How will the Nursing interviews work?

• Make sure that you have signed our policy form before participating in our interviews.
• Attend our Interviewer Training Session on Wednesday 7^th February 2024 in Lecture Theatre 3 at the Medical School 11:00am-12:00pm. If you are unable to attend, a recording will be circulated afterwards.
• Ensure you have read all the previous information sent to you via email.

• There will be 2 separate circulations of 6 individual stations each running continuously throughout the day within the immediate vicinity. Each individual station is in an isolated area that consists of one interviewer and one candidate (apart from the test station which will be for candidates only).
• All interviewers will be allocated a specific station upon arrival. Interviewers will remain at the same station for the duration of the day.
• Each station has one question. Each candidate will have 3 minutes to read the question outside of the station area. The candidate then will have a total of 5 minutes within the station to answer the question.
• Candidates rotate stations every 8 minutes. Whilst candidates are using their 3 minutes of reading time outside of the station, interviewers will use this time to score the previous candidate.
• All interview scoring will be completed on Max Exam using specific electronic scoring pads. Candidates will be given labels to wear displaying their full name and UCAS ID numbers to help interviewers fill out the correct Max Exam sheet.
• There will be a whistle blown continuously throughout the day. Once, when the 3 minutes of reading time is up, and then again after the 5 minutes used to answer the question within each station is up. This is to encourage all candidates to rotate in a timely manner.

• Each station will have its own specific Max Exam Scoring Pad and Log in details.
• All interviewers will be given further detailed instructions on how to use the Max Exam Scoring System upon arrival.

• If you need to cancel your interview session up to a week before your interview session, please use your personal RSVP page to cancel your attendance (a link to your unique RSVP page will be sent in your booking confirmation email).
• If you need to cancel less than a week before your interview session, please email us at nursingadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk so that we have as much time as possible to find a replacement. This is because if we have an interviewer missing from one station this will potentially throw the whole circulation out and may even result in the whole day being cancelled at last-minute.

• We recommend that you arrive at least 10 minutes before the interviews begin. This will give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the station, marking criteria and interview process. However, if you are running late it is important to let us know at nursingadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk as soon as possible so that we can try to find a last-minute replacement for that particular station for the first few candidates. Due to fast nature of the interviews once they begin, it is not possible to start a station late.

• If you are experiencing technical difficulties on the day, please speak to a member of staff outside of the station area who will be on hand to help. There will be a brief paper version of the marksheet available on the desk of each station for interviewers to use. However, this is only to be used in the case of technical difficulties and we ask interviewers to revert back to using Max Exam to score the candidate as soon as the problem has been resolved.

• Should you require any help or guidance before your interview, please do email us via nursingadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk and we will answer any questions you may have.
• We will endeavour to provide you with further detailed information during the interviewer briefing session.

Please see our 'Getting here' webpage for travel advice on how to get the University.

Please find an interactive version of the campus map, which also contains a PDF version you can download.

Car parking is limited on campus so we actively encourage visitors to use public transport where possible. There is a parking permit available for those who wish to attend by car. Below is the address of the Birmingham Medical School:

The Medical School
The University of Birmingham
Vincent Drive
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2SA

The room will be WF15

Car Parking Permits

We are making arrangements to email a printable parking permit for those who request it. This must be printed off ahead of time and displayed in the front windscreen of your car on the day of use. This will exempt you from paying to park but unfortunately doesn’t guarantee you a space so please do arrive in good time.

The downloadable parking permit will be emailed to you a couple of days before your shift. Please note if you do not display your permit, you may incur a parking fine. If you do not request the car parking permit beforehand, we unfortunately cannot reimburse parking.

Campus Security Barriers

If arriving by car you will notice several security barriers whilst driving in and around campus. Please press the button on approach and wait a few moments. When Security responds please explain that you are an interviewer for MDS and they will lift the barrier for you to enable you to continue driving through. They may remind you to display your permit.

Where to park

In the first instance the new multi-story car park just off Vincent Drive (Number 1 indicated on the map below) would be first choice and then others after that marking in numerical order should there be no space.

The map below is some time-saving advice on the best places to check for possible empty spaces, as the car parks can fill up very quicky before 9am. The areas circled in red show the best locations to try (car parks adjacent to University Road West, outside G4 and the North East Car Park Multistorey). The green arrows show the advised driving route to check all on the way, however, there are many other parking spaces around campus. Please be mindful that there could be up to a 10min walk from any of the surrounding car parks so please do anticipate this when planning your arrival time.