Currently working but job hunting

[Davorubicin]

Well for a start, you wanted information on questions asked. Why not help someone else and give some details.
johnep

Most of the interview was the standard questions about why I wanted to go there and why I felt I was well suited for it. As for specific questions for practice, I got handed a cardex with a few drugs on it. Nothing too challenging, biggest thing was augmentin with a penicillin allergy and diclofenac and warfarin. They were mostly looking for pharm care discussions about that and the hypertension meds they were on.

I was given a few scenarios:
- One was about how to deal with a pre-reg not working up to an appropriate standard and how I would deal with that.
- Prep work I would do before starting a rotation on a new ward (they mentioned cardiac specifically but it was a general question)
- Medicines info call from a doctor prescribing an antibiotic for a UTI in pregnancy
- A prioritisation question involving a CD discrepancy on a ward, a consultant wanting info on off licence use on a cardiac med and an ambulance waiter.

With regards to that last one, when I discussed it later they mentioned that ideally I would have referred the ward CD issue to the ward pharmacist as it's their responsibility. I would have taken some basic details off the consultant and to go back to their issue later or refer to the appropriate specialist in the pharmacy if required but that the ambulance had priority. I mostly got that question right but one thing the pharmacist said stuck with me; it was a test to see if I could refer appropriately and take appropriate information to inform the correct person, rather than attempting to get it all myself.

Also, I found the medicines info sheet that I was after. It's at UKMi National Medicines Information - UKMI*Activities*Clinical*Governance and it's one of the word documents at the bottom!

[Nik]

I was given a few scenarios:
- A prioritisation question involving a CD discrepancy on a ward, a consultant wanting info on off licence use on a cardiac med and an ambulance waiter.

There is always guaranteed to be a "priority" question in a band 6 interview. Similar one is pt waiting for outpatient script, phone with consultant on the end wanting to speak to p'cist and nurse at hatch with query. It was good of them to provide you with a bit of feedback with that one though, most interviewers will just sit there and nod while you talk, making notes !
Good luck for the next one.

[Simba]

Just read the last posts...
Thank you Davorubicin and Nik!!!! my band 6 interview is in 4 days and I am prepeing as best i can. (i posted a thread in another section) The more scenario examples i read throught the more comfortable i get

[Nik]

Scenario type questions are difficult to prepare for as they could ask you anything really - at my pre-reg interview I was asked if I had to, would I take on the pharmacy porter's role eg in an emergency. I said yes, another person said no and we both got the pre-reg positions !

[hibernia]

Scenario type questions are difficult to prepare for as they could ask you anything really - at my pre-reg interview I was asked if I had to, would I take on the pharmacy porter's role eg in an emergency. I said yes, another person said no and we both got the pre-reg positions !

They couldn't care less what you would do in the scenario, they want to know if you can think on your feet and make a decision. Did anybody who answered "I don't know, I would have to go and find my tutor and ask them what to do" get the position? I doubt it.

[Davorubicin]

So, my next interview is tomorrow and the nerves are kicking in again. It's with the same nhs group and I've worked on my feedback.

Only difference between this hospital and the last one I applied to is that this one has paediatrics and maternity wards. I've been reading up on what I can but just curious if anyone knows any good resources about those topics that I could at least name drop in an interview?

[pharmer7]

Scenario type questions are difficult to prepare for as they could ask you anything really - at my pre-reg interview I was asked if I had to, would I take on the pharmacy porter's role eg in an emergency. I said yes, another person said no and we both got the pre-reg positions !

I got seriously tripped up as a newly qualified, when going for an interview at a hospital with that kind of question. In my opinion, its not very fair, as I'm sure when you are starting for the first time in hospital you do some sort of induction period, and you'll learn about that then!

[dizzyb23]

How did you get on Davorubicin?? Are you "jobbed up"????