What is an appropriate amount of time to give a HCP time to prepare for an interview above their band?

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Thursday afternoon interview offered (book the slot by 9am Friday) interview Monday.

Is that usual?

I'm expecting the answer is yes! 😊

I'm not sure how the voting is supposed to work, but if it's an internal promotion it sounds fair enough as most of the preparation will have been done in completing the application form, and it's fortunate that there is a weekend in between to prepare (unless you work weekends!)
Good luck, you're good enough to get an interview so take your opportunity.

Little confused with what you're expecting. Did you get a choice of slot and booked Monday?

Do you mean for trying to get time off work to go to an interview? It would be too short a time to get leave at my workplace, so I wouldn’t be able to attend.

It often gives the interview date in the job advert if it's a tight turnaround.

Are you NHS? At my trust we have to give a weeks notice for interview. “Trust policy”

My band 6 interview was just a case of finding a matron who could do it and was available. I had about 10 minutes to ‘prepare’.

If I was going for a band 7 job I’d imagine it would be a bit more formal!

I thought it had to be at least a week. Some Trusts just do their own thing though.

I think as it includes a weekend, that’s an ok amount of time to prepare.

Every band 5/6 job I've seen advertised or applied to has said the date of the interview on the job advert, seems to usually be a week or two after the job closes.

What preparation do you need to do? Have they asked you to do a presentation or just for the interview?

Oh actually, tell a lie, I once had an interview with 2 days notice and had to go straight after finishing 4 night shifts in a row! But it was probably one of my best interviews and I got the job, sometimes it's better not to overthink it.

Surely if it's a move to a new area (new ward/department/speciality or new Trust) you'd have been preparing from the time you saw the job advertised, or even before then if it was something you desperately wanted. If it was a promotion within the same team, a few days is more than enough.

My last interview (same role, different NHS Trust), I phoned and visited once. I did probably about two hours of prep a couple of days before and worked the morning of the interview as we were short staffed. I got the job. My current manager said I interviewed brilliantly.

Formally, I had less than a week's notice for the interview. However, when I visited, the manager told me when the interview was likely to be so I forewarned my then manager.

My interview previous to that was a bit different. My manager asked me to apply for the job and told me I would get it. I did no prep for that and obviously getting the time off was no issue. I was still nervous though!

Good luck with your interview!

NHS? Sounds normal to me.

If you're good enough for the job you're interviewing for you shouldn't need much notice.

If it's punching above your current payscale or band then being able to manage changes to your immediate 'schedule' may be a prerequisite or essential criteria in order to successfully fulfill the role that you are applying for.

It doesn't bode well for you if you need to rely on applicatin criteria in order to try and progress your prospects - unless there's a bunch of crappy or no other applicants of course.

Best focus on your own skills rather than the failings of your prospective Employer I'd suggest.