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Health and social care interview

Every question a care home or home care provider is likely to ask, what the interviewer is listening for, and how to build a true answer that earns the job. Free, no sign in, no email needed.

7 sections, about 18 minutes to read

Skilled Worker sponsorship interview

What a licensed employer is actually deciding when they interview somebody who needs sponsorship, the questions that decide it, and how to answer them without losing the job or telling a lie. Free, no sign in.

6 sections, about 15 minutes to read

Get ready before you apply

The applicant who is already prepared gets shortlisted first. What to have in place before you apply, how to write what you actually did, what NVQ Level 2, 3 and 4 really buy you, and why the number of applications matters more than anybody admits. Free, no sign in.

8 sections, about 14 minutes to read

Before any of it, the CV

  • Two pages, saved as a PDFOne page in care reads as no experience. Five does not get read. Put your own name in the file name.
  • One line under your name that says what you areCare Assistant, three years, dementia and end of life, NVQ Level 3, full UK driving licence. That line does more work than the rest of the page.
  • Say what you did, not what the job wasSupported 14 residents on a 28 bed dementia unit beats duties included personal care. One of them is yours and the other could be anybody's.
  • Use the words from the advertIf it says personal care, moving and handling and safeguarding, those exact words belong in your CV, because that is what a busy manager and their software are both scanning for.
  • Your qualification level, with datesNVQ or RQF level, the Care Certificate, and the year. Still studying counts: write working towards Level 3, started March 2026.
  • Right to work, in one honest lineEither what you hold, or that you are seeking sponsorship. Hiding it wastes a fortnight of your own time.
The words a manager and their software are scanning for

What you did

personal care, moving and handling, medication administration, MAR charts, care plans, daily notes, nutrition and hydration, continence care, end of life care, dementia care, learning disabilities, mental health support

How you did it

person centred, dignity and respect, safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, confidentiality, infection control, risk assessment, positive behaviour support, lone working, domiciliary

What you hold

Care Certificate, NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3, RQF Diploma in Adult Care, first aid, DBS on the update service, full UK driving licence, own car

Only use a word for something you have really done. Every one of these is checked at interview or on your references, and being caught costs you the job and the reference you would have had.

The whole thing, with examples of a weak line rewritten

UK Visa Sponsorship and Salary Checker

Open any job advert and it tells you if the employer can sponsor a visa, and if the pay is enough.

99p, once

No refund for a change of mind. A charge made in error always comes back. Refund policy

See it in the Chrome Web Store

Why this is free

The things we charge for are narrow and they stay narrow: the employer’s name and the link on a checked advert, £20 once, forever, and the browser checker above. Checking whether a company holds a Home Office sponsor licence is free and always will be, and so is every word on this page.

Nobody may charge you for a certificate of sponsorship. Selling one is a criminal offence in the UK, and the people who sell them rely on you not knowing what you are allowed to check for yourself.

These are interview practice, not legal or immigration advice. For your own case speak to a regulated adviser or a support organisation.