INTERVIEW S Final panel interview
Demonstrating your inclusive leadership Compassionate and inclusive leadership builds connection across boundaries, ensuring that the voices of all are heard in the process of delivering and improving care. In order to nurture a culture of compassion, organisations require their leaders, as the carriers of culture, to embody compassion and inclusion in their leadership. Where leaders model a commitment to high- quality and compassionate care, this impacts everything from clinical effectiveness and patient care to staff health, wellbeing and engagement. Inclusive cultures depend on inclusive leaders therefore you will need to ensure you showcase your knowledge and commitment to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agendas. This may include: + The importance of allyship. + The importance of representation across the workforce. + Action and ownership of the agenda at all levels. + The importance of leadership accountability.
The panel interview itself is conducted by a range of senior stakeholders from within the organisation supported by one or more professional experts whose role it is to offer their view on each candidate’s professional competence. Usually, each member of the panel will ask a question or cluster of questions on a particular topic of interest to them and of general relevance to the performance of the. Top tip: Whilst each part of the process may be considered important usually the panel interview carries the most weight in the decision making process. The panel will usually decide if each shortlisted candidates considered “appointable”.
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Get in the zone. Everyone gets thrown in interviews, being judged makes people nervous. Consider what triggers you and what you think, feel or do in the moment before the moment before you lose it. Prepare tangible strategies to get your balance back, eg. having a sip of water, touching an object like your glasses or thumb. Practice your strategy in advance while you are calm and centred. In virtual interviews some find it helpful to put a photo of a person who regularly helps get you ‘in the zone’ near the webcam. Fiona Rodden Head of Talent, South East
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