Ace Your NHS Consultant Interview

In this episode of the Ace Your Consultant Interview podcast, Tessa and Platt dig into three of the most uncomfortable areas of NHS consultant interview prep: negative CQC reports, duty of candour examples, and talking about your own mistakes.
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They cover:

  • Negative CQC feedback – when to bring it up, when to stay quiet, and how to be honest without being brutally critical of the very team you want to join.
  • Pre‑interview meetings and risk registers – how to use them to understand a department’s real challenges and to frame your answers around quality, safety, and speaking up.
  • Duty of candour examples – why the best examples often aren’t “your” mistake, and how to walk through the conversation, investigation, and system learning in a structured way.
  • Owning your mistake – how to stop over‑justifying, state the error clearly in the first sentence, and then focus on reflection, actions, and what you do differently now.
  • If you’re a final-year trainee or locum consultant worrying about how to talk about CQC, safety concerns, or past errors without torpedoing your chances, this episode shows you exactly how to do it with confidence and senior-level judgement.

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What is Ace Your NHS Consultant Interview?

Welcome to Ace Your NHS Consultant Interview - the podcast for doctors who want to take the stress and guesswork out of their NHS consultant interview prep.

We know how overwhelming it can feel to prep for your consultant interviews when you’re already stretched thin.

Each episode, we’ll break down what actually works - no fluff, no endless reading, just practical steps you can fit into a hectic week. You’ll hear honest advice, real stories, and the frameworks we use with our own students inside the Academy to help you show up confident, prepped, and ready to secure the job you want.

If you’re a final year trainee or locum consultant and you want to prepare, not panic, you’re in the right place.