Paramedic Science Degree Interview Questions and Answers
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The document outlines key questions and sample answers that candidates may encounter during paramedic science degree interviews, including motivations to become a paramedic, handling emergencies, managing conflict, and demonstrating commitment to succeed in the course. It emphasizes the importance of calmness, risk assessment, and prior relevant experience when responding to interview inquiries. Candidates are encouraged to showcase their enthusiasm and prior accomplishments to prove their suitability for the paramedic role.
Paramedic Science Degree Interview Questions and Answers
- 1. Paramedic Science Degree Interview Questions Richard McMunn
- 2. Question #1 Why do you want to become a Paramedic? The positive aspects of the role include: • The chance to make a difference. • Working with a highly professional team of people. • The opportunity to work within a diverse workforce and a diverse community. • Learning new skills and obtaining qualifications. • Working in a job where no two days are the same – the variety of the job. https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 3. SAMPLE ANSWER “I feel that I have the necessary qualities that are required in order to become a paramedic. This is due to my previous roles as a Community First Responder, First Aider in the workplace and also as a plumber. I also have first hand experience of working in a diverse community. Through hands on experience, reading books and talking to operational front line staff, I know that there is a high level of job satisfaction. I like helping make a difference to the people in the community at a time of need and enjoy interacting with the public and working in a customer service based role. I am enthusiastic, punctual, well-disciplined and always strive for personal development and will enjoy undertaking a diverse role in a well disciplined and uniformed service, working closely with other emergency services and support agencies like St John ambulance.”
- 4. Question #2 Why this University? Universities want the BEST students. Demonstrate you are a model student and that you are determined to work hard, not let them down and PASS. TIP – Make sure you go along to the University Open Day so you can tell them as much as possible about the University. This demonstrates you genuinely want to attend their university and it’s not just because you want to become a Paramedic. https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 5. Question #3 How do you think you would react at incidents as a Paramedic? https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 6. • It is important that paramedics remain calm at all times whilst attending emergency incidents. If they are calm then they are in control and they will therefore be able to perform their duties competently and professionally. • Whilst attending road traffic collisions paramedics and other members of the emergency services need to carry out a ‘dynamic risk assessment’ (DRA). In basic terms, the DRA is the management of risk through a continuous process of identifying hazards, assessing risks, taking action to eliminate or reduce risk, monitoring and reviewing, all in the rapidly changing circumstances of the operational incident. It is their responsibility to ensure that they and other people at the scene are safe. • Patient care is vitally important. Assessing the needs of each of the casualties and providing the appropriate level of care would be the task of the paramedic.
- 7. “First and foremost, I would remain calm at all times and remember to follow my training and operational procedures. I would always conduct a risk assessment to assess the situation and the safety or myself, my colleagues, the patient and the public would always be a priority at any incident I attended. I feel confident that, by following my training, learning the operational procedures and working with other stakeholders such as the Police Fire Service and control Centre etc, I would be able to handle any incident competently and professionally.” SAMPLE ANSWER
- 8. Question #4 Give an example of where you have had to deal someone in a potential conflict situation (violent, drunk, angry etc). How did you attempt to take control of the situation? https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 9. Use the S.T.A.R technique… •Situation •Task •Action •Result
- 10. “Whilst working in my current role as a customer service manager I was faced with an angry customer who was dissatisfied with the level of service he had received from our shop. He had purchased a pair of shoes for his daughter’s birthday but when she went to open the shoes she found that they were both of a different size. The shop assistant had made a mistake and should have checked the shoe sizes before selling them to the gentleman. Unfortunately, when I tried to apologise for our error and offer a full refund along with a new pair of shoes for his daughter, he refused to calm down and continued to act in an angry manner. I knew that it was important for me to remain calm and not respond to his aggression. If I had responded in a similar aggressive manner I would have been making the situation worse, so I decided to stay calm and talk to him in a mild- mannered voice, asking him politely not to shout at me.”
- 11. Unfortunately, he did not calm down. Instead, he began to swear and threaten me, suggesting that the member of staff who made the mistake should be sacked immediately and if I didn’t do this, I would be in trouble. I then decided to give him a warning that if he didn’t calm down and stop swearing, the Police would be called. He did not listen to me, so I walked away from the confrontational situation and telephoned the Police. As soon as he saw me calling the Police the man left the shop. Although he had left the shop I still asked for the Police to attend due to the threatening behaviour. When the Police arrived I gave a statement and requested that the matter be investigated. I believe it is important to provide an excellent level of service to our customers but that does not mean that you should accept any form of verbal or physical abuse. I would never respond aggressively to any such situation. Instead I would always walk away from a situation like this and inform the relevant authorities.”
- 12. Question #5 Why you think you can successfully pass the course? https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 13. Those candidates who can demonstrate they have previous history of successfully completing difficult tasks and training courses are far more likely to stick with the degree course and pass it. During the interview the panel may ask you to explain why you think you can successfully pass the paramedic science degree course. During your response it is important that you can provide details of where you have previously worked hard in order to gain a qualification or complete a training course. You will most probably have studied hard previously to pass either your GCSEs or A- Levels and this evidence should form the basis of your response.
- 14. The panel will also want to see a demonstration of enthusiasm and passion from you, as this will provide further evidence of your commitment to successfully completing the course. Questions of this nature are usually designed to separate those candidates who are genuinely interested and passionate about becoming a paramedic from those who are simply going through the motions and have not put any real thought into their chosen course or career path.
- 15. MORE QUESTIONS… Q. When have you reflected on your own performance and made improvements? Q. When have you worked as part of a team to achieve a difficult task or goal? https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual:
- 16. Paramedic Science Degree Interview Questions Richard McMunn https://www.how2become.com/paramedic-interview-questions-answers/ Get the FULL Paramedic Interview Manual: