Re: Interviews

Jo Oakden — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:14:52 GMT

As a newly qualified degree nurse I got 15,000 (in essex) that was 5 years ago, and I am now on 18,000 - so 17 may be a bit steep. In london you usually get a 2,000 london allowance so I agree that 17,000 probably would be a starting point there but not in other areas.

We are interviewing at the moment looking for an RVN and are really struggling to find anyone at all. Practices don't just want experience, we are looking for someone with enthusiasm, who appears to have an area they want to develop or are passionate about, and one that shows initiative and will just get stuck in. Cleaning OCD's are always a bonus, and a bubbly confident personailty as this is what the client see's. If you have never experienced something that is relevant to a question they are asking you, be honest and put forward what you may do in such a situation, don't try and blag or they will see right through you, or think you are over confident and maybe a liability.

Good Luck

Re: Interviews

Shoned Hawksworth — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:50:14 GMT

I've worked in alot of different practices around the country and the wages really do depend on where abouts you are working, for example if you are based around London then 17 may be feasible but as a newly qualified nurse in other areas of the country that is extremely unlikely.

Questions wise, when i interview i am looking for someone who has a keen insight, knowledge, is friendly and approachable. I will ask what has attracted them to this position, what they know about the clinic, i may throw in a couple of technical/medical questions, what aspect of nursing they have a particular interest in, what CPD have they been to recently, what they know about our practice, experience they have with certain cases/surgery etc all the usual stuff.

I did find once though when i went for an interview that yeah it was a proper interrogation and they were trying to put you off and i have to say for me they did!