Conversations with Professor David Wilkinson - Recruitment

Welcome to this podcast series, Conversations with Professor David Wilkinson! In this episode, Prof David Wilkinson (Chief Medical Officer, National Skin Cancer Centres) speaks with Mark Lindley (Head of People & Culture, National Skin Cancer Centres) about how to recruit staff for your medical practice.   “If you get it right, it transforms [your practice]. If you get it wrong, it drags you down.”   In this insightful podcast, Mark Lindley discusses the challenges of recruiting the right people for your medical practice or business, and how to overcome these challenges. Some of the key challenges include defining the role (what it is, what the person will deliver, how the person will support the business) and forming the position description. Mark describes three important areas that need to be covered in a job description: purpose, accountabilities, and skills/competencies. The podcast also covers how a business can attract the right candidates and present itself as a great place to work, where staff are valued and supported. Finally, Mark gives his expert advice on the one thing recruiters need to get right. Hear all this and much more in the full podcast above.