1. Can you tell us about your previous experience in healthcare and what led you to apply for this Nursing Assistant role? Can you tell us about your previous experience in healthcare and what led you to apply for this Nursing Assistant role?
2. What does compassionate care mean to you, and how do you ensure you deliver it in a clinical setting? What does compassionate care mean to you, and how do you ensure you deliver it in a clinical setting?
3. What attracted you to working with the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust specifically? What attracted you to working with the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust specifically?
4. Describe a time when you provided personal care to a patient. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them? Describe a time when you provided personal care to a patient. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them?
5. How would you approach assisting a patient who is reluctant to receive help with their personal care needs? How would you approach assisting a patient who is reluctant to receive help with their personal care needs?
6. What is your understanding of the importance of recording patient observations and changes in conditions? Can you provide an example of how you've done this in the past? What is your understanding of the importance of recording patient observations and changes in conditions? Can you provide an example of how you've done this in the past?
7. How do you communicate effectively with other members of a multi-disciplinary team? Can you give an example of a successful collaboration? How do you communicate effectively with other members of a multi-disciplinary team? Can you give an example of a successful collaboration?
8. In a busy ward, how do you prioritise tasks when caring for multiple patients? In a busy ward, how do you prioritise tasks when caring for multiple patients?
9. What are you hoping to learn from the Support Worker Development Programme, and how do you see this contributing to your professional growth? What are you hoping to learn from the Support Worker Development Programme, and how do you see this contributing to your professional growth?
10. Can you share an example of a skill or area of knowledge that you identified as a gap in your practice and how you addressed it? Can you share an example of a skill or area of knowledge that you identified as a gap in your practice and how you addressed it?
11. How do you ensure that your care is patient-focused, taking into account individual preferences and needs? How do you ensure that your care is patient-focused, taking into account individual preferences and needs?
12. How would you handle a situation where a patient is dissatisfied with the care they are receiving? How would you handle a situation where a patient is dissatisfied with the care they are receiving?
13. The Trust promotes a culture of inclusion and belonging. Can you give an example of how you have contributed to or championed inclusivity in your previous roles? The Trust promotes a culture of inclusion and belonging. Can you give an example of how you have contributed to or championed inclusivity in your previous roles?
14. What is your understanding of the Green Plan, and how do you think sustainability can play a role in healthcare settings like ours? What is your understanding of the Green Plan, and how do you think sustainability can play a role in healthcare settings like ours?
15. This role requires working across various shifts, including nights and weekends. How do you manage your time and commitments to accommodate this? This role requires working across various shifts, including nights and weekends. How do you manage your time and commitments to accommodate this?
16. Are you comfortable with the physical demands of the role, which include mobility support and personal care tasks? Can you describe any relevant experience? Are you comfortable with the physical demands of the role, which include mobility support and personal care tasks? Can you describe any relevant experience?
17. Imagine you observe a colleague not following protocol while handling a patient. How would you address this situation? Imagine you observe a colleague not following protocol while handling a patient. How would you address this situation?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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