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Clinical Director for Urgent Care • Newcastle upon Tyne
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Thank you for your interest in the position of Clinical Director for Urgent Care in Newcastle upon Tyne with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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1. Can you describe your clinical experience in urgent and emergency care, and how it has prepared you for this leadership role? Can you describe your clinical experience in urgent and emergency care, and how it has prepared you for this leadership role?

2. How do you approach the management of both adults and children presenting with urgent medical needs? Could you provide an example from your previous experience? How do you approach the management of both adults and children presenting with urgent medical needs? Could you provide an example from your previous experience?

3. Describe your leadership style. How do you motivate and support your team in a high-pressure environment like urgent care? Describe your leadership style. How do you motivate and support your team in a high-pressure environment like urgent care?

4. What measures do you believe are essential to ensure governance and quality in urgent care services? What measures do you believe are essential to ensure governance and quality in urgent care services?

5. What is your vision for transforming urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust? What is your vision for transforming urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust?

6. How do you ensure effective communication with patients and their families during an urgent care visit? How do you ensure effective communication with patients and their families during an urgent care visit?

7. The nature of urgent care requires flexibility. Can you provide an example of how you have adapted to changing demands or unexpected challenges in a previous role? The nature of urgent care requires flexibility. Can you provide an example of how you have adapted to changing demands or unexpected challenges in a previous role?

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1. Can you describe your clinical experience in urgent and emergency care, and how it has prepared you for this leadership role?

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Role: Clinical Director for Urgent Care in Newcastle upon Tyne

Interviewed on Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 16:57.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nClinical Director for Urgent Care with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle upon Tyne\n\n We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated Newcastle Hospitals Urgent & Emergency Care team. We are looking for an existing General Practitioner to join us as a Clinical Director in Urgent Care and work with us to transform urgent and emergency care pathway across a range of services including the Urgent Treatment Centres, Acute Medicine, the Emergency Department and Paediatric Emergency Department. The postholder would also be expected to provide clinical sessions to the Urgent Treatment Centre. We are currently building a new Urgent Treatment Centre at the Royal Victoria Infirmary co-located alongside our existing Emergency Department and Major Trauma Centre and adjacent to our Acute Medical Unit and Same day Emergency Care department. The successful candidate would be expected to play a leading role developing the new Urgent Treatment centre and the new ways of working alongside other key services. The postholder will support the transformation of urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle. The postholder will oversee the governance, quality and development of primary care services embedded within the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centres and Same Day Emergency Care. The postholder will work in partnership with partners in the trust to provide leadership to Urgent & Emergency Care services as we move to a more integrated model of delivering care. This will include but not be limited to working with clinical leaders and operational managers of Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Acute Paediatrics and Urgent Treatment Centres to ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate service first time, improving access to timely emergency and urgent care and effective utilisation of resources. It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the Urgent & Emergency Care system in keeping with their experience and skillset at a minimum of 2 sessions per week. The preference is for these to be delivered within the Urgent Treatment Centres. About us To manage urgent presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional Manage a clinical caseload of both adults and children Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine including Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centre staff and offer consistent care as an integral part of the team A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of urgent & emergency care "}