The Ultimate Medical Consultant Interview Guide E-Book

Dr Ranjna Garg

• Herausgeber: RAR Medical Services Ltd
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

The UK's best-selling Medical Consultant application guide is back - with a major new edition, updated for a post-pandemic interview process.

• Over 180 practice questions
• Worked solutions provided by more than a dozen consultants
• Hints and tips for making the most of your interview, and getting the results you want.

“What would you do if you were in charge of the NHS?”
“What is a clinical trial?”
“Why wouldn't we choose more qualified candidates than you?”

These are examples of Real Questions that were asked in previous medical consultant interviews. Stumped? You don’t need to be!  Published by the Oxbridge Medical Society, the Ultimate Medical Consultant Interview Guide contains over 180 commonly asked Interview Questions that have been asked at real consultant interviews. It provides Fully Worked Model Answers for every single question and guides you through the topics and problems that each one raises.  

With contributions and advice from over 12 Senior NHS Consultants , this is your Ultimate companion to the Consultant Interview Process and a MUST-BUY for those who have an upcoming medical consultant interview.

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MostconsultantjobsarenowadvertisedonNHSjobs(www.jobs.nhs.uk).

OthersourcestolookoutforareBMJcareersadvice,hospitaldoctorjournal,

www.reed.co.uketc.SomeTrustsalsoadvertiseontheirownwebsites.The

jobadvertmaybedetailedormayjustadviseyoutovisittheTrustwebsite

andsearchwithinmedicaljobs.TheNHSjobssiteusuallyincludesdetailsof

thejob,essentialanddesirablecriteria,ajobdescriptionandlinktoapply,

whichmayopentheapplicationpageortakeyoutotheTrust’swebsite.You

willneedtoregisterandcreatealogin.Youcansetupemailalertsforspecific

attributes;forexample,adult,substantive,Colorectalsurgeon,within20miles

ofManchester.

Weighupthefollowingprosandconswhensearchingforthejob:

•Teachingvsnon-teachinghospital

•Largecityvsdistrictgeneralhospital

•Reputationofthehospital/department/colleague

•Researchfacilityavailability

•Singlevssplitsite

•AllhospitalvsmixofHospitalandCommunityvsallcommunitybased

•Distanceyouarewillingtotravelandtimeittakestotravelbetweenyour

hometothehospital(unlessyouarewillingtorelocate)

•Careerprogressionprospects:Collegetutor,directorofeducation,CD

etc

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Ethicaldilemmas–thesewillbediscussedindetailinthe‘MedicalEthics’

section

Althoughinterviewershavewildlydifferentstyles,itishelpfultoremember

thatnoneofthemaretryingtocatchyouout.Theyaretheretohelpyou.

Youmaycomeacrossaninterviewerthatisverypoliteandnodsalotwhile

othersmayhavea‘pokerface’.Donotbeputoffbytheirexpressionsor

reactions.Sometimeswhatyouthoughtwasanegativefacialresponsetoyou

mayjustbeatwitch.Contrastingly,averyhelpfulappearinginterviewermay

lullyouintoafalsesenseofsecurity.Rarely,youmaygetaninterviewerwho

likesplaying‘Devil’sadvocate’andwillchallengeyoureverystatement.In

thesecases,it’simportantnottotakethingspersonallyandavoidgetting

workedup.

Youdon’tknowwhattypeofintervieweryouwillgetsoit’simportantto

practicemockinterviewswithasmanypeopleaspossiblesothatyou’re

preparedforawidevarietyofinterviewerstyles.Youcanbookone-to-one

orsmallgroupinterviewpracticebyvisiting:

www.medicalconsultantinterview.co.uk

Mostinterviewsarepanelstylewhereyouaremetandquestionedbyagroup

ofpeople.Twonewstylesareemergingasfollows:

TopTip!UsethemnemonicCAMP:Clinical,Academic,

ManagementandPersonal.

Thiscanbeusedinmanyaspectswhenansweringquestions.