Bismillahirahmanirahim , Today I have
one of the candidate come for interview for physiotherapist jobs , what make me
feel sad and upset is , this fellow didn’t prepare for the interview , when I ask
why you are not prepared before interview , he say he didn’t expect the
question and nervous , for me its not the answer I want to hear from a junior
therapist ,so the most important thing is how your mind to get prepared before
go for your interview and job. Here I want to share the question most been ask
by interviewer for physiotherapy job scope.
Personal
1.
Why have you chosen to apply to us?
2.
What are your strengths and weaknesses in
relation to physiotherapy?
3.
What has been your greatest achievement in the
last year?
4.
What were the highlights of your course?
5.
What makes you angry?
6.
Does physiotherapy live up to your expectations
of it?
7.
How would your housemates describe you?
8.
When would you perceive it acceptable to have
time off work?
8.
Managerial
1.
How would you priorities patient treatment in a
busy ward?
2.
What makes a good communicator?
3.
If your senior called in sick, how would you
cope with her patients as well as your own?
4.
What priority would you give to paperwork under
stressful conditions?
5.
Give an example of how you delegated during
clinical placements.
5.
Professional
1.
What makes an effective team?
2.
What is the difference between a student and a
junior physiotherapist?
3.
What do you understand by the term ‘clinical
governance’?
4.
What is the role of the CSP?
5.
What is the most important thing you can give as
a physiotherapist?
6.
Give three reasons why we should keep POMR
notes.
7.
What makes a good outpatient department?
8.
What non-clinical areas do you need to improve?
Clinical
1.
What adaptations would you make when treating a
ventilated head injury patient?
2.
What is the permeable brick wall in terms of
Maitland?
3.
What would you do for an acute CVA patient?
4.
Why is the continuous passive movement machine
important?
5.
How would you mobilize a 17 stone patient?
physiotherapy?
1.
What is the role of NICE?
2.
Which situations in physiotherapy are
particularly risky/ dangerous?
3.
What considerations would need to be taken into
account when discharging a patient from
4.
the ward into the community?
5.
How do physiotherapists contribute to the health
& wellbeing of the general public,
6.
particularly related to topical issues.
Notice the latest topical issues
– you may be asked for your opinion. You want to show
you are interested in the
profession not just this job.
Hypothetical Situations
1.
What would you do with an awkward patient?
2.
What would you do if you disagreed with a
consultant’s decision about
3.
treatment?
4.
If you were walking a patient from the ward and
they fell over – what would you do?
5.
3pm on a Friday – you have just been asked to
see 3 new patients, how would you
priorities them: an acute CVA; elderly lady with history of falls; man
already mobilizing
with
nurses?
Extra Questions
1.
What was your best / worst placement?
2.
The senior has rung in sick; how would you
manage your and her wards?
3.
What things would you assess on a patient with
back pain and what special questions
4.
would you ask subjectively?
5.
What were the highlights of your course?
6.
What would you do if a patient refused one
treatment and specified another?
7.
What are your thoughts regarding placebo – do
you dismiss it or not?
7.
Note on the Interview Process
The notes
below represent the norm for interviews at present:
- On their premises
- Often a chance to look round first if not already visited
- Normally the district physiotherapist plus say 2 superintendents (maybe a member of personnel)
- Usually half an hour to 35 minutes (in smaller hospitals often quite informal)
- Questions may include :
1.
clinical
2.
managerial
3.
professional
4.
personal
5.
topical issues
6.
hypothetical situations
- May include you making a presentation or other individual or group exercises
- Always a chance for you to ask questions
- Notified normally by post a few days later (occasionally told on the day)
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