One-to-One Interview Practice (Consultants)

NHS Consultant Interview Coaching | One-to-One Online Practice

Get personalised one to one preparation for your NHS consultant interview with an experienced ISC Medical coach, live online via Zoom.

Your 90 minute session is tailored to you, your experience and, where relevant, the specific consultant post you are applying for. Practise realistic interview questions, receive detailed individual feedback and refine your answers and interview technique.

Book a single session, use several sessions as a personalised coaching programme, or combine your coaching with our Consultant Interview Course.

  • 90 minute individual session, live on Zoom
  • Tailored to you and your consultant post
  • Realistic mock consultant interview practice
  • Detailed individual feedback and coaching
  • Experienced consultant interview trainer
  • 95% success rate
£259 (Weekdays) - £299 (Weekends)
10% discount when you book two one-to-one sessions, or book alongside an interview course or personal development course.

How your consultant interview coaching works

Your coaching is tailored to you and, where relevant, the specific consultant post you are applying for.

Before your session, your coach can review your CV or application form, together with the job description and person specification. This allows us to understand your background and focus your coaching on the areas most likely to improve your interview performance.

A typical 90 minute session includes:

  • A discussion of your interview, experience and priorities
  • A realistic timed mock consultant interview
  • Detailed feedback on the content, structure and delivery of your answers
  • Focused coaching on areas that need development
  • Further interview questions and practice to put the feedback into action

We don't give you scripts to memorise. Instead, we help you understand what the panel is looking for, identify the strongest evidence from your own experience and develop answers that are structured and convincing while still sounding like you.

£259 - £299
inc vat

Meet your consultant interview coaches

If you have a preference for a particular trainer, contact us with the dates you are considering and we can advise you about availability.

One session? Several sessions? Or a course + a coaching session?

There is no single best way to prepare for a consultant interview. You can use one to one coaching in whichever way best suits your experience, preferred way of learning and the time you have before your interview.

One focussed coaching session

Ideal if you already have an interview approaching and want realistic practice, expert feedback and help refining your performance. Your coach can focus on the areas where you most need support and, if you have a confirmed interview, tailor the session to the particular post.

A personalised series of coaching sessions

If you prefer entirely individual preparation, you can book several sessions and use them as a personalised consultant interview coaching programme.

Your preparation can develop progressively. An initial session might identify strengths and areas for improvement, followed by focused work on particular aspects of the interview and increasingly realistic mock interview practice as your interview approaches.

This gives you a flexible alternative if you prefer individual coaching rather than attending a course.

Consultant Interview Course + one to one coaching

For more comprehensive preparation, you can combine your coaching with our Consultant Interview Course.

Our one day course provides structured preparation across the major areas of a consultant interview, including interview technique, NHS issues, leadership and management and clinical governance.

You can then use your individual coaching session to put that learning into practice, focusing specifically on your performance and the consultant post you are applying for.

For many candidates, this offers the best of both approaches: comprehensive preparation followed by highly personalised practice.

What can we work on?

Every session is different because the coaching is based on your individual needs.

Depending on your experience and the consultant post you are applying for, we can work on areas including:

  • Your motivation for becoming a consultant
  • Leadership, management and team working
  • Difficult scenarios, conflict and communication
  • Clinical governance, patient safety, mistakes and quality improvement
  • NHS issues and service development
  • Your CV, achievements and experience
  • Your vision for the service and what you can bring to the role
  • Strengths and weaknesses

We can also work on particular questions or areas that concern you. The aim is not to provide a set of model answers. It is to help you recognise what the panel is looking for and communicate your own experience at the level expected of a consultant.

Book your one-to-one coaching session

95% success rate

Why Choose ISC Medical?

Over 22 years' experience in training candidates for consultant interviews

ISC Medical has been preparing doctors for senior medical interviews for more than 22 years.

Our trainers understand that succeeding at a consultant interview requires much more than clinical expertise. You need to demonstrate leadership, judgement, communication skills and an understanding of your wider responsibilities as a consultant.

Our individual approach means that we can concentrate on how you demonstrate those qualities rather than simply teaching generic interview answers.

A strong record of success

95% of our candidates were successful within 2 interviews. Nearly 100% of our candidates would recommend the coaching to their colleagues. Our coaching will help you approach the interview process and all questions confidently.

What Our Clients Say

 

"An excellent coaching session with Olivier. So sharp and forensic in his analysis, whilst also showing care and attention to my insecurities. I really enjoyed our discussions and the seamless coaching. I was success at my consultant interview three days later. The feedback I received was that i provided an outstanding performance that placed me well over the others, with a strong structure, good content. Crucially I came across as authentic."

John

"Thank you George for such an amazing session at a time that was so stressful for me. I was grateful that we were able to review my presentation and I received some key tips to help me structure it in a seamless manner."

Maryam

"I'm not sure you remember me but I just wanted to let you know I was offered the partnership post i applied for. Really wanted to thank you for your help. Was definitely useful."

Pramit

"The interview was good and the questions were all expected. I even was able to understand what I could have improved in my answers. That is a good beginning. You opened my eyes to what the interviewer was trying to see when he was asking questions, that is the greatest achievement. Thanks again for all the help. I have been offered a consultant post in Wales and also in Bristol. Without you I would never have had that choice! Wanted to thank you for the help provided with the interview preparation."

Santhosh

"Dear Ram, Just to let you know that I had an interview last night. They rang last night to offer me a part term permanent position. Very pleased. Most tricky question I was asked was what would I choose as my desert island disc!!! Many Thanks for your help."

Michelle

"Interview was yesterday afternoon, I got the job! The interview went well, I was happy with the presentation; all the questions I think I had anticipated, and I was very happy when I left the room. Much to my surprise, I did get asked about my weaknesses, and I used your suggestion about delegating (or not!) also conflict resolution, and pretty much all the other questions I went over with you. It has been a long journey to get here, and it still hasn't quite sunk in. It was definitely worth those two hours of interview practice. Thanks again, I would love to buy you a drink and tell you all about it. I'll make sure i recommend you and ISC"

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