{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ace Your NHS Consultant Interview","title":"Workforce Questions in Your Consultant Interview — You Don't Need to Be an HR Expert","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":926,"description":"Starting to think about your NHS Consultant Interview Prep? Join the waitlist for my Ace Your Consultant Interview Academy. I’ll let you know as soon as the Academy doors openhttps://info.medicalinterviewprep.com/waitlist?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=transistor&utm_content=t-ep46 \nWorkforce and staff retention questions are showing up more and more in consultant interviews — and they catch people off guard because most candidates have never been \"in charge\" of retention. In this episode, Tessa and Becky reframe the whole thing: these questions aren't asking for HR expertise, they're asking whether you understand what makes people want to show up and stay.\nThey walk through a relatable Golden Example of a conflict with a patient — a frustrated person who'd been waiting too long and was taking it out on a nurse — and break down exactly how to de-escalate, protect your colleague, and still put your foot down professionally. Then they tackle a genuinely tough interview question: \"We're in the lowest 10th percentile for staff who would recommend us as a place to work — what would you do to help address this?\" They cover how to answer without panicking, how to show enthusiasm for a team that's clearly struggling, and why framing it as \"what can we do together\" is everything.\nTheir Tip and Trick of the Week is an underrated one: how to find and use your trust's staff survey results before your interview — because being able to reference specific findings in the room is the kind of preparation that genuinely sets candidates apart.\nSign up for our free 5-day email course to give you ​a Crash Course To Ace Your Consultant Interview​: https://aceyourconsultantinterview.com/?utm_source=YTPod&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=1","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/r1C9mKHP-zQqAWbU1jrkfwvM46ZooTGLAIQSzc4mWwE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZmFh/ZjdhNWI2ZDFmZTZm/OTMwMjE3YzVhYTIw/OWQ4ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}