Lisa E. Taylor, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and Employability Lead for the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (RSC), University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

* An informative guide to all key aspects of employability for graduating students, educators, managers, and qualified healthcare professionals.
* Written specifically for health professionals, focusing on their needs and the challenges they face, maximising employability potential, and managing career progression.
* Packed full of potential interview questions, reflection opportunities, and case studies throughout
* Includes chapter on Professionalism, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and Leadership

Contributors, ix
Foreword, x
Preface, xii
Chapter 1 Lisa Taylor
What is employability and what does it mean for you?, 1
Introduction, 1
What does the literature say on employability and how it has evolved?, 2
Towards a common language of employability, 2
Models of employability, 3
Personal responsibility for employability, 6
External influences on employability, 6
Response to changing expectations within the workplace and personal circumstances, 7
How is employability approached within education?, 9
Maximising your own employability potential, 11
What do employers want from graduates?, 12
Healthcare employability, 14
Evidencing your employability, 16
Conclusions, 17
References, 19
Chapter 2 Adrienne Jolly
Career planning and management, 21
Introduction - Aims of this chapter, 21
What do we mean by 'Career'?, 22
Factors that influence our career, 27
Making good career decisions, 31
Possible causes of career change, 34
In summary: What do we know? How can this help in considering future chapters?, 35
References, 36
Chapter 3 Rosemarie Mason
Professionalism, 37
What is a profession?, 37
Why is professional identity important?, 44
Learning professionalism, 46
Summary, 49
References, 50
Chapter 4 James Gazzard
Continuing professional development (CPD), 54
Introduction, 54
Objectives, 55
The terminology of CPD, 56
A definition of CPD, 56
Motivations to engage with CPD, 58
The precursors of effective CPD, 59
Types of CPD: What counts as CPD?, 60
Ensuring that different types of CPD are recorded, 63
Levels of CPD, credit?]bearing or non?]credit?]bearing CPD, 64
Where to access CPD, 66
How to access CPD: Overcoming barriers, 67
Evaluating the effectiveness of CPD, 68
An outline practical approach to planning and undertaking a balanced CPD portfolio, 70
Conclusions, 71
References, 72
Further reading, 72
Chapter 5 Neil Sellen
Leadership, 73
Introduction, 73
What is leadership?, 73
Why is leadership important in health care?, 74
Leadership as a professional responsibility, 75
Why choose to be a leader?, 75
Leadership and management, 77
Leadership and culture, 78
What is your approach to leading?, 78
What do employers want in early and developing leaders?, 79
What are the component behaviours and personal qualities that influence leadership effectiveness?, 80
What sort of leader are you?, 81
Typical leadership development activities, 82
Employers' expectations of early career healthcare professionals, 82
When will you feel like a leader?, 83
Tips and trips, 84
References, 85
Further reading, 85
Chapter 6 Jonathan Larner
Service improvement, 87
Background and context, 87
Where has service improvement come from?, 89
How does service improvement feature in healthcare education?, 92
Service improvement as an 'employability skill', 93
What level of service improvement experience will be expected?, 94
What specific skills can I demonstrate through service improvement experience?, 96
Service improvement and leadership skills, 99
Conclusions, 100
Case studies, 100
References, 107
Chapter 7 David Dowdeswell Allaway
Business skills, 109
Things, 110
People, 115
Time, 122
Money, 125
Summary, 128
References, 129
Chapter 8 Stephanie Allen
The job application process, 130
Getting behind the recruitment process, 130
Introducing the CV, 131
Other application processes, 136
The personal statement, 136
Preparing for the interview, 137
The interview itself, 138
What next?, 141
Reference, 142
Further reading, 142
Chapter 9 Consolidation of learning and moving forward, 143
Chapter 1 - What is employability and what does it mean for you?, 144
Chapter 2 - Career planning and management, 144
Chapter 3 - Professionalism, 146
Chapter 4 - Continuing professional development, 147
Chapter 5 - Leadership, 149
Chapter 6 - Service improvement, 149
Chapter 7 - Business skills, 150
Chapter 8 - The job application process, 151
Consolidation of learning and moving forward conclusions, 152
Reference, 152
Index, 153