1. Can you tell us about your background and how it relates to this position? Can you tell us about your background and how it relates to this position?
2. What interests you about working in ophthalmology or the healthcare sector more generally? What interests you about working in ophthalmology or the healthcare sector more generally?
3. Although prior experience is not necessary, can you provide an example of a situation where you demonstrated a caring and empathetic nature? Although prior experience is not necessary, can you provide an example of a situation where you demonstrated a caring and empathetic nature?
4. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential for this role. Can you describe a time when you collaborated effectively with others? Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential for this role. Can you describe a time when you collaborated effectively with others?
5. How would you handle a situation where you notice a colleague is having difficulty with their tasks? What actions would you take? How would you handle a situation where you notice a colleague is having difficulty with their tasks? What actions would you take?
6. Excellent communication skills are vital in this role. Can you describe a time when you had to convey complex information to someone without a technical background? Excellent communication skills are vital in this role. Can you describe a time when you had to convey complex information to someone without a technical background?
7. What steps do you take to ensure that you continue to learn and improve your skills in a professional setting? What steps do you take to ensure that you continue to learn and improve your skills in a professional setting?
8. Given the requirement to travel across multiple sites, how do you manage your time and organisation when balancing different work locations? Given the requirement to travel across multiple sites, how do you manage your time and organisation when balancing different work locations?
9. Can you share an experience where you had to adapt to new technologies or protocols quickly? How did you handle it? Can you share an experience where you had to adapt to new technologies or protocols quickly? How did you handle it?
10. The role involves working in a busy and potentially stressful environment. How do you cope with stress and maintain your productivity? The role involves working in a busy and potentially stressful environment. How do you cope with stress and maintain your productivity?
11. Can you describe a difficult patient interaction you've encountered (real or hypothetical) and how you would manage that situation? Can you describe a difficult patient interaction you've encountered (real or hypothetical) and how you would manage that situation?
12. What is your level of IT literacy, and how have you used technology in previous roles? What is your level of IT literacy, and how have you used technology in previous roles?
13. Are you comfortable learning to operate diagnostic equipment such as visual field tests and medical imaging? What steps would you take to become proficient with this technology? Are you comfortable learning to operate diagnostic equipment such as visual field tests and medical imaging? What steps would you take to become proficient with this technology?
14. This role offers opportunities for career progression. Where do you see yourself in the next few years, and how does this position align with your career goals? This role offers opportunities for career progression. Where do you see yourself in the next few years, and how does this position align with your career goals?
15. What specific skills or competencies are you most eager to develop in this role, and why? What specific skills or competencies are you most eager to develop in this role, and why?
16. The NHS prides itself on certain core values. How do you demonstrate these values in your daily life or work? The NHS prides itself on certain core values. How do you demonstrate these values in your daily life or work?
17. What does providing high-quality care mean to you in a healthcare setting? What does providing high-quality care mean to you in a healthcare setting?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
Good luck!
