1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background in complaints management or customer service? Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background in complaints management or customer service?
2. What attracted you to this role within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust? What attracted you to this role within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust?
3. How do you align with our core values of care, appreciate, and inspire? How do you align with our core values of care, appreciate, and inspire?
4. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Can you provide an example of a time when you effectively communicated a difficult message? This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Can you provide an example of a time when you effectively communicated a difficult message?
5. How would you approach writing a response to a formal complaint to ensure that it is clear, concise, and empathetic? How would you approach writing a response to a formal complaint to ensure that it is clear, concise, and empathetic?
6. Describe your experience with handling complaints. What steps do you typically take to investigate and resolve a complaint? Describe your experience with handling complaints. What steps do you typically take to investigate and resolve a complaint?
7. Can you walk us through a time when you managed a particularly challenging complaint? What was the outcome? Can you walk us through a time when you managed a particularly challenging complaint? What was the outcome?
8. How do you ensure compliance with national and local procedures when dealing with complaints? How do you ensure compliance with national and local procedures when dealing with complaints?
9. The department is described as busy with ever-changing priorities. How do you manage your time and workload effectively in such an environment? The department is described as busy with ever-changing priorities. How do you manage your time and workload effectively in such an environment?
10. Can you give an example of a situation in which you had to juggle multiple complaints or tasks? How did you prioritise them? Can you give an example of a situation in which you had to juggle multiple complaints or tasks? How did you prioritise them?
11. How do you ensure that you work effectively within a team, particularly when there are differing opinions on how to handle a complaint? How do you ensure that you work effectively within a team, particularly when there are differing opinions on how to handle a complaint?
12. Describe a time when you supported a colleague in their work. What was your approach and what was the outcome? Describe a time when you supported a colleague in their work. What was your approach and what was the outcome?
13. Can you share an instance where you identified an opportunity for service improvement within a complaints management context? What steps did you take to implement that change? Can you share an instance where you identified an opportunity for service improvement within a complaints management context? What steps did you take to implement that change?
14. How do you keep yourself motivated and proactive when working under pressure or with difficult complaints? How do you keep yourself motivated and proactive when working under pressure or with difficult complaints?
15. Part of your role involves assisting in the delivery of training on the Complaints Policy and Procedure. What experience do you have in training or mentoring others? Part of your role involves assisting in the delivery of training on the Complaints Policy and Procedure. What experience do you have in training or mentoring others?
16. How would you approach the task of developing training materials for staff regarding complaints handling? How would you approach the task of developing training materials for staff regarding complaints handling?
17. What do you hope to achieve in your first six months in this role? What do you hope to achieve in your first six months in this role?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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