Is it hard to get hired as a Administrative Assistant at NHS?

Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at NHS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Administrative Assistant at NHS?

Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NHS overall takes an average of 29 days.

Where can I find NHS interview experiences by job title?

Registered Nurse (689) ; Doctor (628) ; Administrative Assistant (476) ; Administrator (241) ; Healthcare Assistant (204) ; Project Manager (188) ; Receptionist (172) ; Administrative (159) ; Physiotherapist (159) ; Nurse (155) ; Biomedical Scientist (150) ; Pharmacist (141) ; Medical Doctor (135) ; Manager (131) ; Medical Secretary (128)

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NHS Administrative Assistant interview questions

based on 73 ratings - Updated Jun 30, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

84%
Applied online
Applied online
8%
In Person
In Person
4%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
2%
Recruiter
Recruiter
2%
Other
Other

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73 interviews

Administrative Assistant Interview

Nov 11, 2020

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Application

I interviewed at NHS

Interview

90 applications looked through, 12 interviews taking places one offer being made. panel interview 90 applications looked through, 12 interviews taking places one offer being made. panel interview 90 applications looked through, 12 interviews taking places one offer being made. panel interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

do you have any experience?

Answer question

Administrative Assistant Interview

Nov 4, 2020

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at NHS (London, England) in Feb 2018

Interview

Its a two part interview .first there was a numerical and spelling test .Before going into competency based test,where couple of scenario were given and then you have to use star technique

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

how do you leave your desk and computer when going on break

1 Answer

Administrative Assistant Interview

Oct 13, 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at NHS

Interview

2 tests for english and maths, very straight forward tests just to see if you speak/write good english and can do simple addition and subtraction, simple hiring process face to face interview about 10-20 minutes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Give an example of when you solved a problem?

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