by Viv Walton | Mar 17, 2014 | Clinical Leadership, Consultant, Leadership, Nurse leadership, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized
What do we mean by “culture”? In our context we mean the values and beliefs which inform the way we do things, which in turn impact on staff behaviour and the experiences of service users. Organisational culture can also be understood as a question:...
by Viv Walton | Feb 10, 2014 | Clinical Leadership, Consultant, Leadership, Nurse leadership, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized
We are often asked for a flavour of how a Consultant assessment day may run. In this short article, Annabel Goodwin describes one example. The aims and benefits • A comprehensive assessment day prior to a final interview. • Providing verified in-depth...
by Viv Walton | Oct 9, 2013 | Clinical Leadership, Consultant, Leadership, Nurse leadership, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized
Recent feedback from a Foundation trust Workforce Director was that: ‘Dearden (assessment) reports offer so much more than other (reports)’ What do we do that makes the difference? We have just been discussing why it is that our clients say that our assessment...
by Viv Walton | Jul 5, 2013 | Clinical Leadership, Consultant, Leadership, Nurse leadership, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized
The findings of the recently published National Audit Office report makes stark reading . The report claims there is “still significant room for improvement in how trusts manage their consultants”. Currently the NHS employs approximately 40,000 hospital consultants,...
by Viv Walton | Jun 28, 2013 | Clinical Leadership, Consultant, Leadership, Personality Profile, Selection and Assessment, Uncategorized
Evidence-Based Appointments Whilst all clinicians utilise and apply Evidence-Based Medicine to their daily clinical duties, managers also need to apply the same evidence-based approach to appointing their greatest and most important asset. A recent study reported that...
