1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background in medical education administration? Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background in medical education administration?
2. What attracted you to this position and to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust specifically? What attracted you to this position and to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust specifically?
3. Could you describe your experience in administrative roles within a healthcare or educational setting? Could you describe your experience in administrative roles within a healthcare or educational setting?
4. What specific skills do you believe are essential for effectively supporting a multi-professional educational team? What specific skills do you believe are essential for effectively supporting a multi-professional educational team?
5. How have you handled complex projects or tasks in your previous roles? Can you give an example? How have you handled complex projects or tasks in your previous roles? Can you give an example?
6. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders. Can you share an experience where you successfully worked as part of a team? This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders. Can you share an experience where you successfully worked as part of a team?
7. How would you approach building relationships with different stakeholders such as medical students, junior doctors, and educational leads? How would you approach building relationships with different stakeholders such as medical students, junior doctors, and educational leads?
8. Effective communication is crucial in this role. How do you ensure clarity and understanding in your interactions? Effective communication is crucial in this role. How do you ensure clarity and understanding in your interactions?
9. Can you tell us about a time when you had to convey complex information to a non-specialist audience? Can you tell us about a time when you had to convey complex information to a non-specialist audience?
10. What strategies do you use to stay organised and manage multiple tasks simultaneously? What strategies do you use to stay organised and manage multiple tasks simultaneously?
11. Describe a situation where you faced an unexpected issue in your role. How did you resolve it? Describe a situation where you faced an unexpected issue in your role. How did you resolve it?
12. What is your understanding of the current trends and challenges in medical education, particularly in a postgraduate context? What is your understanding of the current trends and challenges in medical education, particularly in a postgraduate context?
13. How would you ensure the delivery of high-quality medical training programmes? How would you ensure the delivery of high-quality medical training programmes?
14. What experience do you have with administrative software or management systems? How do you leverage technology to improve efficiency? What experience do you have with administrative software or management systems? How do you leverage technology to improve efficiency?
15. Are you familiar with any data management or record-keeping systems commonly used in medical education? Are you familiar with any data management or record-keeping systems commonly used in medical education?
16. How do you stay updated with developments in medical education and training? How do you stay updated with developments in medical education and training?
17. What opportunities for professional growth do you see within this role? What opportunities for professional growth do you see within this role?
18. Imagine a scenario where a medical education programme is running behind schedule. How would you address the situation? Imagine a scenario where a medical education programme is running behind schedule. How would you address the situation?
19. How would you handle a disagreement between team members regarding the best way to run a training session? How would you handle a disagreement between team members regarding the best way to run a training session?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
Good luck!