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Consultant Interview Course

Consultant Interview Course

A one-day medical consultant interview course catering specifically for candidates applying to NHS consultant posts. This course is also suitable for GRID/sub-spec posts and for candidates applying for similar senior positions in other countries.

  • One-day live course: On Zoom or in London 
  • 50,000 successful candidates over 21 years
  • 97% success rate
  • Maximum of 6 candidates per course
  • Learn techniques on structuring, signposting and personalising answers
  • Learn how to bring seniority, maturity, confidence and authority into your answers
  • Plenty of practice, including a mock interview for each candidate.
  • Covers current NHS issues
  • Includes unlimited support after the course
 
£365 for virtual courses (on Zoom)

£395 for London-based courses
10% discount if you book 2 places on this course
or if you book another personal development/interview course at the same time.

Availability

Places availableCourse is full
To ensure that you can find a date that suits you and benefit from our courses fully, we run up to 10 consultant interview courses per week and keep the number of candidates to a maximum of 6 people per course. Consultant interview courses are currently scheduled for the following dates:

Virtual course venue

Virtual courses are run on the Zoom platform. Instructions with the code to join the meeting will be sent a couple of days prior to the course date.

London course venues

Etc.venues, 50-52 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HL. Nearest tube stations: Chancery Lane and Holborn.

Course timings

09:00 - Registration
09:30 - Start of the course
17:45 - End of the course.

Some courses may run until 18:00 if participants are particularly interactive

Pre-course work required

Prior to the course, participants will be required to prepare an answer to one of three common interview questions. Details will be made available to candidates upon booking.

 

Overview of the Consultant Interview Course

Our Medical Consultant Interview Course offers a dynamic blend of interactive discussions, informal practice sessions, and formal mock interviews with tailored individual feedback. Designed specifically for doctors preparing for consultant interviews, the course helps you develop confidence, polish your communication, and learn how to present yourself as a credible, capable consultant.

You will learn how to:

  • Answer essential questions with impact, such as “Take us through your CV,” “Tell us about yourself,” and “What can you offer this Trust?”.
  • Structure and personalise your answers to stay focused and avoid the common “waffle” trap.
  • Talk about yourself confidently without sounding boastful.
  • Support your answers with strong examples, using evidence and experience to make your responses memorable.
  • Read between the lines and interpret what the panel is really asking.
  • Understand the marking criteria used in NHS consultant interviews so you can tailor your answers to score highly.
  • Turn every question into a chance to sell yourself and stand out from other candidate.
  • Build natural rapport and deliver genuine, engaging answers.
  • Prepare for questions on NHS structure, management, leadership, and clinical governance.
  • Discuss current NHS issues thoughtfully — offering informed opinions without appearing political or militant.
  • Project a confident, mature image, using both words and body language to convey credibility and professionalism.

To maintain the highest quality of teaching and ensure that every participant receives ample individual attention, ISC Medical’s Consultant Interview Course is limited to a maximum of six participants.

Structure of the Consultant Interview Course

09:00 REGISTRATION & INTRODUCTIONS
Use the registration time to discuss your experience and expectations with the trainer and other candidates to ensure a fully tailored experience throughout the day. This also offers an excellent opportunity to raise personal issues or concerns that you would like to discuss beforehand.
09:30 KEY INTERVIEW SKILLS: STRUCTURE & PERSONALISATION OF ANSWERS
Gain an understanding of what makes a good answer and particularly how to structure and personalise your answers to make them relevant, easy to understand and meaningful. This will give you a first opportunity to understand how to prepare effectively.
10:00 TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF, MOTIVATION QUESTIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Discuss a range of questions designed to test your ability to summarise your background and motivation e.g. "Take us through your CV", "What can you offer this Trust?" or "Tell me about yourself." - Every candidate gets a chance to present him/herself to the group formally. Discuss the benefits of the CAMP structure and how it can be adapted to suit your own background experience.
11:15 BUILDING YOUR INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE
Discuss and practise how to approach questions of a personal nature relating to your interpersonal skills and your personality. on topics such as communication skills, team playing, leadership and management, mistakes, strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to use effective structures and examples to sell yourself effectively without bragging or coming across as 'cheesy'.
13:00 LUNCH
13:45 MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS & MOCK INTERVIEWS
Learn how you can apply all the skills you developed in the morning to more factual questions relating to :
  • Your contribution to the Trust and the department
  • Clinical governance and quality improvement
  • Research, Teaching, Training & CPD
  • Service management and service development
  • Quality assurance and measurement, efficiency and cost savings
  • Conflict, stress and difficult/underperforming colleagues
  • How current reforms are affecting your own speciality

