Interview presentation please help!!

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Hiya all

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice on a presentation I have to do for a job interview in a couple of weeks. Im currently one of 5 acting band 6 sisters on an acute medical unit and we now have an opportunity to apply for our post at a substantive level. For the interview we have to complete a 10 minute presentation on

"Where does the band 6 role fit in to the development of emergency care provision?"

While not being overly concerned about the interview bit (although any help is very welcome) I am very worried about the presentation. I haven't done one before meaning Im not even sure where to start eg would I present the same way that lecturers would with objectives of my presentation to start with and finish with what I talked about or do I not need to go that in depth... I basically haven't got a clue and don't really know where to start. Any help with the presentation and content (struggling on the development bit) would be very very much appreciated

Thank you

cew29

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Presentations are always a bit nerve racking. Your quite right, structure it as if you were presenting a lecture and practice lots before hand.

Have a look in my blog, there's lots of interview help in there for UK nurses, it does need to be updated a bit but lots is still relevant.

Key points in presentations, don't overdo the slides, just put bullet points and not too many, the last thing you want is a busy slide that's confusing, know what you mean by the bullet points (that's why practice is so important) and focus on the key messages.

You'll need an introduction, middle and conclusion.

So

1 "this is what I want to tell you (focus on)

2. This is the important points of my presentation (main body)

3. To conclude this is what I have told you (brief summary of your main points)

If you've got 10 minutes it'll go very quickly, don't overrun time it to the second during your practice runs.

Make sure you include bits that are relevant to your area of practice, so if your on an acute medical ward then to provide an emergency service you are going to have to focus on:

Timely discharges - patient flow helps speed up the admission process

Escalating delays in discharges to support the flow

Making sure you have a skilled and supported workforce to make sure that everyone is able to work efficiently and identify their weaker areas

I'm not sure how your unit is run but where I work we are re-focusing on our discharge planning, from the point of admission and this change in practice is challenging so maintaining momentum and change management is key. Making sure the staff feel as if they own the changes is important.

Take a look at reports and documents from the government so you have an idea of the wider context and don't forget all of this has to come at zero cost because of the financial difficulties that are being experienced in the NHS

Bring in clinical governance issues with any change or development and acknowledge the need for training, support, audit and making sure we are working efficiently

Look at a document called Accelerating Best Practice: minimising waste, harm and variation. It's a Welsh document but has some excellent points for improving practice at a strategic level, it ties in with the Staffordshire NHS enquiry which is also a document any up and coming manger should read.

If I think of anything else I'll post it here

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Thank you so much for all of the information you've given me. I didn't have a clue where to begin but now think Im going to get there.

Thank you

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