1. Can you tell us about your previous experience working in a healthcare setting? What specific roles have you held? Can you tell us about your previous experience working in a healthcare setting? What specific roles have you held?
2. What attracted you to apply for this position with the Medical Therapy team at Basildon Hospital? What attracted you to apply for this position with the Medical Therapy team at Basildon Hospital?
3. Have you worked alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists before? If so, can you describe your experience and how you contributed to the team? Have you worked alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists before? If so, can you describe your experience and how you contributed to the team?
4. How do you approach developing and implementing exercise programmes for patients? Can you provide an example of a successful programme you’ve been involved with? How do you approach developing and implementing exercise programmes for patients? Can you provide an example of a successful programme you’ve been involved with?
5. What strategies do you use to assess a patient's mobility and determine appropriate treatment plans? What strategies do you use to assess a patient's mobility and determine appropriate treatment plans?
6. Describe a time when you had to adjust your approach to meet a patient's individual needs. How did you ensure you provided effective treatment? Describe a time when you had to adjust your approach to meet a patient's individual needs. How did you ensure you provided effective treatment?
7. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams is essential in this role. Can you share an experience where you effectively communicated with other healthcare professionals? Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams is essential in this role. Can you share an experience where you effectively communicated with other healthcare professionals?
8. How do you handle disagreements or differing opinions within a team when it comes to patient care? How do you handle disagreements or differing opinions within a team when it comes to patient care?
9. Can you give an example of how you have contributed to a board round or team meeting? What was your role and how did you add value? Can you give an example of how you have contributed to a board round or team meeting? What was your role and how did you add value?
10. What do you believe are the key components of patient-focused treatment? How do you ensure that patient care remains at the forefront of your work? What do you believe are the key components of patient-focused treatment? How do you ensure that patient care remains at the forefront of your work?
11. Tell us about a particularly challenging patient you worked with. What was the situation, and how did you handle it? Tell us about a particularly challenging patient you worked with. What was the situation, and how did you handle it?
12. This role requires some independent working. How do you prioritise your tasks and manage your time effectively when working alone? This role requires some independent working. How do you prioritise your tasks and manage your time effectively when working alone?
13. Have you ever identified a gap in care or a potential improvement in treatment protocols? If yes, what did you do about it? Have you ever identified a gap in care or a potential improvement in treatment protocols? If yes, what did you do about it?
14. Working in an acute inpatient ward can be fast-paced and unpredictable. How do you manage stress and maintain high standards of care in such an environment? Working in an acute inpatient ward can be fast-paced and unpredictable. How do you manage stress and maintain high standards of care in such an environment?
15. What steps do you take for your professional development? Are there any specific skills or areas of knowledge you are currently seeking to improve? What steps do you take for your professional development? Are there any specific skills or areas of knowledge you are currently seeking to improve?
16. What qualities do you think are most important for a Senior Therapy Assistant to possess, and how do you embody these qualities? What qualities do you think are most important for a Senior Therapy Assistant to possess, and how do you embody these qualities?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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