House Officer practice interview
Supervised ward care, clinical assessment, emergency response, safe prescribing and clear handovers during housemanship. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview tests whether you can care for ward patients safely while working under supervision. The panel is looking for structured clinical thinking, early escalation, careful prescribing, dependable handovers and professional behaviour when you are unsure.
How to prepare
- Review structured assessment and initial management of common medical and surgical emergencies.
- Practise giving a concise handover that includes urgency, current treatment and pending actions.
- Prepare examples of receiving feedback, working with nurses and recognising the limits of your competence.
- Refresh safe prescribing checks, consent, confidentiality and incident reporting.
- Check the official medical regulator for current registration requirements where you intend to work.
Common mistakes
- Trying to manage a deteriorating patient alone instead of calling for senior help.
- Listing investigations without explaining the immediate assessment and treatment.
- Forgetting allergy checks, documentation or the patient's right to make an informed decision.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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