Module contents

Module home

Module introduction

Module information

About the author

Pre-module test

 

Section 1: Why do a good appraisal?

What can an appraisal do?

Having the right approach

Is good appraisal developmental or managerial?

The sting in the tail

Your last appraisal - exercise

Your last appraisal - commentary

Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Preparation

Some useful questions

Tools: ACP 360

Tools: The NHS Appraisal Toolkit

Filling in the form - practice exercise

Completing a draft PHP

What to bring to the appraisal if you are an appraisee

Examples from a completed folder

Setting the scene

Preparation of your last appraisal - exercise

Preparation of your last appraisal - comments

Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Parameters, professionalism and politics

Scheduling an appraisal

Agreeing the process

Time efficiency

Professionalism

Politics

Parameters and professionalism

Section 3: Summary

 

Section 4: Core skills and other issues

Presence

Core skills

Coaching skills

Tapping into resources - reflective exercise

Active listening

Useful questions

Directive and non-directive questions

How to interrupt

Emotional intelligence

Parting

Personal intervention

The unsatisfactory appraisal

Appraisal techniques - exercise

Section 4: Summary

 

Section 5: Appraisals for trainees and academics

The log book

Scheduling appraisals for trainees

Concerns and issues for trainees

Roles of the deaneries and the NHS trusts

What information to pass on

Three-way appraisals

Section 5: Summary

 

Module summary

Learning activity

Module test

Take-home notes

References

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