Had NHS Interview - unsuccessful Is it really that hard to get in the NHS + find work

aife

When you say you've been 'invited' for an interview is that because you applied , or did a contact from your placements arrange it informally ?
If you applied , I'm wondering why you're going for admin. jobs after studying science
What exactly did your placements involve ? Were they clinical in nature ?
Is the job at the hospital you were at ?
If it is , and you liked the place , great
If not you might want to think a bit more about what you really want
.Of course it all depends how desperately you need a job , but you're young enough to have time and options. And as other people have already said , some parts of the NHS are pretty terrible to work in
Anyway , if you do go for it , try not to worry too much about the interview. They will make allowances for the fact that you're new to the experience. Your youth may well be seen as a virtue , as much of the NHS has an ageing workforce

raiiiraiii

I've been invited for an interview because I have applied for this position.

I know that I'm doing science and health-related studies, however, I felt as though this position (medical records admin.) would be a great starting point as I've always wanted a career within the NHS.

Two of my placements were clinical -involved observing endoscopies, ERCP, etc. etc.
And my first placement taken at the age of 15 was administrative. I basically fulfilled the same role as what I am applying for.

When I first applied for this job, it was advertised to be at the main hospital in my city/ a smaller hospital in the same city. Both were written as the location. All three of my previous placements within the NHS were based at the main infirmary. However, when I received the invitation for the interview -it says its going to be based at the smaller hospital (which I'm completely fine with).

I desperately need/want this job. I mean, it'd provide me with some financial support whilst living with my parents but even if I plan on going to university in a year -I don't mind doing this job on the side. I think its pretty common for people to be working on the side whilst going to Uni.

I guess even though the job might be terrible, I could get a good feel for it and see how it goes.

I hope they make allowances because I'm only 17 -However, I won't raise my hopes too much.

Thanks for your reply!:j

TinaC17

It's tricky to say. On the one hand yes the demand for nurses is starting to increase but it's still a really hard sector to get into. Nursing is a really hard job and the interviews can be really tough, and that's why it can be difficult to get past the first hurdle! I think really it's probably the same in any sector, I've got insanely intelligent and talented friends who've gone into a variety of sectors and lots of them got rejected a lot initially too - just like I did! But I've been a nurse for coming up to 10 years now and I love it! It was definitely worth the initial struggle! Keep on ploughing ahead and trying and I know you'll be completely fine! If it does help though (not sure if it will or not) but I got my last job through a specialised health sector agency - they were called HCL Workforce and I thought they were really good. I'm not sure of your exact situation but they may be able to help you! Best of luck! Don't give up!

hign10pines

I personally found it easy to get into the NHS as a HCA (probably not for other roles, experiences is usually needed for admin roles). Having worked in care before and applying for a basic role which were looking for a group of people to employee. About 70% of us had previous experience.

Once working for the NHS jobs are easy to find and get interviews for.

It all depends on experience + interview. I came off 'excellent' at interview for one job but was crap at interview.

The NHS is already being privatised in parts and will continue, regardless of Brexit

Guest101

hign10pines wrote: »

I personally found it easy to get into the NHS as a HCA (probably not for other roles, experiences is usually needed for admin roles). Having worked in care before and applying for a basic role which were looking for a group of people to employee. About 70% of us had previous experience.

Once working for the NHS jobs are easy to find and get interviews for.

It all depends on experience + interview. I came off 'excellent' at interview for one job but was crap at interview.

The NHS is already being privatised in parts and will continue, regardless of Brexit

Really? Can you tell me where?

polgara

Substance misuse services - think that all of those that have gone out to tender nationally have been awarded to private or third sector organisations. To be honest, I do think in some circumstances third sector is the most appropriate as the NHS can, at times, medicalise what can be a complex socio-economic issue.

Back office functions (hate that term) but things like payroll/HR/estates/facilities etc

Decontamination services

The list could go on - Virgin Health is already making huge inroads into clinical areas also.

t0rt0ise

Lots of scanning is privatised. My GP has to use a private company for MRI scans. Also for hearing tests, lots is privatised. And of course portering, food services, cleaning are all run by private companies in most hospitals.