1. Why do you want to work on a medical ward?

2. For this position, you are required to have had extensive training and experience in ……….. Talk me through both your training and your experience and tell me about the last time you had to use these skills.

3. What are your key strengths and weaknesses?

4. Why are you leaving your current job?

5. What types of nursing tasks are objectionable to you?

6. What does Clinical Supervision mean to you?

7. What would you do if one of your patients went missing?

8. How do you establish a working relationship with new people?

9. Discuss the advantages / disadvantages of the primary nurse?

10. Tell me about a challenging situation you have faced on the ward/unit. What was the situation and how did you cope with it?

11. What would you do if a patient was given the wrong drug by a student?

12. Do you know what the drug procedure is for this trust?

13. You have demonstrated in your CV that you have knowledge of ………... Could you please expand on your experience and tell us what you think your strengths are in this field.

14. Would did you like best and least about your training?

15. What are your aims for this post?

16. What motivates you?

17. What management style gets the best results out of you?

18. Discuss a piece of research you have undertaken or read about recently?

19. How would you handle a situation where you had a disagreement with another nurse over the management of a patient?

20. How would you go about ensuring that you improve the quality of the care you give to your patients?

21. When did you qualify and how do you keep up to date with changes in the Nursing guidelines and other healthcare approaches?

22. What is your experience in e.g. a specific task? How many / how regularly have you performed such a task?

23. Are you considering any other positions at the moment?