Hello there! My name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company, PassMyInterview.com.
In this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass an NHS Band 4 interview. So, it does
not matter which role you are applying for within the Band 4 range. Please make sure
you watch this tutorial from beginning to end, because I promise to make a huge difference
to your preparation and performance at the interview. And to achieve that goal, this
is what I am going to cover. I'm going to give you a list of common NHS Band 4 interview
questions that I recommend you prepare for. I will also give you great sample answers
that are applicable to all Band 4 roles that will help you pass your NHS interview. I will
say the qualities that you have to demonstrate throughout your NHS Band 4 interview. And
I will also tell you about how you can get access to further resources to help you be
the standout candidate. Now, just quickly before I get into the training tutorial, a
very warm welcome to this NHS Band 4 interview training presentation. My name is Richard
McMunn. That's me there in the centre of the screen. I've been helping people for about
20 years now to successfully pass their interviews. I always do that by giving you TOP-SCORING
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into those NHS Band 4 interview questions and top-scoring answers. So, the first one
I want you to prepare for is: Tell me about yourself and why you think you'll be a good
fit for the NHS? This general icebreaker NHS interview question is designed to help you
get comfortable with the interview, because it will be most probably the first question
they ask. But it is also a clever way for the interviewer to assess whether or not you
have the skills needed to succeed in your chosen NHS Band 4 role. Here is a brilliant
answer to this interview question. “Over the years, I have built up a large amount
of transferrable skills and experience that will help me to work to a high standard within
this NHS Band 4 role. I am resourceful, I have excellent accuracy and attention to detail
skills, I can work methodically and responsibly, and I also have a caring nature, which means
I can effectively meet all of the NHS values in my day-to-day work. I understand working
in the NHS requires an ability to work both on my own and also as part of a team, where
everybody is working towards the same goal. That goal being providing outstanding service
and patient care whilst also following strict rules and procedures. I have a strong passion
for looking after people, very good communication skills and a positive and patient demeanor.
If you hire me within this NHS Band 4 role, I will perform to consistently high standards
and always put the aims of the NHS Trust above everything else.” That's a very good answer!
It's concise, it's positive, it's confident and it's also in-depth, and it demonstrates
that you have the necessary skills to match the values of the NHS. So the next question,
why do you want to work in the NHS? It's important you consider carefully what it will be like
working in the NHS. Make sure you give an honest and genuine answer here. Here's a great
example to assist you. By the way, you can either pause the video and take notes of these
answers that I'm providing you with, or if you wait, I will tell you where you can download
my full set of 24 NHS Band 4 interview questions and top scoring answers, including the ones
we are going through during this presentation. Here we go. “I want to work in the NHS for
four genuine reasons. Firstly, it is packed full of intelligent, honest and hard-working
people who all support each other to provide outstanding care. Because of that, I believe
I will gain great job satisfaction from the position. Secondly, I want to work in a fast-paced
environment where no two days are the same. The third reason is the NHS is a place that,
providing I work hard and I continually improve and develop, there are many career progression
opportunities available, which is very appealing to me. Finally, because of the reputation
the NHS has within the United Kingdom, I feel this is a place I will feel immensely proud
to put on my uniform each day and go to work knowing that I am making a difference to people’s
lives.” So that gives a number of reasons why you want to work in the NHS. And they
are positive, genuine reasons as well. OK, next question. Tell me what you understand
about the NHS values? These are very, very important. Now, the NHS values are the foundations
of the organisation and there are six in total. And one of the greatest tips that I can offer
you prior to your Band 4 interview, is to learn the values and also think of previous
situations you have been in where you demonstrated them in a work setting. So, tell me what you
understand about the NHS values? Here we go. “There are 6 NHS values, and these are working
together for patients, respect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, compassion,
improving lives, and everyone counts. All staff within the NHS, including hospital porters,
doctors, nurses, cleaners, care workers, secretarial and admin staff, and even gardeners, are expected
to demonstrate these within their work. The values ensure the NHS always continues to
improve and that everyone is focused on the same important goals.” Next question. Tell
me a time when you demonstrated one of the NHS values in your work? So this is a difficult
NHS Band 4 interview question, because you have to provide a SPECIFIC SITUATION you've
recently been in where you've utilised one of the six core values. You need to understand
them in order to answer this. Here's an example answer that utilises what is called the STAR
technique. And this is a way to structure your answer using situation, task, action
and result… it is a brilliant way to provide a top-scoring answer! So let's use it when
answering this interview question. Here we go. “In a previous role, I constantly demonstrated
a commitment to improving people’s lives. One day, my supervisor asked for volunteers
to work on a steering group for three months whose responsibility it was to create educational
leaflets that would be placed in medical centres up and down the country. I volunteered to
be a part of the steering group whose task it was to meet up once a month to discuss
the type of information members of the community would benefit from. During the steering group
meetings, every member of the team put forward their suggestions. My particular suggestion
was based on hygiene and cleanliness advice and encouraging people to wash their hands
more often. I felt this would help reduce the spread of infectious viruses and diseases
which would in turn reduce pressure on the NHS. At the end of the three month period,
the steering group had established 7 new educational leaflets that all went forward to NHS senior
management for consideration to be included within medical centres.” That gives you
an idea of the type of situation you could give within your own answer. But by using
situation, task, action and result, it is a perfect way to make sure you give the interviewer
a SPECIFIC SITUATION that you've been in that's based around one of the values. Now, please
CLICK THE LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video to find out the additional 20
NHS Band 4 questions that I recommend you prepare for. And you can also on that page
download the answers, including the four that I've gone through right here today. So CLICK
THE LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video. It will go through to my website, PassMyInterview.com.
And you can take a look at those questions and also download the answers. I hope you've
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