Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Professions

Fiona Patterson is a leading international expert in selection, assessment and innovation in organisations. She is the founding Director for Work Psychology Group, providing advice to organisations internationally and Visiting Professor to the University of London, UK, having previously held academic posts at the Universities of Cambridge, Nottingham and Sheffield.Lara Zibarras is Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at City, University of London, UK. As a chartered occupational psychologist and associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, Lara has conducted extensive selection assessment research in high-stakes settings, focusing on the applicants’ perspective, diversity and use of innovative assessment methods. She has published widely in academic journals and consulted for public and private sector organisations in the areas of selection, training, development and psychometric assessment.

“Regardless of candidate's educational background and academic performance, aptitude and personality are key factors in how well he or she will ultimately perform in a chosen career. … This book is well written by a group of authors well trained in their fields.” (J. D. Whifill, Choice, Vol. 56 (10), June, 2019)

• Chapter 1 – Designing and Evaluating Seleciton in Healthcare – Patterson.- Chapter 2 – Aptitude testing in healthcare – Kelly, Tiffin & Mwandigha.- Chapter 3 – personality assessment in healthcare – Woods & Barratt.- Chapter 4 - Situational Judgement Tests - Patterson and Driver.- Chapter 5 - Interviews, multiple mini-interviews and selection centres - Knorr, Hissbach and Hampe.- Chapter 6 - Role Analysis. The Foundation for Selection Systems - Kerrin, Mossop, Rowett, Flemming and Flaxman.- Chapter 7 -New Approaches to Selection System Design in Healthcare - Lievens and Corstjens.- Chapter 8 - Applicant Perceptions and Reactions to Selection – Zibarras.- Chapter 9 - Coaching issues – Griffin.- Chapter 10 - Widening Access. Achieving equity in healthcare education - Cleland, Alexander, Nicholson.- Chapter 11 - Values Based Recruitment - Edwards Kiniros and Patterson.- Chapter 12 - Altruism in Healthcare Selection and Recruitment- insights from psychology and behavioural economics – Ferguson.- Chapter 13 - Reflections on the future challenges for researchers and practitioners in selection for healthcare. Patterson and Zibarras.