How to Prepare for Interviews and Develop your Career
Lantern Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-908625-83-0 (ISBN)
The book includes advice on preparing for identifying career options, completing a strong application and preparing for interviews, based on the author's 30 years' experience.
How to Prepare for Interviews and Develop Your Career is packed with practical advice and guidance to help nurses and midwives fulfil their career aspirations.
The book is ideal for newly and recently qualified nurses and midwives and will also be suitable for students making the transition to NQN. Guidance, key tips and case examples are organised in seven steps that help provide the key to positive career development:
Identify your career options
Drive your own career development
Support others and influence change
Complete a strong application and personal statement
Prepare for interviews by creating an interview plan
Deal positively with challenges
Make your achievements stand out
Carol Forde-Johnston is Recruitment and Retention Lead in a large NHS Trust and has more than 30 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse and University Lecturer Practitioner. She has drawn on all that experience to write an accessible and practical book that address the questions and concerns frequently raised by students and healthcare professionals – and to help you develop your career as a nurse or midwife.
Carol Forde-Johnston (RGN, BSc (Hons), PGDip, RNT and MSc) is a Divisional Recruitment and Retention Lead in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her role involves leading recruitment and retention initiatives and providing structured career advice to all levels of staff, with a particular focus on supporting newly qualified nurses and international nurses. Carol qualified as a registered nurse in 1989 at Coventry School of Nursing and went on to specialise in neurosciences. She worked for 20 years as a lecturer practitioner, a joint appointment between Oxford Brookes University and the local NHS hospital Trust, integrating research, education and clinical practice, and leading a third year nursing degree module and supporting nursing apprenticeships. Carol has published numerous articles relating to education and practice development in nursing and medical journals. Carol has also been involved in patient improvement initiatives and collaborated with Oxford University on a staff-led quality improvement project to prevent inpatient hospital falls. She passionate about developing and supporting staff and student nurses to improve their confidence and fulfil their future aspirations and is currently studying for a PhD in nursing.
About the author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations
Step 1: Know your career options and what you need to get there
1.1 The importance of choosing the right job and career pathway
1.2 How to choose the right career pathway
1.3 The differences between bands and roles
What to do next
Step 2: Drive your own development
2.1 The importance of lifelong learning to your career development
2.2 Understand how to navigate educational structures
2.3 Training, education and professional development
2.4 Professional development reviews (PDRs)
2.5 Appraisals
2.6 The importance of NMC registration and revalidation
What to do next
Step 3: Support others and influence change in your current role
3.1 Widen your perspective and support others in your current role
3.2 We all have the power to positively influence change in our current role
3.3 Understand the local and national systems in which you work
3.4 Overview of key terms
What to do next
Step 4: Complete a strong application and personal statement
4.1 The importance of a strong application and personal statement
4.2 Your application form
4.3 How to write your personal statement
4.4 Curriculum Vitae (CV) template
4.5 Personal professional portfolio
What to do next
Step 5: Create an interview plan
5.1 The more you prepare, the better chance you have of succeeding
5.2 Different types of interviews
5.3 Create an interview plan
5.4 On the day of the interview
5.5 After the interview
What to do next
Step 6: Move forward positively from challenges
6.1 Learning from your experiences
6.2 Practical advice to help you move forward from challenges
What to do next
Step 7: Make your achievements stand out in the future
7.1 Share what you do and promote your achievements
7.2 Develop a clinical academic career
7.3 Publish your work
What to do next
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 406 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-908625-83-X / 190862583X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-908625-83-0 / 9781908625830 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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