NHS Interview Questions by Competency
NHS interviews are values-based and competency-based. Below are real example questions for each competency, organised by Agenda for Change band level. They apply across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — your nation tailors which values the panel marks against. Want feedback on your answers? Try the NHS Interview Coach free.
Care and Compassion interview questions
Caring for and supporting people with genuine empathy and kindness, and delivering safe, person-centred care built on respect, trust and compassion for patients, families and colleagues.
17 example questions →Technical / Role Specific Skills interview questions
Holding the right level of technical, professional or job-specific knowledge for the role, and valuing keeping that knowledge current so your skills stay relevant.
16 example questions →Communication interview questions
Communicating effectively in any form — listening to understand what others mean, getting your own message across clearly, and building effective working relationships.
16 example questions →Personal and People Development interview questions
Developing yourself through a range of formal and informal means, and helping others to grow through everyday work — coaching, mentoring, supervision and giving people room to learn.
16 example questions →Health, Safety and Security interview questions
Maintaining and promoting the health, safety and security of everyone in or affected by the organisation — including routine duties like safe moving and handling, and the management of risk.
16 example questions →Service Improvement interview questions
Improving services for the people who use them and the wider public — whether front-line services or those that keep the organisation running — through small changes or larger pieces of work.
16 example questions →Quality interview questions
Maintaining high quality across your work and practice, including effective teamwork — supported by things like evidence-based practice, standards, guidelines, protocols and good governance.
16 example questions →Equality and Diversity interview questions
Acting in ways that support equality and value diversity for everyone — patients, carers, colleagues, partner organisations and the public — and recognising and challenging discrimination wherever it appears.
16 example questions →By job role
By Agenda for Change band
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The questions are the same; the values your answers are assessed against differ by nation.
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