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You should prepare yourself to answer questions about;
 Yourself and why you want the post
The post and how your experience and skills relate to it
The organisation, its role and how you would work successfully within it
Current issues that relate to the post and the organisation
References supplied by your referees that you have had legitimate access to
Any detail you have provided e.g. on C.V. or application form
Also, like preparing for an exam it is important that you arrange to be as alert and fresh for interview as possible.
You should prepare yourself to ask questions about;
Training and support in the post e.g. do they offer ‘preceptorship’
Opportunities for career progression
How the post may develop
Any organisational plans
It may be quite a significant factor in the interviewer's decision making if, given the opportunity, you could not muster up intelligent questions about the post or the organisation.
If you are still engaged with your course while going through the application process you may be able to benefit from a service that the Student Union or other department of the university offers, mock interviews. Lecturers will provide advice and may facilitate such an experience. If not a trusted friend or relative, even one who has absolutely no links with healthcare, should be persuaded to conduct a mock-interview. However do not ask someone who may be competing for the same post!
Provide the mock interviewer with all the details of the post and copies of all documents you have sent
Prepare as you would for the real thing
Role-play an interview, asking the interviewer in advance to make notes of key strengths and weaknesses.
Record the mock interview on video if possible
Discuss this exercise with your ‘interviewer’ at length to identify scope for improvements in preparation
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