Interview Preparation
Beyond the AI Interview Coach, the platform has six structured interview-prep tools, each targeting a different part of NHS interview preparation. They are not in the navigation menu; open them by their addresses below or from the links on the specialty pages.
/interview-prep/guide (free)A walk-through of the full NHS biomedical-scientist interview pipeline: shortlisting criteria, common formats (panel, technical, presentation, scenario), and what to expect at each NHS Band.
/interview-prep/nhs-values (free)Practice answering questions through the lens of the six NHS Values: working together for patients, respect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, compassion, improving lives, and everyone counts. Includes worked examples for each value.
/interview-prep/person-spec (Premium)A self-assessment checklist for Band 2, 3 and 4 support-staff roles (Healthcare Science Assistant, Medical Laboratory Assistant, Associate Practitioner). Tick off each essential criterion you can evidence and see where the gaps are. To analyse a pasted person specification from a real advert, use NHS Application Support instead (see NHS Application Support).
/interview-prep/star-builder (Premium)For competency-based questions ("Tell me about a time when…"), this tool guides you through Situation, Task, Action, Result with structured prompts that produce a tight, NHS-relevant answer. Your drafts are saved in your browser on the device you are using, not to your account, so export or copy anything you want to keep.
/interview-prep/escalation (Premium)Scenario-based practice for the safety-critical decisions interviewers love: when to escalate to a senior, the on-call consultant, MHRA, SHOT or your line manager. Each scenario has a model decision path.
/interview-prep/mock-epa (Premium)For Healthcare Science Practitioner and Specialist Practitioner apprentices, this simulates the final EPA structure with realistic question stems and a self-marking rubric.
The AI Interview Coach is a conversational rehearsal tool: you answer, it gives feedback.
The six structured tools are template-driven. They walk you through a methodology and produce structured material you can keep. Use the AI Coach to practise live delivery; use the structured tools to prepare the underlying content.
A good order is:
The Interview Guide and NHS Values training are free. The Person Specification checklist, STAR Builder, Escalation scenarios, Mock EPA and the AI Coach are Premium.