1. Can you tell us about yourself and your experience in healthcare, particularly in a nursing assistant or similar role? Can you tell us about yourself and your experience in healthcare, particularly in a nursing assistant or similar role?
2. What motivated you to apply for this position with the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust? What motivated you to apply for this position with the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust?
3. This role involves working in mobile clinics across Greater Manchester. How do you feel about travelling to various sites, and how would you manage your time effectively? This role involves working in mobile clinics across Greater Manchester. How do you feel about travelling to various sites, and how would you manage your time effectively?
4. Describe your understanding of the Greater Manchester Targeted Lung Health Check programme and its importance in the community. Describe your understanding of the Greater Manchester Targeted Lung Health Check programme and its importance in the community.
5. What are some key personal care tasks you believe are essential for supporting patients, and how would you approach these tasks? What are some key personal care tasks you believe are essential for supporting patients, and how would you approach these tasks?
6. How do you ensure that you communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients and their families? Could you provide an example? How do you ensure that you communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients and their families? Could you provide an example?
7. Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult patient or family member. How did you handle the situation? Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult patient or family member. How did you handle the situation?
8. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is crucial for this role. Can you share an experience where you collaborated with others to provide patient care? Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is crucial for this role. Can you share an experience where you collaborated with others to provide patient care?
9. Given that the shifts can vary across days and nights, how do you maintain your energy and focus during long or challenging shifts? Given that the shifts can vary across days and nights, how do you maintain your energy and focus during long or challenging shifts?
10. What clinical skills or practices do you feel confident in, and are there areas where you would like to improve or gain more experience? What clinical skills or practices do you feel confident in, and are there areas where you would like to improve or gain more experience?
11. How do you approach continuing education and skill development in a healthcare setting? Can you give an example of how you’ve pursued further learning in the past? How do you approach continuing education and skill development in a healthcare setting? Can you give an example of how you’ve pursued further learning in the past?
12. Why is it important to record patient observations accurately? Can you discuss your experience with this task in a previous role? Why is it important to record patient observations accurately? Can you discuss your experience with this task in a previous role?
13. If you noticed a change in a patient's condition, how would you go about addressing it with your team and the supervising nurse? If you noticed a change in a patient's condition, how would you go about addressing it with your team and the supervising nurse?
14. How do you define “high-quality patient care,” and what steps do you take to ensure that you meet these standards in your work? How do you define “high-quality patient care,” and what steps do you take to ensure that you meet these standards in your work?
15. The job description mentions going “the extra mile” for patients. Can you provide an example from your experience that demonstrates this value? The job description mentions going “the extra mile” for patients. Can you provide an example from your experience that demonstrates this value?
16. MFT promotes a culture of inclusion and belonging. How do you embody these values in your day-to-day interactions within a team? MFT promotes a culture of inclusion and belonging. How do you embody these values in your day-to-day interactions within a team?
17. What does sustainability in healthcare mean to you, and how do you think you can contribute to our Green Plan in your role as a Nursing Assistant? What does sustainability in healthcare mean to you, and how do you think you can contribute to our Green Plan in your role as a Nursing Assistant?
18. Do you have any questions for us about the team, the Trust, or the next steps in the hiring process? Do you have any questions for us about the team, the Trust, or the next steps in the hiring process?
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