Consultant Interview

Introduction

One-day medical interview course specifically designed for consultant interviews. Interactive and participative format.

• Max 6 participants
• Full coverage of topical NHS issues
• Mock interviews. Personal feedback
• Free unlimited email support after the course
• Very high recommendation & success rate

In order to preserve the quality of our teaching and to ensure that everyone can participate as much as possible, our consultant interview course only takes 6 participants.

STRUCTURE OF THE CONSULTANT INTERVIEW COURSE

9:00 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
A good opportunity for candidates to share their experience with the trainer and other candidates and to discuss personal issues relating to their application or any other topics.

9:30 INTRODUCTION TO KEY INTERVIEW SKILLS, STRUCTURING & PERSONALISING ANSWERS
An introduction to the key ingredient for success at consultant interviews. A first opportunity for candidates to understand how to prepare effectively.

10:00 TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF, MOTIVATION QUESTIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Tell me about yourself. Take us through you CV. Why this trust? A look at a range of questions designed to test your ability to summarise your background and motivation, with every candidate presenting thelselves to the group formally. Candidates who have to prepare a presentation for an imminent interview will also have the opportunity to present it to the rest of the group and get personal feedback.

11:15 QUESTIONS ON GENERIC SKILLS - BUILDING YOUR INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE
A thorough look at questions on communication skills, team playing, leadership and management, mistakes, strengths and weaknesses. Learn to sell yourself by introducing structure into your answers and personalising them with well explained examples. In this section, candidates take turn to answer a variety of questions, then leading to a group discussion on how to best structure and personalisation.

13:00 LUNCH

13:45 MOCK INTERVIEWS & MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS
Individual mock interview in front of the group, recreating the pressure of real interviews and providing an opportunity. Personal feedback. Research, teaching, management issues, conflict and difficult colleagues, clinical governance, quality, efficiency, etc. The nature of the feedback will help candidates form a clear plan of action for their post-course preparation.

16:15 NHS ISSUES
A look at current NHS hot topics, including:

• Darzi report, polyclinics etc
• CQUINS payment framework
• Payment by results, ISTCs & Practice-based commissioning
• Revalidation (Relicensing & Recertification)
• MMC & Tooke report

17:30 BODY LANGUAGE & PRE-INTERVIEW VISITS
17:45 CONCLUSION & END

WHY COME TO ISC MEDICAL FOR CONSULTANT INTERVIEW SKILLS?

Small group of 6 participants:
In order to maintain the high quality of our courses, we accept only 6 participants on each consultant interview skills course. You will therefore be able to raise and address at length any personal issues you want to discuss.

Mock interviews and plenty of personal practice:
Since there are only 6 participants in each course, you go through a proper mock interview with consultant interview coaching. Ask our competitors how many people come to their courses; some take up to 200 people and mix you with ST trainees. You will be lucky if you get asked even one question! Interviews are about communication and you can only learn communication in a small group where you can participate and ask questions.

We don't just TEACH you, we COACH you:
Whilst others may simply give you a few facts and techniques, we actually spend some time with you so that you understand the concepts, you are able to use them and apply them to your own circumstances. We support you personally throughout the day and even after the course, with our free email follow-up service.

Several courses per week to suit your needs:
We know that people need courses that are on dates that suit them. For that reason, we organise up to 4 courses per week so you can find the date that suits you most. We are the only ones who can offer that (this is also what allows us to keep the number of participants low in each course).

Fully up-to-date with current NHS issues:
During the course we will be working on the most commonly asked consultant interview questions in the last twelve months. We will also deal with all major current NHS issues.

High recommendation rate & high success rate:

We are proud to say that, in all the feedback that we have received, absolutely every single participant felt that the course met all their expectations, was of very high standard, with the personal approach that they were looking for, and offered extremely good value in relation to others that they might have been to. Our success rate is also very good: Over 90% of our candidates get a substantive post within 2 interviews following the course; a direct feature of our small group coaching.

WHO RUNS THE CONSULTANT INTERVIEW SKILLS COURSES

All consultant interview courses are run by very experienced tutors, skilled in specialist interview skills training with in-depth knowledge of communication and NHS issues. Courses are run in turn by:

• Olivier Picard - Consultant in Communication
• Dan Wood - Consultant Urologist
• Sebastian Yuen - Consultant Paediatrician & Fellow of NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement
• Larissa Kerecuk - Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology