NHS England interview questions
Updated May 27, 2026Difficulty
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Experience
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How others got an interview
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 0%OtherOther
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NHS England interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at NHS England as 72.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.85 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Biomedical Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Doctor and Office Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at NHS England takes an average of 31 days when considering 33 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Occupational Therapist had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Programme Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at NHS England according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
Phone interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 2%
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