Allied Health Professions Interview Guidance
Preparing for your interview
Observe the world around you
What stories and events are affecting contemporary health and social care or sports therapy? What’s your opinion on the latest news?
Research and understand the role
Could you meet the expectations? Use this exercise as a chance to reflect on your own character. Remember this might not be a career with regular hours!
Healthcare students: Research the NHS values
These values underpin the key attributes of all healthcare professionals. Make a list of your qualifying personal qualities and think about how you can demonstrate Teamwork, Care and Dedication. Read the NHS constitution.
Hands on experience
Nothing beats exposure to a real healthcare or therapy environment.
Plan some questions
Remember this is your chance to find out about us too – so talk to us. Current students sometimes help out with interview sessions so there will be people on hand to give you the inside scoop!
What are you going to wear?
Try to dress smartly. We want to see that you appreciate and respect that you’ll have to adhere to a dress code both on placement and once you enter the workplace as a qualified professional.
Top tips
- Be prepared! If Admissions have requested you bring certain documents to your interview, make sure you bring them! It's also useful to have a copy of your personal statement on hand to remind yourself what you said in your application.
- Be on time! Promptness is an important part of professional conduct so if you’re coming on to campus, allow lots of time for travel and plan for possible delays. If your interview is online, make sure you have everything set up and ready to go in good time.
- Don’t talk TOO much! We want to hear about your skills and experience but it’s also important to keep to the point!
- Don’t make inappropriate jokes or share horror stories! Of course we want you to smile and be yourself, but we’re looking for the next generation of professionals and want to know you can interact with people appropriately..
- Maintain natural eye contact. Don’t stare us out or anything, but also don’t look at the floor... Just think about the normal eye contact you would make with a friend when you’re having a chat.
- Don’t be negative but if you must be negative, show how you turned it into a positive.
- Conduct yourself in a manner that shows you are free from bias and are happy to treat and work with anyone from a cross-section of cultures and society.
- Finally...Enjoy it! We’re not looking to trip you up – we want you to do well. You’ve put in the hard work so now it’s your opportunity to shine!
Course specific information
Operating Department Practice (ODP)
You will be asked to prepare a short presentation in advance of your interview, following which you will be asked a series of questions
Dietetics
The selection process combines online and in person activities. The first stage is a written task. Those who successfully complete the written task will be invited to an in-person selection event on campus, which will include a group and one-to-one interview.