantly I'm going
to give you top scoring answers that you
can't find anywhere else now before I
get into those a very warm welcome to
this tutorial that's me there in the
center my name is Richard McMunn I've
been helping people for many many years
now to pass their interviews and I do
that specifically by giving you
top-scoring answers that make sure you
come across during the interview as both
professional and knowledgeable and on
that basis please do subscribe by
clicking the red button below the video
and I would very much appreciate it if
you gave the video a like thank you very
much now during the preparation for your
interview it's really important that we
make sure that you are able to
demonstrate the following skills and
attributes within your answers to the
Midwife interview questions the first
one is being able to remain calm and
also take control during emotionally
charged situation so that's one aspect
we need to focus on the second one is
providing appropriate antenatal and
postnatal advice and guidance based on
the needs of the mother or the patient's
gay that's really important number three
being able to conduct appropriate client
based assessments and also identifying
high-risk pregnancies number four
upholding the values and principles of
the medical organization or the trust
and you are applying to work for okay
that's really important a lot of them
Hospitals NHS trusts etc they all have
values and it's really important that
you understand them and be able to
demonstrate them join your interview and
also in the work you do as a midwife
number five be able to follow your rules
your training and the operational
practices that are conducive to them in
with reroll so how do we put all of
those into these
answers to the midwife interview
questions well here we go so the first
question we're going to look at during
your midwife interview is excuse me tell
me about yourself
and why you want to become a midwife so
pretty much the first interview question
for your midwife role now this is really
important tip what I want you to do is
to make sure you come across very
confident during this first answer
because this will set the tone for the
remainder of your interviews you get a
brilliant answer out of the blocks and
this answer that you give is gonna be
great then that will build confidence
for you later on because a lot of people
say to me I'm really good at my role as
a midwife but I'm not very good at
passing interviews will use this answer
here we go
I am someone who takes my work seriously
and I understand there is no room for
error in respect of being a midwife in
both the undertaking of your
professional duties and also in respect
of the advice you offer women and
families during their time under your
care now I am an exceptionally hard
worker I always remain calm under
pressure I know how to communicate
effectively to achieve the desired
outcome and I will always uphold the
values of your organization now I want
to be a midwife not just because of the
challenges that role presents but also
in respect of the fact I will get to
have such a positive impact on people's
lives through the work I carry out now
not only am i extremely caring and
compassionate but I am also someone who
is resilient confident in my abilities
and I will always perform these to the
highest standards necessary in my role
as a midwife so that's a great answer it
puts you across in a professional manner
confident you know what you're talking
about and that gets you going for the
rest of the interview now you can even
take notes of all this write it all down
if you want to or if you stick around
I'll tell you where you can download a
copy of this and an in total 23 Midwife
interview questions and high scoring
answers as we progress okay next
question of your midwife interview what
do you understand about the main duties
and responsibilities of a midwife so the
reason why they will ask you this
question is they want to know that
you've looked at the job description
have you looked at the job description
you need to read it now I've studied a
lot of Midwife job description
here is my suggested answer the main
role of a midwife is to prepare women
for the delivery of new life and to also
provide support and guidance during all
stages of the pregnancy throughout the
process of labor itself and also during
the early days of the postnatal process
now the duties and responsibilities I
would have as a midwife would be to
examine a monitor women during pregnancy
conduct screening tests provide
information and emotional support
undertake antenatal care conduct
assessments maintain accurate records
and also provide levels of support based
on each individual circumstances now I
would also be required to identify
high-risk pregnancies and also
demonstrate exceptional communication
and interpersonal skills during
emotionally charged and challenging
situations it is a role I believe I will
excel in and I fully understand the high
levels of responsibility that come with
the position so that shows that you've
read the job description
you know the duties that you'll be
required to carry out as a midwife and
also a more important that you are
confident that you can do them next
question your midwife interview what are
your main strengths and how will these
help you to perform in the role of a
midwife so obviously as a midwife you
need to be confident you need to be
resilient you need to need to be able to
follow rules and procedures you need to
carry out risk assessments so the point
is you don't want to say that you have a
weakness if it's in line with the job
description so your your strengths
should be basically what the job
description elements are and this is
what I have done in respect of this
answer here we go
the main strengths I possess are an
ability to remain calm under difficult
and pressurized situations now as a
midwife this is a core skill and without
it you won't be able to carry out your
duties professionally other key
strengths include an ability to provide
the correct level of advice and
information based on the needs of the
mother and a partner or family an
ability to follow strict rules and
procedures and also a natural desire to
want to provide the best possible care
regardless of the situation
I am also someone who is non-judgmental
and inclusive everybody who comes into
my care will receive the same levels of
attention and treatment and
the highest levels of professional care
at all times so that demonstrates your
core strengths and you are also
demonstrating how you align them to the
role of a midwife now I've got two more
questions to run for you please do stick
around because they are important ones
but if you want to download the full set
of 23 Midwife interview questions and
answers there's a link that's appeared
in the top right hand corner of this
video if you click that it will take you
through and then you can download those
answers let's move on to our next
question if your midwife interview how
would you deal with a difficult partner
of someone giving birth so how would you
deal with a difficult partner of someone
giving birth here we go the most
important thing to me is to establish
control from the outset make everyone
aware of what is going to happen during
the birth and also what is expected of
them it's also very important in my
opinion to integrate both parents during
the antenatal stage during the pregnancy
itself and also during postnatal support
and advice if the partner of the mother
is included and fully involved
throughout the process they are far more
likely to understand how they can
contribute positively for me as a
professional Midwife it's all about
communication information and
inclusiveness if you communicate
correctly give the right information and
include both parents the potential for
problems will be significantly minimized
so it's another answer you know exactly
what you're gonna be doing in that kind
of situation let's take a look at
another one explain which aspects of
being a midwife you would find the most
challenging and also the most rewarding
so this is a tough question on the
surface it appears to be quite easy but
you don't want to say something that
would put you across in a negative life
you should say oh you know dealing with
people who get emotionally charged would
be something that I wouldn't really
enjoy doing well you're gonna have to do
that on a daily basis as a midwife so we
need to make sure we give a careful
answer here to this question so here we
go the most rewarding aspects will be
building up positive and professional
relationships with both parents during
the antenatal period which would then
enable me to provide the best levels of
care support and guidance during birth
now obviously the birth itself would in
most cases be the most rewarding
although there will naturally be many
challenges to
is stage - I also feel working with
other medical professionals and support
workers who form part of the midwifery
team would be an extremely rewarding
aspect of the role now the challenging
aspect would probably be parents who
perhaps don't take their
responsibilities seriously enough
however I would see this as part of my
role as a midwife to educate them and
make them more aware of how their
actions will impact on their newborn and
its future whilst being part of their
families that's a good solid strong
answer now like I say you want to
download the full set you can either
click the link below the video there's
one in the top right hand corner of top
right hand corner of that video and it
will take you through to my website here
okay it's called past my interview you
can download the full set of 23 Midwife
interview questions and answers so got
the questions there and what you
understand about that main duty so I'll
put it on there we've got another 21
questions there for you to work through
it I've also provided you it's for
important tips for passing your midwife
interview read those please make sure
you read them they're really really
important so that's the link below the
video or direct in the top right hand
corner roundabout here that came up
before if you click that that will take
you through to a page I hope you've
enjoyed that tutorial I really enjoy
creating these for you if you have any
questions stick them in the comment
section below but other than that I
really do wish you all the very best in
your pursuit to passing your midwife
interview and have a brilliant day