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      Healthcare Science Assistant Interview

      22 Aug 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Newcastle upon Tyne, England

      Other Healthcare Science Assistant interview reviews for NHS

      Healthcare Science Assistant Interview

      10 Oct 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Birmingham, England
      No offer
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at NHS (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) in Aug 2025

      Interview

      Interviewed in person at the trust by 2 people. Lasted no more than 20 minutes. Asked 5 questions in total between them. Expected to hear back within 48 hours. Really friendly and nice. I prepared my interview questions from other questions that had been posted previously on glassdoor by other people and they asked all of the ones that I had come across.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Why did you apply for this role?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Why did you apply to this specific NHS trust?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Can you tell us about a time where you showed compassion to someone going through a difficult time?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      How would you deal with an aggressive phone call from a clinician?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      If you had made a mistake in the lab how would you go about dealing with it and ensuring that it doesn’t happen again?
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at NHS (Birmingham, England)

      Interview

      Three person panel, each with 5 to 10 diffent type questions i.e 5 to 10 personal skills questions from one person, 5 to 10 job related question from the other and lastly 5 to 10 about the nhs/trust from the other.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you know about the trust?
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      Healthcare Science Assistant Interview

      16 Jul 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Huddersfield, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at NHS (Huddersfield, England) in Apr 2021

      Interview

      Formal sit down interview with senior staff, asked general questions describing self, then role specific questions surrounding stock control, PPE, team working, health and safety in a lab environment .

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What precautions would you take during a day to day role in the lab
      1 Answer