Band 3 Admin interview NHS

eliza25

hello
Is anybody able to offer any advice or tips for me I have an NHS Band 3 admin interview next week.
I am currently band2 therefore I am pleased I have an interview for a higher band. It is within the same department for the trust where I work now. The interview is with my manager who I report to now I'm worried & nervous about the interview, I want to do well in the interview & be successful. I feel like there's added pressure on me in the interview because my manager already knows me and has an image of what she thinks I'm like at work, & know my weakness.


so nervous hate interviews, esp internally argh!! Help.

emg

Having done internal NHS interviews, the main thing I have learned is not to rely on what the interviewer already knows about me. The procedures for interviews are very strict, to guard against accusations of unfair practices. This means that even if your manager interviews you and knows you really well, if you dont show the essential qualities in the interview then they cannot score you on them. For example, even if they know that you have done lots of training around information governance or data protection, if it's not written in your application or you dont talk about it in the interview then they are not allowed to credit you for that knowledge. They will have a ticklist based on the essential/desirable bits of the job description and will have designed questions that should help you show all these.

I didnt get the last job I went for and my manager was very apologetic and told me they knew I could tick all the boxes but I just didnt give them enough evidence in the interview.

Good luck.

WolfSong2000

If it's the same department, is it the same/a similar role, but with more responsibilities? If so, it would be useful to have examples of things that you have achieved to date. Also worth looking at what the additional responsibilities that come with a Band 3 are, as you may already cover some of them within your role - again, if you can give examples, great.

As you already work in the team that's a big bonus for you. You presumably work well within the team, know/understand the workload, etc, so if I was your manager I would be looking for evidence that you could pick up the additional work/responsibility associated with the higher banding.

Seriously though, don't stress it. The NHS can be good for career progression if you're ambitious. They can also take advantage somewhat. I started as a Band 3 just over a year ago - a bit of jumping around and a year later I was a Band 6 - then completely changed department, still same banding but my manager has left so until that position is filled I am also covering a Band 7. All depends on how ambitious you are and how well you present yourself, which is why I suggested having examples to hand of your achievements.