CT Management

Question 0

What structure to use to take the interviewer through your CV

Answer 0

CAMP

Clinical
Audit, research and teaching
Management
Personal

Question 1

What answer structure can be used for questions regarding difficult colleagues

Answer 1

SPIES

Seeks information
Patient safety
Initiative
Escalate
Support

Initiative is to consider if there is anything I could do to help in the situation

Question 2

What are the 7 pillars of clinical governance

Answer 2

Clinical effectiveness and research
Audit
Risk management
Education and training
Patient and public involvement
Using information and IT
Staffing and staff management

Question 3

What is involved in clinical effectiveness and research

Answer 3

Evidence based practice, quality improvement and changing practice. Implementing NICE guidelines and other national standards.

Conducting research on evidence body. As in quality improvement project to improve care

Question 4

What is involved in audit

Answer 4

Recognise topic for audit project
Set the standard - evidence based or nationally set standards
Collect data
Compare against standards and analyse
Implement change
Re-audit

Question 5

What is risk management

Answer 5

Understand, monitor and minimise risk. Feel safe whistleblowing

Mistakes - reporting and learning from
Risk assessing including chance of occurring and avoidance strategy
Blame free culture

Question 6

Education and training

Answer 6

Continuous professional development - courses and conferences
Exams
Regular assessments in training
Appraisals with supervisors

Question 7

What is patient and public involvement

Answer 7

Making sure service provision suits patients including feedback

Local and national questionnaires. PALS in addition to any complaints.
Local involvement networks (LINks) and their forums
Foundation board of governors

Question 8

What is using information and IT

Answer 8

Patient data is up to date, confidential and appropriate use of data to improve service provision (e.g. Audits)

Question 9

What is staffing and staff management

Answer 9

Appropriate recruitment and management. Recognising underperformance while encouraging good work and working conditions to develop morale

Question 10

What is a never event

Answer 10

A serious, largely preventable, patient safety incident that should not occur if the a amiable preventative measures have been implemented by healthcare providers.

E.g. Wrong site surgery and retained foreign object post procedure

Question 11

When are incidents considered ne’er events

Answer 11

1. Known to have previously occurred and source of risk through reporting
2. National guidance of safety measure that should have prevented occurring
3. The occurrence can be identified, defined and measure in an ongoing basis