1. Can you describe your previous experience working in urgent care or emergency settings? What specific skills do you believe are essential for success in this role? Can you describe your previous experience working in urgent care or emergency settings? What specific skills do you believe are essential for success in this role?
2. How do you approach triaging patients with varying levels of urgency? Can you provide an example from your past experience? How do you approach triaging patients with varying levels of urgency? Can you provide an example from your past experience?
3. This role involves providing care both in person and remotely. How do you ensure effective communication with patients when working remotely? This role involves providing care both in person and remotely. How do you ensure effective communication with patients when working remotely?
4. This position requires collaboration with various multidisciplinary teams. Can you share an example of a successful team project you’ve been involved in, and what role did you play? This position requires collaboration with various multidisciplinary teams. Can you share an example of a successful team project you’ve been involved in, and what role did you play?
5. How do you handle conflicts or disagreements within a team, especially in a high-pressure environment such as urgent care? How do you handle conflicts or disagreements within a team, especially in a high-pressure environment such as urgent care?
6. How do you ensure that patients feel supported and cared for during stressful situations, particularly in a community urgent care setting? How do you ensure that patients feel supported and cared for during stressful situations, particularly in a community urgent care setting?
7. What strategies do you employ to manage patient expectations when immediate treatment may not be possible? What strategies do you employ to manage patient expectations when immediate treatment may not be possible?
8. Given that this is a new team and way of working, how do you approach adapting to changes in processes or service delivery? Given that this is a new team and way of working, how do you approach adapting to changes in processes or service delivery?
9. Can you discuss a time when you had to quickly adjust your approach to meet the needs of patients or the service? Can you discuss a time when you had to quickly adjust your approach to meet the needs of patients or the service?
10. Professional development is encouraged in this role. How do you stay current with medical practices and advances in urgent care? Professional development is encouraged in this role. How do you stay current with medical practices and advances in urgent care?
11. What specific areas of learning or development are you most interested in pursuing within your practice as a Community Urgent Care GP? What specific areas of learning or development are you most interested in pursuing within your practice as a Community Urgent Care GP?
12. The role offers flexible working hours, including weekend commitments. How do you plan to manage work-life balance within this framework? The role offers flexible working hours, including weekend commitments. How do you plan to manage work-life balance within this framework?
13. Can you provide an example of how you’ve successfully integrated flexible working hours into your previous roles, if applicable? Can you provide an example of how you’ve successfully integrated flexible working hours into your previous roles, if applicable?
14. What attracted you to apply for a position at Oxford Health NHS Trust specifically, and what do you hope to contribute to the community through this role? What attracted you to apply for a position at Oxford Health NHS Trust specifically, and what do you hope to contribute to the community through this role?
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