Prove you're ready to lead the shift.
Band 6 panels test leadership, not just competence. Practise answering on shift coordination, supporting juniors, incidents and audit, with a panel that pushes for specifics.
- Leading and delegating safely
- Learning from incidents
- Quality improvement and supporting staff
Questions the panel will ask
- 01Tell us about a time you led a shift. How did you allocate staff and patients?
- 02How would you support a Band 5 who is struggling with their workload?
- 03Describe a clinical incident you were involved in and what changed afterwards.
- 04Tell us about an audit or improvement project you contributed to.
- 05How would you manage a conflict between two members of your team?
Plus follow-ups on anything vague, then a scored debrief, video replay and STAR coaching.
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