► How would you describe your communication skills?

► What makes you a good communicator?

► What is more important: good communication or good clinical skills?

► Give an example of a situation where you failed to communicate appropriately.

► Give an example of a non-clinical situation where your communication skills made a difference to the outcome of a project.

► How can you show empathy through an interpreter?

► What makes you a good team player?

► Give an example of a situation where you made a difference to a team.

► Give an example of a dysfunctional team in which you worked. How did you deal with it and what did you learn from that experience?

► Tell us about your management experience.

► What is the difference between management & leadership?

► Can you learn management by going to management courses?

► Do doctors need management skills?

► What does leadership mean to you and when do you exercise it?

► What makes you a good leader?

► Give an example of a situation where you showed leadership.

► Are leaders born leaders or can you learn to become a leader?

► What type of leader are you?

► Are you a leader or a follower?

► What makes a good team?

► How do you deal with stress?

► Give an example of a situation where you showed initiative.

► If you get this post, what ideas would you like to develop?

► How do you implement change in a unit?

► How do you go about fighting resistance from others when you want to change something? Give an example.

► As a consultant, how will you make sure that your team is up to scratch?

► In what circumstances have you had to influence others and how did you achieve your objectives?

► How possible is it to motivate and develop junior doctors in the current climate?

► How will you make sure that your team is up to scratch?

► How do you motivate others?

► How would your boss motivate you?

► How do you go about resolving a conflict?

► When is the last time you argued with a colleague?

► Tell us about a conflict which you had with a colleague?

► Tell us about a time when you had to deal with a conflict within your team or an MDT?

► What skills have you got which make you a good consultant?

► Would you be happy being an average consultant?

► What skills do you feel you need to improve the most?

► What are your strengths?

► What is your main weakness?

► How would your colleagues describe you?

► How would your patients describe you?

► How do you know that your colleagues trust you?

► How do you respond to criticism?