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Objective Selection at the NHS

The Department of Health and the NHS are, more than ever before, committed to evaluating and demonstrating the benefit of the work they do. Every NHS organisation and every delivery programme must clearly show the impact it is having across a range of performance metrics to diverse stakeholders.

A key to delivering essential service levels is to ensure that the right staff are in place at the right time with the right abilities and the right potential.

Our work within the NHS includes advising on a wide range of tools and techniques to assess ability, personality and potential with the option of assessment panel support. We also provide candidates with development-focussed feedback ensuring that the selection process is seen as open and fair whatever the outcome.

In selecting Academy HR as their assessment partner NHS organisations value the independence, expertise and value for money service we offer.

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Academy provides an outsourced assessment service for senior level appointments. the services has been used in the selection of:
.Director of Nursing
.Director of Clinical Professions
.Directorate Manager for Medicine

The trust initialy needed advice on the appropriate choice of tests for each role.

Assessments were completed online with results produced in advance of the interview. A feedback report was produced and fed directly to the assessment panel to help them interpret the findings and to prepare for the interview process.

Once the panel had reached its decision unsuccessful candidates were offered a feedback session in order that they could learn from the process


The NHS Research and Development Directorate

This organisation is responsible for implementing the NHS R&D Strategy in the South East. This includes identifying needs and priorities for research-based evidence; ensuring that evidence is forthcoming; and working with others to promote a knowledge-based service in which clinical, managerial and policy decisions are based on sound information about research findings and scientific developments.

Many senior appointments are critical to its effectiveness and demand wide ranging technical and managerial abilities. Academy has worked with the directorate to ensure that selection decisions for these roles are based on objective evidence. They have provided a wide range of tools and techniques to assess ability, personality and potential. The process has also been structured to provide candidates with development-focussed feedback ensuring that it is seen as open and fair

"Academy have used their assessment expertise to help us fill senior posts and maintain excellent PR with candidates by providing a cost-effective feedback service. Feedback to our selection panels’ has helped ensure that subsequent interviews concentrate on the core competencies."
Janet Polson

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