This exercise is done in the form of a mock interview, with each candidate having a go in front of the rest of the group and receiving individual feedback accordingly. That feedback will help identify everyone's strengths and weaknesses at interviews, helping all candidates forge a preparation plan fit for their own personal needs. Throughout the afternoon's mock interviews, candidates will obviously learn by practising but will also learn enormously by watching others perform and discussing each question with the group as part of the feedback process.

16:30 NHS ISSUES
An interactive discussion on a wide range of NHS hot topics to ensure that you understand the practical implications of all current issues for your speciality. Learn to give constructive opinions which will make the panel understand the value that you can offer the Trust through your practical understanding of all those issues.
17:30 BODY LANGUAGE & PRE-INTERVIEW VISITS
Discuss some of the most important aspects of body language to ensure that you can optimise the way you come across at interview. Discuss the purpose of pre-interview visits and how they can best be approached so that you can make the most of that process,
17:45 CONCLUSION & END
Discuss how to implement the day's learning into practice.

We have trained over 50,000 candidates for consultant interviews over 21 years

92% got a job within one interview
97% got a job within two interviews

Why Come To ISC Medical's Consultant Interview Course?

Maximum 6 candidates per course. Plenty of practice including a mock interview

To ensure an optimal learning experience and give every participant the chance to practise extensively, we never take more than six candidates on any of our Consultant Interview Courses. This small-group format guarantees individual attention throughout the day and gives you the time to discuss your personal goals, challenges, and questions in depth.

Because the group is limited to six candidates, you’ll benefit from hands-on participation during every exercise, culminating in a formal mock interview in the afternoon. Afterwards, you’ll receive personalised feedback and practical pointers to help you make the most of your preparation and fine-tune your performance before the real thing.

We continue to support you after the course

Your course fee includes unlimited post-course support.
As you continue preparing for your consultant interview, you may encounter new questions or areas where you’d like additional guidance — and we’ll be there to help.

This support has no time limit. Whether you attend the course for a locum post now and need advice for a substantive post next year, you can still reach out for help. Most follow-up support is provided via email, with phone guidance available when needed.

We don't just TEACH you, we COACH you

At ISC Medical, we don’t simply deliver information and hope you remember it. We coach you to ensure you understand each concept thoroughly and can adapt it to your own personality, experience, and communication style. Our goal is to make sure you don’t just “know it”, but that you also "get it".

Flexible course dates

We run up to 10 Consultant Interview Courses per week, including both weekdays and weekends, so you can easily find a date that fits your schedule. This flexible timetable not only accommodates your needs but also allows us to keep class sizes small for maximum individual attention.

Fully Up to Date with NHS and Interview Trends

The content of our NHS consultant interview course content is continuously updated to reflect the latest interview questions and NHS developments. Every topic covered has come up in real interviews within the past 12 months. With over 21 years of experience and feedback from over 50,000 successful candidates, we have built an unparalleled database of recent questions and insights.

Outstanding results and candidate satisfaction

We’re proud of our exceptional track record: 97% of candidates secure a post within two interviews. Feedback consistently praises the high standard of teaching, personalised approach, and exceptional value compared with other courses. Our candidates leave confident, well-prepared, and ready to perform at their best.

Free unlimited support for your consultant interview preparation if you attend ISC Medical's consultant interview course.

No small print, no ifs, not buts, we want you to succeed.

