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PUN XXXXXXXXXXAssignment 2. Select one of the health leadership job advertisements from the provided list. Imagine that you have the necessary background to be shortlisted for interview for this role....

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PUN XXXXXXXXXXAssignment 2.
Select one of the health leadership job advertisements from the provided list. Imagine that you have the necessary background to be shortlisted for interview for this role. You will need to do some background research about the role and the organisation to assist in making a credible application for the job. You will also need to identify the key knowledge, skills, experience and leadership capabilities that the recruitment panel will be looking for in written applications and at interview and you will need to understand why these are considered important to the role.
1. Write a plan for your application that demonstrates the following:
a) Background information about the employing organisation that will assist you to demonstrate your interest in the role and understanding about the mission and values of the organisation and the context in which it operates. (500 – 750 words)
) How the key selection criteria for the role compare with what you have learned from leadership theory, formal health leadership frameworks and strategic management XXXXXXXXXXwords)
c) Draft responses to the selection criteria that demonstrate your understanding of what is required of the successful applicant. As you will not have practical experience to offer, base you responses on best practice as described in the academic literature. Note: For each job advertisement the key selection criteria to be answered will be identified XXXXXXXXXXwords)
d) How you might develop the experience, knowledge and skills to fulfil the role you are applying for, i.e. map out a career pathway for these types of roles. You will need to take into account your existing strengths and weaknesses, experience and career aspirations. (500 words)
2. Prepare a response to a ‘question on notice’ that will be asked at interview. One week before the assignment due date (8 am, Monday 29 October) an interview question will be posted on Blackboard for each of the jobs advertised. You are required to develop a detailed response to the question that is relevant to the job advertisement you have chosen to write about in 1. above XXXXXXXXXXwords max)
IMPORTANT: DO NOT contact the advertisers of these positions. You will be able to independently research the roles and the organisations.
Due: 4 Nov 2019

PUN688: Assessment Item 1: Criteria Marking Sheet
    PUN632: Assessment Item 2: Criteria Marking Sheet 2019
    
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    Description
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    Document a plan that clearly outlines how you will prepare a written application for a health leadership role and also prepare for an interview for the position.
Your paper should clearly outline the following
· Relevant background information about the employing organisation
· Comparison between the key selection criteria for the role, leadership theory and health leadership competency frameworks
· Responses to the nominated key selection criteria (KSC) that demonstrate your understanding of these together with reference to best practice as described in the academic literature
· A summary of your key leadership strengths, weaknesses and areas for development together with some suggestions about how you might develop your leadership capability.
Provide a detailed response to a ‘question on notice’ about the role for which you have prepared an application.
(n=45)
    
Evidence of an insightful and in depth understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
Evidence of an insightful and in depth understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task - demonstrated in depth understanding of the specific context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and provides explicit and evidence based strategies to manage these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have interpreted the criterion/question accurately and provided a succinct, credible and persuasive response.
    
Evidence of a thorough understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
Evidence of a thorough understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task - demonstrated sound understanding of the key elements of the specific context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and provides appropriate strategies to manage these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have interpreted the criterion/question accurately and provided a credible response.
    
Evidence of a good understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
Evidence of a good understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task demonstrated understanding of many of the key elements of the specific context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and how you would approach these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have interpreted the criterion/question accurately and provided a relevant response.
    
Evidence of a satisfactory understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
Evidence of a satisfactory understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task demonstrated understanding of some of the key elements of the specific context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and how you would approach these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have interpreted the criterion/question accurately and provided a response that includes some relevant detail.
    
Evidence of some understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
Evidence of some understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task limited demonstrated understanding of the context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and how you would approach these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have limited understanding of the criterion/question accurately and difficulty framing a relevant response.
    
