1. Can you describe your background in nursing and how it has prepared you for the role of Family Nurse? Can you describe your background in nursing and how it has prepared you for the role of Family Nurse?
2. What specific experiences do you have working with disadvantaged or hard-to-reach communities? What specific experiences do you have working with disadvantaged or hard-to-reach communities?
3. Have you previously been involved in a home visiting programme? If so, can you share your experiences? Have you previously been involved in a home visiting programme? If so, can you share your experiences?
4. How do you build trust and rapport with young clients and their families? How do you build trust and rapport with young clients and their families?
5. Can you provide an example of how you have engaged with young people in your previous roles? Can you provide an example of how you have engaged with young people in your previous roles?
6. What strategies do you employ to encourage families to access additional services and support? What strategies do you employ to encourage families to access additional services and support?
7. What do you understand about the Family Nurse Partnership model and its goals? What do you understand about the Family Nurse Partnership model and its goals?
8. How do you approach working therapeutically with families to promote behaviour change? Can you give an example? How do you approach working therapeutically with families to promote behaviour change? Can you give an example?
9. Can you discuss any evidence-based interventions you have implemented in your previous roles? Can you discuss any evidence-based interventions you have implemented in your previous roles?
10. Describe a time when you worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. What was your role, and what outcomes were achieved? Describe a time when you worked collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. What was your role, and what outcomes were achieved?
11. In your opinion, what is the importance of working in a strength-based team culture? How have you contributed to this in your previous positions? In your opinion, what is the importance of working in a strength-based team culture? How have you contributed to this in your previous positions?
12. How do you keep your professional skills and knowledge up to date, especially in safeguarding and clinical methods? How do you keep your professional skills and knowledge up to date, especially in safeguarding and clinical methods?
13. Can you share an experience where you received reflective supervision? How did it influence your practice? Can you share an experience where you received reflective supervision? How did it influence your practice?
14. What do you consider to be some of the main challenges faced by Family Nurses working with vulnerable families, and how would you address these? What do you consider to be some of the main challenges faced by Family Nurses working with vulnerable families, and how would you address these?
15. Describe a situation where you had to lead the care for a child or a young person with additional needs. What steps did you take to ensure effective support? Describe a situation where you had to lead the care for a child or a young person with additional needs. What steps did you take to ensure effective support?
16. What motivates you to work in preventive healthcare and early intervention? What motivates you to work in preventive healthcare and early intervention?
17. Why are you passionate about working with young families, and what do you hope to achieve in this role? Why are you passionate about working with young families, and what do you hope to achieve in this role?
18. If a family is resistant to your support and guidance, how would you approach the situation? If a family is resistant to your support and guidance, how would you approach the situation?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
Good luck!
