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Our expert-led programme is built on decades of real-world appointment experience across specialties, and from coaching hundreds of candidates. Unique insights to excel in your consultant interview.
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“Just wanted to let you know I got the job! The executive on the panel said it was an exceptional interview, one of the best she’d ever seen. Felt very humbled by this.”

Successful Candidate, Early 2025

Exceptional Guidance & Expert-led Support

Why our candidates achieve outstanding results.

Optimised Planning

A planning approach that optimises your time, whilst accelerating true readiness for the interview.

Comprehensive 8P Process

Our unique 8-point process is designed to create an exceptional level of readiness, covering all bases.

Unparalleled Insight

Gain unique insights from a team that has personally appointed more than a dozen consultants.

Avoid Common Pitfalls

Built on years of rejection insight, so you avoid mistakes that fail even strong candidates.

Personal Support

Access to personal support and guidance whenever you need it throughout your preparation.

Proven Success

Join the 94.1% of our candidates who secured their desired post in the last 12 months.

8P Model

The 8P Process is divided into eight phases, each corresponding to a stage of preparation. Each phase offers targeted learning, guidance, and practical resources to streamline your preparation and ensure you approach every stage optimally. It can be systematically followed by those at the start of their journey, or adapted according to where you are already in the process.

Planning

Optimising your time and personal approach for maximum readiness
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Principles

The core learning programme of key principles & techniques
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Priorities

NHS, Trust, specialty and department priorities, major reports, strategies & key initiatives
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Pursuing

Application guidance and pre-application strategy where early in the process
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Panelling

Approaching pre-interview visits effectively and positioning yourself optimally
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Presenting

Delivering highly effective presentations irrespective of short durations
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Preparing

Ensuring ultimate interview & question readiness and answering with true impact
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Pausing

Using after interview reflection to ensure continuous improvement
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1. Planning

Optimising your time and personal approach for maximum readiness

Learn more

2. Principles

The core learning programme of key principles & techniques

 Learn more

3. Priorities

NHS, Trust, specialty and department priorities, major reports, strategies & key initiatives

 Learn more

4. Pursuing

Application guidance and pre-application strategy where early in the process

 Learn more

5. Panelling

Approaching pre-interview visits effectively and positioning yourself optimally

 Learn more

6. Presenting

Delivering highly effective presentations irrespective of short durations

 Learn more

7. Preparing

Ensuring ultimate interview & question readiness and answering with true impact

 Learn more

8. Pausing

Using after interview reflection to ensure continuous improvement

 Learn more

Meet Your Expert Coaches

Learn from those with decades of experience spanning every dimension and aspect of consultant interviews.

Andrew Vincent

MBA DipM

Lead Coach, Consultant Interviews
Director, Optimal Healthcare Ltd

Andrew has a career-lifetime of experience in healthcare, including establishing clinical provider organisations and appointing to them. He is renowned for his insight into NHS priorities and holds multiple psychological accreditations. Co-author of The Consultant Interview (Oxford University Press).

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Dr. Sara Watkin

MB ChB, MRCP (paeds), FRCPCH, MD

Co-Lead Coaching Services, Consultant Interviews
Medical Director, Optimal Healthcare Ltd

Sara has over 30 years’ experience as a consultant, with nearly 15 years as Service Chief, including at UCLH. She has previously held roles as Clinical Network Lead and Member of the Neonatal Clinical Reference Group. She’s currently Medical Director of Optimal Healthcare Ltd and is also co-author of The Consultant Interview (Oxford University Press).

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Extensive live lectures & tutorials

Our weekly live webinars offer focused, high-value guidance to enhance every aspect of your consultant interview preparation. Each session presents clear strategies, proven frameworks, and actionable insights to help you prepare with confidence and precision.
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Be fully prepped for your consultant interview, from planning and research to delivering standout answers, with our expert-led, member-only webinar series.

Starting in September 2025

Everything You Need to Master Your Interview

Our comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned in your preparation.

Full 8P Process & Strategy

Complete access to our unique & proprietary 8P framework for interview mastery.

Comprehensive Video Tutorials

Engaging video content covering key concepts and strategies in depth.

Live Lectures & Tutorials

Access to exclusive weekly live webinars.

Worksheets & Guides

Practical worksheets and detailed guides for every aspect and stage of the interview process.

Extensive Question Bank

A vast collection of interview questions, neatly categorised, with proven answer strategies.

Worked Examples

Clear, worked examples to help you easily translate strategies into impactful answers.

NHS Priorities Updates

Stay current with an updated body of work on NHS priorities and key reports, saving you research time.

Personal Support Access

Direct personal support if you find yourself struggling in any specific area of preparation.

Personalised Planning

A tailored approach to planning that optimises your valuable time and preparation strategy.

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Comprehensive Course


£175

Full 12-Months Access. Inclusive.

Full access to the unique & proprietary 8P process & strategy

Comprehensive range of video tutorials

Personalised approach to planning

Worksheets & guides on every aspect & stage

Extensive body of questions with answer strategies

Worked examples for easy translation

Updated body of work on NHS priorities

Personal support for specific area struggles

Access extensive live lectures & tutorials

Enroll in course

Personal Coaching


£595

Everything in Course, plus 1-on-1 Coaching

2 hours of direct, face-to-face coaching

Upgrade from Course at £420

Additional sessions bookable at £210 per hour

Presentation brief review & feedback

Review of application if early enough in process

Direct personal support & advice

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Our Money-Back Guarantee

Obviously, we can’t guarantee you’ll get a job, but we do guarantee your fees if you don’t get one.

  • If you haven’t got a post within 12 months of first application, we’ll return your course fees.
  • The 12-month clock starts from your first application deadline date.
  • You must be no more than 6 months from completing CCT at time of application.
  • Accepting a new locum post or fellowship ends the guarantee.

We like to keep it simple and unambiguous. We want you to succeed!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer discounts?

We do not. We offer an amazing programme and we’re constantly working on it to keep it up to date too. It’s exceptional value and equivalent to a latte a day for a month (and more effective at getting you your post)

If I want 1-2-1 coaching, do I have to pay full price on top?

No, there is a discount from the coaching fees for those signed up to the course programme

Are your success rates genuine?

We include 100% of the persons we know about (success or fail) to calculate our success rate. Integrity is important to us. We do find data from others intriguing.

If it is really short notice until my interview, is there value to the course?

We’d say it goes from being valuable to critical. With next to no time to prepare, you need to know exactly what to do in that time. We’ll get you straight into the high value preparation when you can’t do it all and you’ll find shortcut after shortcut, so you aren’t reinventing the wheel.

Do you support other kinds of interviews?

Well. We are focused only on Consultant Interviews. It’s where we excel and it takes enough time keeping everything up to date. That said, many of the principles hold true for most interviews and so it may be worth considering. Your call. You can always get in touch to ask specifically.

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