Inconvenient direction hospital worker may once have gone? (8)

I believe the answer is:
untoward
'inconvenient' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for untoward that I've seen before include "Unexpected and inconvenient" , "Adverse - out of the ordinary" , "Drawn out to be inconvenient or awkward" , "Inopportune" , "Not in keeping with accepted standards" .)