No/limited understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic leadership as applied to health organisations.
No/ limited understanding of the key knowledge, skills and capabilities required by health leaders to meet cu
ent and future health challenges. (Please note that depending on the job description you choose the emphasis on specific knowledge, skills and capabilities will differ).
For the specific job that you have chosen for the assignment task no/little demonstrated understanding of the specific context in which the successful applicant will be working, likely key priorities, expectations and challenges of the position and how you would approach these.
Selection criteria represent the key qualifications, training, abilities, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience a person must have in order to do a job effectively. Your response to the KSC and ‘question on notice’ demonstrates that you have not understood/not answered the specific question or the task.
    Organisation, Structure and Written Presentation
Clear, logical and evident structure to the organisation and presentation of the plan and interview question.
Demonstrates acceptable standards of written work.
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    The paper is well organised with a logical, evident structure. Writing style is succinct, analytical, professional and polished.
Carefully edited with no e
ors.
Accurate referencing.
    The paper is well organised with a logical structure. Writing style is analytical, professional and consistently clear.
Carefully edited with no e
ors.
Accurate referencing.
    The paper shows evidence of organisation and structure. Writing style is proficient.
Satisfactory editing but some e
ors that may hinder readability.
Accurate referencing.
    The paper has a mostly satisfactory structure and presentation. Flow of the argument/evidence of analysis is not always apparent.
Evidence of editing, but with some e
ors/e
ors that may hinder readability.
Usually accurate referencing.
    The paper is poorly organised and lacks clear structure. Writing style is inefficient/unsuited to the task.
Poorly edited/e
ors that hinder readability.
Referencing incomplete or inaccurate.
Length too long or too short.
    The paper is disorganised with no clear structure. Writing style is incoherent.
Multiple e
ors hindering readability.
Referencing incomplete and/or inappropriate. Length – too long or too short.
    Use of Literature
Quality of and use of supporting literature and references
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    Excellent use of a wide variety of academically appropriate literature.
References used in an integrated manner that substantiates the assertions.
    Very good use of academically appropriate literature.
References used to support assertions.
    Good use of literature to support discussion and assertions.
    Adequate use of literature to support most discussion points and assertions
    Limited use of literature to support discussion and assertions.
    Poor or no use of literature to support discussion and assertions
    Semester Weighting (60%)
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    Comments:
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Rimsha answered on Oct 20 2021
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ASSESMENT-2
N10324569 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE    
PLAN FOR A WRITTEN APPLICATION FOR THE JOB OF DIRECTOR OF NURSING/FACILITY MANAGER
Table of Contents
a) Background Information about the Employing Organisation    3
) Comparison between Key Selection Criteria for the Role and Leadership Literature    5
c) Best Practices Offered to Achieve Success in Nominated Key Selection Criteria    9
d) Leadership Strength, Weakness and Ways to Develop Leadership Capabilities    13
References    17
a) Background Information about the Employing Organisation
    The organization, which is offering the role for the director of nursing/facility manager, is Townsville Hospital and Health Services for its
anch named ‘Eventide Residential Aged Care Facility, Rural Hospitals Service Group’. The Townsville Hospital and Health Services is a passionate organization, which focused on improving the life and health of the North Queensland community. They stand as a leader in the healthcare, research and education for regional Australian. They became one of the largest employers and became an integrated service providing community. They serve and support the community (Townsville Hospital and Health Services, 2019).
    Each day, this organization helps 336 people in the emergency department and 1913 people were supported through specialist outpatient clinics and 40 people in operating theatres. Their health services were extended widely geographically to every direction of Queensland from Richmond at west to Cardwell in the north, to Home Hill in south and Palm Islands. This organization supports a population of 250,000 people. They along with their sister
anches work at the farther distances to support the people (Townsville Hospital and Health Services, 2019).
    The Townsville Hospital in North Queensland is the only tertiary hospital, which supports a refe
al catchment of 700,000 people. Their multiple departments and efficient team of doctors and nursing staffs use a patient-centred approach to provide care to the patients. The value of the organization includes compassion, integrity, respect, accountability and engagement. The vision of the organization is to become a leader in healthcare, research and education for regional Australia (Townsville Hospital and Health Services, 2019).
    The mission of the organization is to deliver excellent care, research and education to improve the health of the people and communities of northern Queensland. The
anch Eventide Residential Aged Care, for which hiring is done is a 110-bed residential aged care facility, which is in the township of Charters Towers. This facility aims to create a home-like environment for the residents of the facility. They encourage the family to actively participate in planned resident activities and care planning. This facility boasts a spacious garden, game room; li
ary, undercover safe-walking promenades with comfortable seating, inter-denominational chapel, concert hall and hairdresser.
