1. What motivated you to apply for the Assistant Psychologist role within the Adult Eating Disorders Service? What motivated you to apply for the Assistant Psychologist role within the Adult Eating Disorders Service?
2. Can you describe your interest in working specifically with individuals who have eating disorders? Can you describe your interest in working specifically with individuals who have eating disorders?
3. You hold a psychology degree; can you discuss a particular module or project that you found particularly relevant to this role? You hold a psychology degree; can you discuss a particular module or project that you found particularly relevant to this role?
4. How do you believe your academic experiences have prepared you for a position in clinical psychology? How do you believe your academic experiences have prepared you for a position in clinical psychology?
5. Can you share any relevant work or volunteer experiences you have had in the NHS or mental health settings? Can you share any relevant work or volunteer experiences you have had in the NHS or mental health settings?
6. Have you had any experience in facilitating group therapy or therapy sessions? If so, could you elaborate on that? Have you had any experience in facilitating group therapy or therapy sessions? If so, could you elaborate on that?
7. How would you rate your communication skills, and how do you think they are important in this role? How would you rate your communication skills, and how do you think they are important in this role?
8. Can you provide an example of how you have used your IT skills in a professional or educational context to manage data or documentation? Can you provide an example of how you have used your IT skills in a professional or educational context to manage data or documentation?
9. What do you believe are some of the key challenges faced by individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders? What do you believe are some of the key challenges faced by individuals with moderate to severe eating disorders?
10. How do you perceive the role of family and support systems in the treatment of eating disorders? How do you perceive the role of family and support systems in the treatment of eating disorders?
11. The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team. How do you approach teamwork in a clinical setting? The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team. How do you approach teamwork in a clinical setting?
12. Can you discuss a time when you disagreed with a team member’s approach? How did you handle it? Can you discuss a time when you disagreed with a team member’s approach? How did you handle it?
13. Given the requirement for home visits and working across different sites, how do you plan to manage your time and travel? Given the requirement for home visits and working across different sites, how do you plan to manage your time and travel?
14. How do you ensure safety and professionalism when conducting home visits? How do you ensure safety and professionalism when conducting home visits?
15. This role offers supervision from qualified Clinical Psychologists. How do you envision yourself making the most of this support to enhance your skills? This role offers supervision from qualified Clinical Psychologists. How do you envision yourself making the most of this support to enhance your skills?
16. What specific skills or areas of knowledge do you hope to develop in this position? What specific skills or areas of knowledge do you hope to develop in this position?
17. Can you describe a situation where you had to deal with a challenging client or situation in a mental health context? What did you learn from it? Can you describe a situation where you had to deal with a challenging client or situation in a mental health context? What did you learn from it?
18. How would you handle a crisis or emergency situation involving a client with an eating disorder? How would you handle a crisis or emergency situation involving a client with an eating disorder?
19. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust emphasises engaging with communities. How do you believe this impacts the effectiveness of mental health services? Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust emphasises engaging with communities. How do you believe this impacts the effectiveness of mental health services?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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