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With a staff count of around 1.4 million, the National Health Service (NHS) is the UK’s biggest employer. For university leavers interested in a career in health service management, it offers a number of opportunities each year through its graduate scheme.

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Video interview
If you successfully meet the required standard in all of your psychometric tests, you’ll receive an invitation to attend a video interview. These can last anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour, and will include a combination of general and competency-based questions.
The NHS advises applicants to its Graduate Management Scheme to prepare for their interview by referring to its Healthcare Leadership Model. This consists of nine dimensions of behaviour which, when combined, constitute the leadership style it looks for all employees to adopt, regardless of their seniority.
The nine leadership dimensions are:
- Inspiring shared purpose
- Leading with care
- Evaluating information
- Connecting our service
- Sharing the vision
- Engaging the team
- Holding to account
- Developing capability
- Influencing for results
Prior to your interview, read up on each dimension and consider how it relates to the role you’ve applied for. Where possible, refer to real examples where you’ve put these principles into practice.
Assessment centre
The final stage of the application process is attendance at an NHS assessment centre. Here you’ll take part in a number of activities that will give you an idea of what working life will be like on the graduate scheme.
It will also give the assessors a chance to see you in action, and get a feel for how well you’re likely to perform if offered the opportunity.
The two most common activities are a group exercise and a role play exercise.
In the first instance, you’ll work as part of a small team on a set task. You’ll be assessed continuously, so you’ll need to show strong communication and collaboration skills throughout. Be sure to get involved and encourage others to do the same.
A key skill in a group exercise is knowing when to share your opinions, and when to step back and let others voice their own thoughts.
In your role play exercise, you’ll act out a given scenario and be assessed on your ability to cope under pressure while thinking on your feet.
As with your interview, the Healthcare Leadership Model should inform your actions throughout the day. If you can demonstrate this model in action, you’ll set yourself apart as a highly promising candidate for the NHS Graduate Management Scheme.
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What our customers say about our NHS tests
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Ruard Botha
South Africa
February 28, 2022
Statistcs are important to know
I did not know how to calculate the increase or decrease of certain things, but that is due to a lack of memory from highschool math.
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Eleanor Porter
United Kingdom
November 08, 2021
Easy-ish
It was similar style questions coming up again and again. So as long as you know how to calculate % increases and ratios etc., it is fine!
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United Kingdom
October 17, 2021
Great insight!
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United Kingdom
May 01, 2021
Quick
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May 01, 2021
Quality
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Anna Williams
United Kingdom
March 20, 2021
I suck at maths
some questions are too long to read and do in a minute
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Angie Kim
United Kingdom
March 08, 2021
Much more difficult than I thought
Confusing sentences and time pressure was much bigger than I expected
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Daniel Cooney
United Kingdom
February 20, 2021
need to think quickly
The questions aren't difficult it's just the time pressure that makes it challenging.
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United Kingdom
February 08, 2021
Percentages
The most important part to know was percentage calculation.
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United Kingdom
February 02, 2021
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