School of Nursing and Midwifery

Interview pre-work

• To ensure we can continue to process your application efficiently, we advise that your referee has completed and emailed your second reference form before your interview. Please ensure this comes from your referee’s business/work account. If you are unable to attain a reference before your interview, please continue to make a booking and ask your referee to provide the reference as soon as possible.
• For all interviews we advise you to think about the reasons why you want to study the course you have applied for or your chosen career path. Consider the NHS Constitution.
• We advise that you research some of the topical issues in the news.

To ensure we can continue to process your application efficiently, we advise that your referee has completed and emailed your second reference form before your interview. Please ensure this comes from your referee’s business/work account. If you are unable to attain a reference before your interview, please continue to make a booking and ask your referee to provide the reference as soon as possible.

It is mandatory to complete the three health declaration forms prior to your interview. Failure to do so may affect the process of your application. Please complete these forms in full and prior to your chosen interview date and return to applications@plymouth.ac.uk

• Health overseas declaration form
• Health pre-enrolment declaration form
• Health self disclosure form

The above pre-work must be completed if you have been invited to interview for the following programmes:

BSc (Hons) Midwifery

BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health)

BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child Health)

BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)

MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Child Health)

MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health)

MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Child Health and Mental Health)

MSc Midwifery (Shortened)

MSc Midwifery (Pre-Registration)

MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Adult Health)

MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Child Health)

MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Mental Health)

In addition to the standard interview pre-work, we would also ask Mmidwifery applicants to consider the below points ahead of their interview: Placement preference If you are not already familiar with the southwest region or where the maternity units are located, please review this. Here you will see where the maternity hospitals are located, however it is important to point out that students will be expected to work within the community areas surrounding these units, which in some areas cover a large geographical area. We will discuss your preferences at interview so it is important that you have had a chance to think about this prior to interview. Blended learning programme A blended learning version of our BSc and MSc courses will also be available from September 2022 and the shortened MSc available in September 2023, subject to NMC approval and placement availability. This will enable these students to access theory learning online, at a time that suits them, and undertake practice placements over the three years of the course alongside this. Regular face to face group tutorials will also be available to these students. The course learning outcomes and content will be identical to the campus-based course but it is anticipated that a blended learning option will be appealing to students in more rural areas, or to those who may find University attendance challenging due to other responsibilities. Students on the blended learning version of the course will need to be highly motivated and able to manage their own time in order to engage in online learning. Please ask about this on an open day if you are interested. Please consider if you would have a preference to study on one of our blended learning programmes, we will ask you for your preference at interview.

For your online interview please ensure you have with you:

• A form of photo identification such as your passport or driving license. We will not be able to complete your interview without this.
• Pen and paper should you wish to make notes

Our interviewing tutor will send you a link to your zoom meeting by emailing you. Where possible our tutors will contact you 24 hours before your interview.

During your interview, our tutor will provide you with a scenario and ask you a series of questions. Your allocated Zoom interview session will last for no more than 30 minutes.

You do not need to create an account with Zoom to use their software, as you can access Zoom via your web browser.

If you would prefer to install the programme ahead of your interview, you can do so by visiting the Zoom website.

If you have not used Zoom before, please visit their Help Centre FAQs to familiarise yourself with the software.

After your interview

If you are successful at interview and are made a conditional offer, as part of your offer you will need to complete a DBS and Occupational Health check. If you do not pass these checks satisfactorily, you will not be able to start a course with us. For more information on how to complete these checks, please visit our Health and Human Sciences – additional checks page.