[nickydwuk]

I have got a phone interview with Christchurch hospital next month for a nursing post. Has anyone been interviewed by them and if so could you give me a little advice as to what they are likely to ask? I have recently had interviews in the UK as I have just changed jobs but I would imagine NZ hospitals are looking for something different. Any help or advice is appreciated.:)

[Jim&Karen]

Hi would you let me know how you get on was hoping to get a job myself when we come out on Jan 10th we will be settling in Christchurch I am a RN other half is IT manager

Regards

karen

[peebles16]

OH had phone interview and video conference interview for 2 jobs in health although not with CHC hospital. Pretty much same questions as here although did ask more about "why NZ?" which is pretty standard I think. He was also asked about treaty of waitangi briefly. Just know your experience and keep CV/application handy and am sure it'll be grand - good luck

[thirtysomethings]

Hi,
I had an interview for a midwifery post at Christchurch hospital. I had never had a telephone interview before, its a little strange as you dont have the help of body language and its easy to waffle! I found myself madly gesticulating to emphasise what I was saying!!! The bonus is you can have handy notes by your side, but I wasnt asked anything I was expecting. They wanted examples of experience and practice for different questions, such as;"give an example of a difficult/conflicting situation and how you dealt with it". It lasted 30 minutes and I must have done ok as they offered me the job! Its a good idea to have a pen and paper to hand so you can jot key words down from the question as I felt I was forgetting what they were asking as the interview progressed-but that might just be my problem!
Good luck!
Ruth:)

[holland]

No advice sorry...but GOOD LUCK

J and G x

[BkyMonster]

Smile when you interview over the phone. It sounds funny as they can't see you but it comes through in your voice.:)
When I've done phone interviews before I've made a point to get dressed and prepared like I would for an in-person interview. Gets me in the right frame of mind. Good luck!

[snailandthewhale]

My interview with Auckland was face to face and so easier I think than a phone inteview. Lasted about an hour and a half.
Why NZ, your impressions of life in NZ, how you'll cope so far from family / friends, how will OH and kids cope in NZ, differences between nursing in UK / NZ, treaty of waitangi, tikanga in practice, how you'll manage with the ( probably inevitable ) drop in salary etc. etc.
Then, all the usual, career highs and lows, different emergency scenarios, research / further study / changing practises where you work, outline a typical day at work etc. etc.
Good luck.
K

[nickydwuk]

tikanga in practice

What is 'tikanga'? I have never heard of it. I knew I would have to know something about the Treaty of Waitangi but not heard of a nything else.

[snailandthewhale]

Obviously the history of the treaty is relevant, but it's just that, NZ history. Tikanga in practice just means being aware of maori customs and traditions and thinking about how they are going to affect your nursing practice. ie the death of a patient, or just the day to day aspects of much greater family / whanau involvement in the patient's care.
Why don't you google it?

[nickydwuk]

Well I settled down for the interview last night. I had all my notes on the treaty of Waitangi, Code of conduct for NZ nurses and as much info as I could find on Christchurch and CDHB (my trusty laptop was by my side). It was difficult to hear them clearly as they were on speaker phone but things got off well. The usual 'tell us about yourself' style questions. Just glad it was not on video - my arms were everywhere. It was quite an informal interview - some clinical questions and 'what would you do if...' scenarios. Not one question on the Treaty of Waitangi just a few about different cultures. All my swatting was in vane. :roll

They said they would let me know by the end of the week. I came downstairs feeling very pleased with myself. :D

Well, this morning I get a call from the agency who set up the interview asking the standard 'how do you think it went etc...' line of chat when she said that they were very pleased with me and wanted to offer me a job and that it would be held open until we arrive next September. :cheers To say I was gobsmacked was an understatement.

Now OH will have to say yes and we can finally start putting our plans into action. I am just sooo pleased words fail me :raebanana

[wiki]

congratulations - excellent news! :raebanana :raebanana

[Silverwing86]

Wow Nickydwuk, what fabulous news ! And that they'll wait till next September, how great is that ?! Well done, have a few of these :raebanana :raebanana and of course these :cheers, you deserve them !

Good luck with convincing your OH, can hardly refuse after this coup, eh ;) ?!

Cheers,
Silver

[peebles16]

Nickydwuk
Fab news have some of these :raebanana :raebanana
What a result and no chance OH can change mind now
:cheers
Karen

[stephenandjulie]

Congratulations on the job offer. Which hospital will you be working at? By the way, there are loads of British nurses working out here.
Julie

[nickydwuk]

Congratulations on the job offer. Which hospital will you be working at? Julie

As far as I know it will be Christchurch Hospital. But we want to live outside of the town - somewhere with not so many people. Any suggestions?

[Carey]

CONGRATULATIONS! Well done you ! How is OH taking it? I'm in similar situation; oh has said if I get a job he is happy to come (plus 3 kids) !

[EngiNurse]

Sorry I missed this thread. My OH had a phone interview there in June, so I could have told you to pretty much ignore the Treaty stuff.

Anyways, she should be starting in the Emergency Department sometime in January, so we'll probably see you there!