The hiring process at NHS takes an average of 30 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Technical Support Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Technical Support Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Great process looking at whole person, good competencies and questions asked. Made to feel comfortable and timescales shared. Follow up not needed. Good understanding of my cv before hand. All stages communicated well to me in advance.
I applied online. I interviewed at NHS in Jun 2024
Interview
They asked questions about what you did in different situations relating to personal specifications they listed in the job description and the personal specification document they included in the advert. And excel test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you have to refer something up.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at NHS in Jun 2025
Interview
If you have prior NHS experience and understand its workflows, interviews should be straightforward. However, if you’re an experienced engineer without NHS experience, the questions may feel like an IELTS speaking test: abstract and odd. You might respond with complex technical answers, only to realise they expected simple responses. It would be better if they added a note like, ‘Please do not apply if you do not have previous NHS experience,’ to save everyone time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
IELTS style questions could have been answered with something like: Alarm, or NHS internal procedures which you have to had worked to know about. The actual answers could be the NHS internal procedures, which you typically need prior experience to understand.