1. Can you describe your current availability, and how do you plan to accommodate the flexible working hours required for this role? Can you describe your current availability, and how do you plan to accommodate the flexible working hours required for this role?
2. This position entails working on an as-needed basis. How do you prioritise your commitments to ensure you can be available when required? This position entails working on an as-needed basis. How do you prioritise your commitments to ensure you can be available when required?
3. Could you provide examples of your previous administrative experience and how it has prepared you for this role? Could you provide examples of your previous administrative experience and how it has prepared you for this role?
4. What administrative software or systems are you proficient in, and how have you used them in your past roles? What administrative software or systems are you proficient in, and how have you used them in your past roles?
5. This role involves a significant amount of telephone work and email correspondence. How do you ensure effective communication with colleagues and users? This role involves a significant amount of telephone work and email correspondence. How do you ensure effective communication with colleagues and users?
6. Can you tell us about a time when you had to manage a difficult conversation over the phone? How did you handle it? Can you tell us about a time when you had to manage a difficult conversation over the phone? How did you handle it?
7. How do you manage your time when juggling multiple tasks, such as monitoring shared mailboxes and preparing documentation? How do you manage your time when juggling multiple tasks, such as monitoring shared mailboxes and preparing documentation?
8. Describe a situation where you had to arrange a meeting with multiple stakeholders. What steps did you take to ensure its success? Describe a situation where you had to arrange a meeting with multiple stakeholders. What steps did you take to ensure its success?
9. Tell us about a challenging administrative problem you faced and how you resolved it. Tell us about a challenging administrative problem you faced and how you resolved it.
10. How do you handle tight deadlines, especially when you have several tasks to complete simultaneously? How do you handle tight deadlines, especially when you have several tasks to complete simultaneously?
11. This role may require you to work with various teams across different sites. How do you adapt to different team dynamics and work cultures? This role may require you to work with various teams across different sites. How do you adapt to different team dynamics and work cultures?
12. Can you share an experience where you assisted a colleague or team during a busy period? What impact did your support have? Can you share an experience where you assisted a colleague or team during a busy period? What impact did your support have?
13. Give us an example of a time when your attention to detail prevented a mistake in your work. What processes do you use to ensure accuracy in your tasks? Give us an example of a time when your attention to detail prevented a mistake in your work. What processes do you use to ensure accuracy in your tasks?
14. How do you prioritise tasks that require meticulous attention to detail versus those that may be less critical? How do you prioritise tasks that require meticulous attention to detail versus those that may be less critical?
15. What do you know about the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, and what interests you about working here specifically? What do you know about the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, and what interests you about working here specifically?
16. How do you think administrative roles contribute to the overall efficiency of healthcare services in the NHS? How do you think administrative roles contribute to the overall efficiency of healthcare services in the NHS?
17. Can you describe a time when you had to adapt quickly to a change in your work environment or responsibilities? How did you manage the transition? Can you describe a time when you had to adapt quickly to a change in your work environment or responsibilities? How did you manage the transition?
18. The nature of this role can be quite variable. How do you cope with changes in workload or scheduling? The nature of this role can be quite variable. How do you cope with changes in workload or scheduling?
19. How do you ensure that you provide a high-quality service in your administrative role, especially in a busy and potentially stressful environment? How do you ensure that you provide a high-quality service in your administrative role, especially in a busy and potentially stressful environment?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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