{"title":"Behavioural interviewing as part of values-based recruitment for postgraduate community nursing programmes.","authors":"Jennifer Kirman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The widespread implementation of values-based recruitment [VBR1 has been indicated as a priority in both health settings and the recruitment of students within higher education institutes (HEls]. This opportunity prompts organisations to evaluate recruitment processes, and essentially the values, behaviours and attitudes of applicants. VBR begins at the point of advertisement, but for the purpose of this paper the selection process will be the focus. There is an expectation that organisations will move away from 'conventional' interview panel questions that explore hypothesised responses to a scenario (situational interviewing) in favour of behavioural interviewing. This paper explores the process of behavioural interviewing as part of VBR for postgraduate community nurse programmes at Oxford Brookes University. The university has implemented a three- stage approach to selection, including an unseen presentation, a group-work exercise and an interview panel (behavioural interview techniques) for each candidate successfully shortlisted. This paper explores the selection process of candidates in a bid to understand the outcomes of VBR, particularly exploring the element of behavioural interviewing as an interview technique.</p>","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 9","pages":"42-45, 47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40437808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Last word with Suzanne Perry.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 8","pages":"50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36259078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation from the inside: Collaborating for school readiness.","authors":"Jo Turner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper will critically reflect on a service evaluation project that was undertaken within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in 2014/15. The project sought to provide a new way of working that supported health visitors (HVs) and school nurses (SNs) in developing effective collaborative and partnership working practices in order to meet the health needs and improve the health outcomes of children aged four to five years in preparation and readiness for school. HVs and SNs are well placed to work with families and provide the early interventions and health support required to support school readiness, e.g. behaviour, sleep, eating and continence advice. Historically, within Susssex Community NHS Foundation Trust, this public health approach has been taken on by the SN service. However, problems were identified locally with this model due to several factors including reduced staffing and confusion regarding transition of care from HVs to SNs. In response, a new way of working was considered locally to ensure the best possible service for families.</p>","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 8","pages":"42-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36259076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women's experiences of telephone-based peer support during the transition to parenthood.","authors":"Vanita Bhavanani, Mary Newburn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents findings of a qualitative evaluation exploring how telephone peer support was experienced by a sample of pregnant women and parents of young children who contacted a national helpline. Peer support can be beneficial for parents experiencing difficulties related to childbirth or early parenthood by alleviating distress and contributing to maternal and infant wellbeing. In 2010 the National Childbirth Trust launched a free, confidential telephone peer support service enabling expectant parents and parents with a young child to share concerns or worries with other carefully selected parents who had previously experienced similar concerns. Telephone interviews with 12 women revealed that they contacted the helpline with postnatal worries, traumatic birth experiences and baby feeding issues. Prior experiences of disconnected encounters and absence of affirmation from health professionals prompted women to call. Talking to a peer supporter helped women to feel connected and gave them hope to move forward with a sense of belief and self-confidence. Telephone peer support can contribute to the wellbeing of women who experience difficulties related to childbirth or early parenting. There is potential to extend peer support services alongside health services and health visitors can play a role in signposting parents to accessible support.</p>","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 9","pages":"36-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40537422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}