Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you have been invited to an interview for a job as a care assistant in any setting such as a hospital, hospice, care home, the NHS, an agency, a nursing home, domiciliary care setting, maternity care or home care then this video will cover the most common and important interview questions that you need to know how to answer. This video will reveal exactly what care assistant employers like to ask and how you can best answer these to help you get a job as a care assistant (also known as a care aid in the US). Regardless of whether you are applying as a senior care assistant, a trainee or if you have an interview for a care apprenticeship then you will find this video helpful.
If you have no experience you can still get a job as a care assistant however you will need to ensure you are well prepared for your interview to impress them.
0:00 Start
0:08 How to Succeed at a Care Assistant Interview
1:13 What Times Could You Work?
3:08 Why did You Become/ Want to be a Care Assistant?
6:05 What Would You Do If a Family Complained or Were Angry About the Care Provided?
7:56 What Do You Know About Safeguarding?
9:53 How Would You Deal With a Very Confused Patient?
12:50 What Makes a Good Care Assistant?
14:03 Can You Tell Me About Your Previous Work Experience?
16:05 Questions You Can Ask After the Interview
If you have been invited to an interview for a job as a care assistant in any setting such as a hospital, hospice, care home, the NHS, an agency, a nursing home, domiciliary care setting, maternity care or home care then this video will cover the most common and important interview questions that you need to know how to answer. This video will reveal exactly what care assistant employers like to ask and how you can best answer these to help you get a job as a care assistant (also known as a care aid in the US). Regardless of whether you are applying as a senior care assistant, a trainee or if you have an interview for a care apprenticeship then you will find this video helpful.
If you have no experience you can still get a job as a care assistant however you will need to ensure you are well prepared for your interview to impress them.
0:00 Start
0:08 How to Succeed at a Care Assistant Interview
1:13 What Times Could You Work?
3:08 Why did You Become/ Want to be a Care Assistant?
6:05 What Would You Do If a Family Complained or Were Angry About the Care Provided?
7:56 What Do You Know About Safeguarding?
9:53 How Would You Deal With a Very Confused Patient?
12:50 What Makes a Good Care Assistant?
14:03 Can You Tell Me About Your Previous Work Experience?
16:05 Questions You Can Ask After the Interview
