[PREVIEW] Consultant Medical Interview Guide 2023-24 [PREVIEW] Consultant Medical Interview Guide 2023-24 | Page 3

Contents
i
About the authors
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About Oxford Medical Training
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Chapter 1 : Introduction
1.01 Purpose of a Consultant medical interview
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1.02 The aim of this book
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1.03 Advance preparation or last-minute rush ?
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1.04 What will constitute a good performance for you ?
13
Chapter 2 : Overview of the Consultant Interview process
2.01 Recruitment process from the organisation ’ s perspective
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2.02 Overview from your perspective as an applicant
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2.03 Your application
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2.04 Preliminary visits
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2.05 The interview panel
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2.06 The interview – a typical flow
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2.07 Further possibilities for the selection process
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2.08 What should not happen
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2.09 Online interviews
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Chapter 3 : Knowing the job
3.01 Researching the role , the team and the organisation
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3.02 The job pack
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3.03 Job description and job plan
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3.04 Person specification or profile
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Chapter 4 : Knowing yourself
4.01 Preparing to be an evidence-based interviewee
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4.02 Clarifying your relationship to the role
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4.03 Your career story
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4.04 So , how good a doctor are you ?
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4.05 The experiences which show you at your best
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4.06 Defining your strengths and best qualities
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4.07 Make your key experiences memorable
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4.08 Identifying your areas for development
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4.09 Concluding Chapter 4
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Chapter 5 : Knowing the System
5.01 Relevance to the Consultant Interview
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5.02 Common principles and headline differences across the UK
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5.03 Structure and direction of the NHS in England
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5.04 Structure and direction of the NHS in Scotland
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5.05 Structure and Direction of the NHS in Wales
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5.06 Structure and direction of the ‘ NHS ’ in Northern Ireland
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Chapter 6 : Knowing what ’ s hot
6.01 How do you keep up to date with pertinent issues ?
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6.02 The COVID-19 pandemic
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6.03 Waiting times and the backlog
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6.04 Remote consultations and team communication
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6.05 Integrating health and social care
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