ISC Medical's consultant interview course will hugely improve your performance

High success rate. Don't leave it to chance

What Our Clients Say about ISC Medical's consultant interview course

ISC Medical's consultant interview course has an excellent reputation. Over the years, we have coached thousands of applicants to consultant posts with great success. That success is built on the personal approach that we take to our coaching by allowing you to practice in a small group.

Our trainers are expert at providing constructive feedback and in guiding you to develop your own successful interview style. Here is some of the feedback we obtained for past courses, both recent and older so that you can see the consistency of quality in our courses.

 

"This NHS consultant interview course completely changed my approach to interpreting and answering interview questions. David was very approachable and honest. He was knowledgeable regarding the consultant interview process, he did not shy away from negative feedback but I was very impressed by his ability to give it without demoralising candidates. Overall I think this course has been invaluable in my interview preparation. It has identified my weaker areas/natural tendencies and allowed me to focus on highlighting my strengths."

Anthony, Clinical Oncology

"Excellent course. It demystified the process for me and broke down the questions so I could recognise what was really being asked. Provided a structured approach to answers and taught me how to score points and highlight the information I wanted to give. Helpful run through current NHS hot topics and comprehensive booklet to take away. Mock interviews were invaluable and I think the group was a good size to benefit from each other's experience without compromising on individual attention."

Isabella, Acute Medicine

"This was an excellent course for NHS consultant posts that thoroughly deserves its reputation as the class leader. Petros was clearly experienced and was very approachable. I really liked the way emphasised direct, succinct answers and he provided lots of examples to demonstrate his points. I now realise just how underprepared I was for my upcoming interview, but fortunately have been given all of the strategies and tools I feel I need to be able to represent myself properly on the big day."

Mark, Trauma & Orthopaedics

"The 'thinking' behind questions gave a good structure and format. Mo's style of teaching and feedback gave me a positive approach to consultant interviews, as did the small group teaching with actual interviews. I found the course very useful and timely. I was successful in achieving a substantive NHS consultant post at my 1st interview (which was 3 days after the course). I felt confident and prepared as most of the interview questions were similar to the ones on the course. Thank you."

Gayatri, Paediatrics

"I found this a very useful consultant interview course covering all aspects that will be expected from a candidate at an interview. I particularly found the mnemonics very useful at collecting my thought processes and helping me providing structured answers! I also found the feedback from the mock interviews very useful in order to improve area of weakness for the real day!"

Glen, ENT

"Very good value for money. I was impressed as the number of candidates on each course was limited and therefore more time available to concentrate on each candidate's needs. I found it was very interactive and made me feel more confident prior to my interview. Petros is a very good listener and made sure that each candidate highlighted the best in themselves. Excellent points given to improve communication during interview. I was very happy with the consultant interview course and would definitely recommend it to friends. It certainly helped me to improve my communication skills and confidence and therefore I was successful in obtaining the NHS Consultant post at my very first interview."

Suji, Anaesthetics

"Plenty of opportunities to discuss and practice potential interview questions, it was great to get personalised feedback on performance and to learn from others at a similar point. Our trainer was energetic and upbeat throughout the day. His enthusiasm was contagious and he made every delegate feel good about the point they were at but was honest and encouraging where there was room for improvement. Really couldn't fault him! Just wanted to thank you for an inspirational session and to let everyone at ISC know they have another very happy customer. I was offered a substantive post at my preferred trust on my first attempt!"

Laura, Geriatric Medicine and GIM

"I really liked that we were a small group so more chance to practice and speak. Chris was an amazing coach with very sensitive way of criticizing and making suggestion to improve. Very good suggestions to improve ourselves. Paid 100% attention to everyone's performance during practice sessions. Very approachable and friendly and made us feel at ease. Will highly recommend to my colleagues."

Akuratiyage, Anaesthesia

"The Consultant Interview Course was fantastic! The trainer Mo kept a good pace and packed a lot of useful information into the day. Really helpful tips and definitely the kick up the backside I needed to start preparing! I almost wish the course could be longer. Learnt a lot and definitely feel more confident about what I need to do to prepare now. Thank you!"

Faye, Hepatology

97% success rate. Small groups of max. 6 candidates for a personalised approach

Experienced trainers. Here lies the success of this course

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