Due to Government advice, we are practising social distancing and reducing the need for social interaction. We’ll be conducting our interviews for BSc (Hons) Midwifery by Zoom.
Your current interview day booking will be converted in to a timeslot, and we’ll send you a link to join a Zoom interview.
Please download the Zoom app on to your device (smartphone, laptop or computer). To use Zoom, your device needs to have a camera and a microphone.
We’ll endeavour to have much parity as possible between the online interview and a campus interview, but of course we can’t truly replicate the experience.
Before the interview, we'll send you a research question which we'd like you to complete and send back to us. Please do this before your interview.
At the beginning of your interview we’ll ask you to show ID to verify who you are. We won’t ask to see qualifications at this stage. Your interview will consist of questions and scenarios. We’ll be interested in your knowledge of the role of a midwife and your values.
Please note your interview may be recorded.
Below, you'll find some helpful information about your interview and some of the things we'll be discussing. Do take a look before your interview.
Zoom interviews for BSc (Hons) Midwifery
The information below relates to standard campus interviews. If you're attending a Zoom (online) interview in Spring 2020, please refer to the information above.
If your application to study BSc (Hons) Midwifery at ARU is successful, we'll invite you to an interview day in Cambridge, Peterborough or Chelmsford.
On this page, you'll find some handy tips about preparing for your interview.
Above all, you need to be certain that this is the profession you want to join. Consider visiting us at an Open Day if you haven't already, then commit yourself to learning as much as you can before your interview day.
You'll need to be prepared with knowledge and understanding of the role of a midwife:
Your interview day will take the following format:
For the first stage you'll be all together as a group and given a short presentation on studying our midwifery course. There will also be the opportunity for you to ask any questions that you may have with our midwifery academics and midwifery students.
Information on placements and the structure of the course.
In the group interview you'll be expected to take part in a discussion of various topics. You’ll be assessed on your communication skills, such as active and reflective listening, your approach when engaging in a conversation/activity and by your contribution to the discussion and your confidence when working in a group.
One of our student ambassadors will take your group on a campus tour.
You’ll go round different stations and be given scenarios linked to one or more of the NHS Values. We’ll be looking to test your verbal and non-verbal communication skills, judgement and ethics, among other desirable attributes for an aspiring midwife. Stations will be led by an academic from ARU, a practising midwife from a local trust or a service user. We'll ask you to respond to scenarios such as: A person phones the ward to ask if their neighbour has had their baby yet. What do you do? How would you deal with this scenario?