Your nursing interview will take place online through Microsoft Teams. As your interview is online, we highly recommend visiting us at an Open Day, Taster Day or Applicant Day to get to know the University.
At the beginning of your interview, we’ll ask you to show ID to verify who you are. This is an NMC requirement and without this verification we will need to reschedule your interview.
We won’t ask to see qualifications at this stage.
Your interview will consist of a discussion and your thoughts on a nursing scenario.
Please note: your interview may be recorded.
Below, you'll find some helpful information about your interview and some of the things we'll be discussing. Do take a look before your interview.
Before the interview, you'll need to be prepared with knowledge and understanding of the role of a Nurse. When you graduate, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Therefore, you must be aware of and uphold the NMC’s professional values and behaviours.
Additionally, as you’ll be working with service users at a very vulnerable time in their lives from early on in your degree, and throughout your career, you're expected to be familiar with and uphold the NHS Constitution and values.
During the interview we would like to find out more about you. You’ll have 10-15 minutes, where you’ll have a conversation with a nurse/lecturer. The discussion will also centre around you, your life and career to date, an how this would contribute to your future career as a qualified nurse.
We’ll also discuss such things as why you want to study nursing, your motivations, understanding of nursing and the requirements and responsibility of the course. This includes your commitments to travel and work unsociable hours over the next three years.
We'll ask you to respond to scenarios such as: “a patient on a ward asks you for your personal phone number in case they have any questions that need answering. What do you think about this?”
When exploring the scenario, we are interested in your personal values and ethos. We won't be assessing your knowledge of any nursing policy or procedure at this stage - this will be covered on the course itself. We’ll be assessing your motivation and understanding and academic ability, all underpinned by the 6Cs of the NHS Constitution.
There’s no need to worry, all of our interviewers are relaxed and friendly and are looking forward to seeing your potential.
Please note: A camera, a microphone and ID are required to meet NMC regulations. If you don’t have access to these, we may have to reschedule your interview.
Your interview will take the form of a conversation.
We would like you to support your answers with personal examples and experiences all underpinned by the 6Cs.
You’ll be notified via UCAS of the results of your interview within three working days.
Above all, you need to be certain that this is the profession you want to join. Consider visiting us at an Open Day, if you haven't already. Then commit yourself to learning as much as you can before your interview day.