Occupational Therapist practice interview
Functional assessment, rehabilitation goals, adaptive strategies, safe discharge and person-centred participation. 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.
- Mid level
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview focuses on enabling people to take part in everyday activities after illness, injury or disability. The panel will look for functional reasoning, collaborative goals, safe discharge planning and recommendations grounded in what matters to the individual.
How to prepare
- Practise explaining how you assess daily activities, cognition, environment and support together.
- Prepare a case where you graded an activity or adapted an environment to improve participation.
- Review how you identify and communicate risks during discharge planning.
- Think through how you handle disagreement about goals within a family or clinical team.
- Check the official professional body for current registration requirements and professional standards relevant to the post.
Common mistakes
- Discussing impairments without connecting them to meaningful daily activities.
- Setting goals for the person instead of agreeing goals with them.
- Recommending equipment without considering the home, support or follow-up.
- Giving an opinion about safety without functional evidence.
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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