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Band 6 / 7 / 8a Nurse Interview help!!

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Allicando · 29/10/2022 12:37

Hi posting for traffic in chat hoping any senior nurses can help me.....I have applied for a post for a new team being rolled out in my county, I relocated here last year and have a 90 mile round drive to work atm and this post is perfect. I have been qualified for 24 years all worked in the community and it is quite a niche service that had already been rolled out in my current area so I have spot on the experience they are looking for. The problem is they only advertised band 6 or 8a (8a at ACP level) but I currently work as a 7 as a Clinical Practitioner and applied for a band 6 in the new area as I don't have the Masters. I have been invited to interview and having spoke with the woman in charge of the recruitment I am being interviewed for the 6 post but will be considered for the 8a due to my level of experience.

So my question really is should I expect the questions to be for a band 6 along with all the other candidates? Have spoken to her a few times and she seems really nice, told me she will go through the questions then we will have an informal chat at the end. I am so so nervous and I have not had an interview for many years and do not really talk the talk like so many of my brilliant colleagues can. I am worried that if I was offered the 8 (by some miracle of god) I would be a disappointment to them - can you tell I lack confidence?! Any tips??

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Allicando · 29/10/2022 12:40

They are recruiting ten band 6s and five band 8a's she told me many of the 8a applicants do not have the masters either. They have just re advertised the posts so i can only guess they did not have enough applicants, which I hope will give me more chance of getting one. I really don't want to drop from a top 7 to a top 6 due to the financial hit but the commute is killing me especially with the winter coming up.

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Remotedreams · 29/10/2022 12:44

They would have to ask you the band 6 questions so all candidates can be scored fairly. They may ask you so more indepth questions about your current role, transferable skills. I think it is about how you answer the questions and evidence that you have the knowledge and experience to do the other role. Don't give your answers just to meet band 6 criteria. They are obviously seeing something in your application to make them mention the other role.

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