The residents of the facility participate in the recreational programs organized in the facility along with participation in local community club and events. This care facility consists of 10 psycho-geriatric beds and 26 dementia-specific bed. The remaining beds are designated to high-care beds. Every single room in the facility consists of shared bathroom facilities. It provides 24-hours nursing services and on-site allied health services (Townsville Hospital and Health Services, 2019).
    In the context of the Job, it is required from the individual to manage the day-to-day operations in the facility. It is expected from the director to provide care to the residents and fulfil their needs. As per the aim of the organization, patients are given patient-centred care to make their stay comfortable. The job is aligned with the aim of the organization and key selection criteria have desired to fulfil the aim of the organization using the leadership skills (Townsville Hospital and Health Services, 2019).
    The prioritised strategic action of the organisation includes strengthening the tertiary refe
al role of the hospital to ensure high quality, specialised and sustainable health services close to the home. They are developing strategies to enhanced partnership a
angement with patients, staffs, communities and service-delivery organisation at local and regional level. This organisation follows the sustainable stewardship model for the resources. The funding is provided by state and commonwealth government. In March 2019, the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency conducted the Audit of the Eventide Residential aged care facility for compliance against Accreditation Standards. The Audit report assessed the facility against 44 expected outcomes of the standards, out of which 43 outcomes where met and one outcome which was failed to meet standard is under consideration. Organisation is cu
ently facing issue in establishing and opening of primary care centre in Palm Island.
) Comparison between Key Selection Criteria for the Role and Leadership Literature
    The key selection criteria for the post of the director of nursing/facility manager include that the person must show the expertise in leadership, service planning and sustainable change management. As per the advertisement, an individual must demonstrate comprehensive and expert knowledge to deal with elderly adults. The role demanded the operative practice of the contemporary aged-care, which includes risk management, quality improvement frameworks.
In healthcare professionals, patients are at the centre of all the care and treatment. The prime focus of the healthcare industry is to provide high-quality care to the service seekers so that desired outcomes can be achieved from the treatment. In aged-care facilities, all the residents in the care facility are above the age of 60 and suffering from various chronic diseases. These people are very vulnerable and they need high-quality care every day. In this kind of facility, it is expected from the senior of the institute to display the leadership qualities so that necessary decisions can be taken without making any delay.
    As suggested by Fischer (2016), leadership can be defined as the method in a person in a group to act as a leader and to guide the rest of the people in the group. An individual demonstrates its leadership skills while dealing with the critical situation; or when a decision needs to be made on behalf of others for better outcomes. An individual can act as the leader when they possess leadership skills and awareness of the leadership styles, which can be used in the situation. It has been noticed that different situations demanded different styles to deal with them.
    As mentioned by Fischer (2016), leadership can be defined as the process, in which an individual from a group acts as a leader of the group and guide them in certain situations. It has been seen that a person can act as a leader of the people only when that individual is aware of the leadership skills and their use. There are many leadership theories, which act as guidance for the individual to understand the role of a leader or to develop the traits and attributes to make the individual as a successful leader. For instance, trait theory of leadership emphasizes the innate traits of the individual.
    As suggested by Wyatt and Silvester (2018), according to the trait theory of leadership, there are different personality traits and characteristics, which are present in the individual at the time of birth. Identifying these different traits can be helpful in achieving successful leadership across a variety of situations. This theory is often tied to the great man theory of leadership, which emphasizes that leaders are born naturally. Their skills and charisma allowed them to become a leader. As noted by Lee (2018), all the early-born leadership focused on naturally presence traits of leadership.
    The path-goal theory focuses on the objectives of the leaders. As mentioned by Yang and Lim (2016), according to the path-goal theory, the main objective of the leader is to provide guidance, support and subordinate their team and fulfil their needs so that their followers can achieve their goals. The path-goal theory is based on specifying the behavior and style of the leader that best fit for the role and work environment to achieve the desired goals. The goals of the employees are to increase the job satisfaction of the staff members by motivating and empowering them.
Path-goal theory emphasizes the selection of the specific behaviour, which can be helpful in guiding the staff in their path to achieve their goal such as completion of daily work activities. The four path-goal types of leadership behaviours include directive, supportive, participative and achievement. As mentioned by Phillips and Phillips (2016), in directive behaviour, the leader informs their followers about things, which are expected from them and direct them the way to complete their tasks.
In supportive behaviour, the leader makes the work of the employees pleasant by being empathetic towards them. In participative, a leader must consult the followers before taking any crucial decision, which can affect them. In achievement, leader sets the challenging goal for the followers and motivates them to achieve it. As per the requirement of the job, it is necessary for the director of nursing/facility...
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