Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Professions, 2018
Our book presents new insights in selection research in healthcare including the evidence for dif... more Our book presents new insights in selection research in healthcare including the evidence for different selection methods, the key issues regarding the design of selection systems and broader challenges regarding recruitment processes. We bring together a collection of international case material that demonstrates some of these issues in practice. In this chapter, we summarise emerging findings, synthesize key learnings and use this as a platform to offer topics for future research.
This chapter explores the theory, research, and evidence relating to the applicants’ perspective ... more This chapter explores the theory, research, and evidence relating to the applicants’ perspective of selection processes within the healthcare context. The chapter starts with an overview of the theoretical underpinning of applicant perceptions, which highlights why it is important to understand applicants’ experiences of selection and recruitment processes, particularly within the healthcare context. Key research findings from the wider organizational context and within healthcare are explored, emphasizing the significant factors that influence whether applicants perceive a selection process to be fair. Two case studies are presented to highlight how to ensure that candidates leave selection processes feeling positive about the process and/or organization. Finally, some future directions for research and practice are considered.
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Over the last two decades, tech... more This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Over the last two decades, technological advancements internationally have meant that the Internet has become an important medium for recruitment and selection. Consequently, there is an increased need for research that examines the effectiveness of newer technology-mediated selection methods. This exploratory research study qualitatively explored applicant perceptions of fairness of asynchronous video interviews used in medical selection. Ten undergraduate medical students participated in a pilot asynchronous multiple-mini interview and were invited to share their experiences and perceptions in a follow-up interview. The data was transcribed verbatim and analysed using template analysis, with Gilliland's (1993) organisational justice theory guiding the original template. Many of the original themes from Gilliland's model were uncovered during analysis. Additionally, some significant themes were identified tha...
Treating patients is complex, and research shows that there are differences in cognitive resource... more Treating patients is complex, and research shows that there are differences in cognitive resources between physicians who experience difficulties, and those who do not. It is possible that differences in some cognitive resources could explain the difficulties faced by some physicians. In this study, we explore differences in cognitive resources between different groups of physicians (that is, between native (UK) physicians and International Medical Graduates (IMG); those who continue with training versus those who were subsequently removed from the training programme); and also between physicians experiencing difficulties compared with the general population. A secondary evaluation was conducted on an anonymised dataset provided by the East Midlands Professional Support Unit (PSU). One hundred and twenty one postgraduate trainee physicians took part in an Educational Psychology assessment through PSU. Referrals to the PSU were mainly on the basis of problems with exam progression an...
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice, Jan 6, 2017
The ability to innovate is an important requirement in many organisations. Despite this pressing ... more The ability to innovate is an important requirement in many organisations. Despite this pressing need, few selection systems in healthcare focus on identifying the potential for creativity and innovation and so this area has been vastly under-researched. As a first step towards understanding how we might select for creativity and innovation, this paper explores the use of a trait-based measure of creativity and innovation potential, and evaluates its efficacy for use in selection for healthcare education. This study uses a sample of 188 postgraduate physicians applying for education and training in UK General Practice. Participants completed two questionnaires (a trait-based measure of creativity and innovation, and a measure of the Big Five personality dimensions) and were also rated by assessors on creative problem solving measured during a selection centre. In exploring the construct validity of the trait-based measure of creativity and innovation, our research clarifies the asso...
Relatively little research has been directed toward the assessment of resilience in the health ca... more Relatively little research has been directed toward the assessment of resilience in the health care context. Given the stressors associated with the provision of health care, the present study describes the development and evaluation of a situational judgement test (SJT) designed to assess resilience in palliative care health care workers. An SJT was developed to measure behaviours associated with resilience in a palliative care context. Next, SJT reliability and validity analyses were assessed in a sample of acute ward, hospice and community palliative care workers (n = 284). Findings showed the SJT to have a negative association with self-reported sickness absence and a positive association with well-being and employee attitudes (in terms of turnover intention, organisational commitment and job satisfaction). A series of two-wave longitudinal (hierarchical) regressions showed the SJT was predictive of well-being and employee attitudes at two time-points (4 weeks apart) over and above self-report measures of resilience, education and experience, and the Big Five personality dimensions of Emotional Stability and Openness. Reliability analyses showed the SJT to have acceptable test-retest scores (ρ = 0.71) and high internal consistency (α = 0.91). The study findings suggest that the SJT is a valid assessment of resilience in at-risk workers and can be used in either summative or formative assessment under the right set of conditions. More research is needed to test the hypothesis that the SJT might be used as a formative tool to develop workplace resilience.
Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Professions, 2018
Our book presents new insights in selection research in healthcare including the evidence for dif... more Our book presents new insights in selection research in healthcare including the evidence for different selection methods, the key issues regarding the design of selection systems and broader challenges regarding recruitment processes. We bring together a collection of international case material that demonstrates some of these issues in practice. In this chapter, we summarise emerging findings, synthesize key learnings and use this as a platform to offer topics for future research.
This chapter explores the theory, research, and evidence relating to the applicants’ perspective ... more This chapter explores the theory, research, and evidence relating to the applicants’ perspective of selection processes within the healthcare context. The chapter starts with an overview of the theoretical underpinning of applicant perceptions, which highlights why it is important to understand applicants’ experiences of selection and recruitment processes, particularly within the healthcare context. Key research findings from the wider organizational context and within healthcare are explored, emphasizing the significant factors that influence whether applicants perceive a selection process to be fair. Two case studies are presented to highlight how to ensure that candidates leave selection processes feeling positive about the process and/or organization. Finally, some future directions for research and practice are considered.
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Over the last two decades, tech... more This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Over the last two decades, technological advancements internationally have meant that the Internet has become an important medium for recruitment and selection. Consequently, there is an increased need for research that examines the effectiveness of newer technology-mediated selection methods. This exploratory research study qualitatively explored applicant perceptions of fairness of asynchronous video interviews used in medical selection. Ten undergraduate medical students participated in a pilot asynchronous multiple-mini interview and were invited to share their experiences and perceptions in a follow-up interview. The data was transcribed verbatim and analysed using template analysis, with Gilliland's (1993) organisational justice theory guiding the original template. Many of the original themes from Gilliland's model were uncovered during analysis. Additionally, some significant themes were identified tha...
Treating patients is complex, and research shows that there are differences in cognitive resource... more Treating patients is complex, and research shows that there are differences in cognitive resources between physicians who experience difficulties, and those who do not. It is possible that differences in some cognitive resources could explain the difficulties faced by some physicians. In this study, we explore differences in cognitive resources between different groups of physicians (that is, between native (UK) physicians and International Medical Graduates (IMG); those who continue with training versus those who were subsequently removed from the training programme); and also between physicians experiencing difficulties compared with the general population. A secondary evaluation was conducted on an anonymised dataset provided by the East Midlands Professional Support Unit (PSU). One hundred and twenty one postgraduate trainee physicians took part in an Educational Psychology assessment through PSU. Referrals to the PSU were mainly on the basis of problems with exam progression an...
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice, Jan 6, 2017
The ability to innovate is an important requirement in many organisations. Despite this pressing ... more The ability to innovate is an important requirement in many organisations. Despite this pressing need, few selection systems in healthcare focus on identifying the potential for creativity and innovation and so this area has been vastly under-researched. As a first step towards understanding how we might select for creativity and innovation, this paper explores the use of a trait-based measure of creativity and innovation potential, and evaluates its efficacy for use in selection for healthcare education. This study uses a sample of 188 postgraduate physicians applying for education and training in UK General Practice. Participants completed two questionnaires (a trait-based measure of creativity and innovation, and a measure of the Big Five personality dimensions) and were also rated by assessors on creative problem solving measured during a selection centre. In exploring the construct validity of the trait-based measure of creativity and innovation, our research clarifies the asso...
Relatively little research has been directed toward the assessment of resilience in the health ca... more Relatively little research has been directed toward the assessment of resilience in the health care context. Given the stressors associated with the provision of health care, the present study describes the development and evaluation of a situational judgement test (SJT) designed to assess resilience in palliative care health care workers. An SJT was developed to measure behaviours associated with resilience in a palliative care context. Next, SJT reliability and validity analyses were assessed in a sample of acute ward, hospice and community palliative care workers (n = 284). Findings showed the SJT to have a negative association with self-reported sickness absence and a positive association with well-being and employee attitudes (in terms of turnover intention, organisational commitment and job satisfaction). A series of two-wave longitudinal (hierarchical) regressions showed the SJT was predictive of well-being and employee attitudes at two time-points (4 weeks apart) over and above self-report measures of resilience, education and experience, and the Big Five personality dimensions of Emotional Stability and Openness. Reliability analyses showed the SJT to have acceptable test-retest scores (ρ = 0.71) and high internal consistency (α = 0.91). The study findings suggest that the SJT is a valid assessment of resilience in at-risk workers and can be used in either summative or formative assessment under the right set of conditions. More research is needed to test the hypothesis that the SJT might be used as a formative tool to develop workplace resilience.
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