1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what attracted you to this role with NHS Scotland? Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what attracted you to this role with NHS Scotland?
2. What do you see as the key responsibilities of the Patient Experience Manager? What do you see as the key responsibilities of the Patient Experience Manager?
3. What experience do you have in managing teams, particularly in a healthcare setting? What experience do you have in managing teams, particularly in a healthcare setting?
4. Can you provide an example of a successful project you have led that improved patient experience? What was your approach? Can you provide an example of a successful project you have led that improved patient experience? What was your approach?
5. How do you ensure your communication remains effective when working with different stakeholders, such as patients, families, and clinical teams? How do you ensure your communication remains effective when working with different stakeholders, such as patients, families, and clinical teams?
6. Could you describe your experience with data analysis, particularly in identifying trends related to patient experience? Could you describe your experience with data analysis, particularly in identifying trends related to patient experience?
7. What methodologies do you use to gather feedback from patients and their families? How do you ensure their voices are heard? What methodologies do you use to gather feedback from patients and their families? How do you ensure their voices are heard?
8. How would you go about promoting improvement initiatives based on the patient experience data you analyse? How would you go about promoting improvement initiatives based on the patient experience data you analyse?
9. As the responsible complaints officer, how do you approach sensitive conversations with distressed families or patients? Can you provide an example? As the responsible complaints officer, how do you approach sensitive conversations with distressed families or patients? Can you provide an example?
10. What strategies do you employ to ensure consistent and fair handling of complaints across the organisation? What strategies do you employ to ensure consistent and fair handling of complaints across the organisation?
11. What is your leadership style, and how do you foster a positive team environment, especially when working in a hybrid capacity? What is your leadership style, and how do you foster a positive team environment, especially when working in a hybrid capacity?
12. How would you prioritise the workloads of your team to balance both patient experience improvement initiatives and day-to-day operations? How would you prioritise the workloads of your team to balance both patient experience improvement initiatives and day-to-day operations?
13. Describe a time when you had to influence or challenge a decision made by a colleague or senior management. How did you handle it? Describe a time when you had to influence or challenge a decision made by a colleague or senior management. How did you handle it?
14. What experience do you have working collaboratively with external organisations, such as Health Boards or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman? What experience do you have working collaboratively with external organisations, such as Health Boards or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman?
15. How do you ensure that your team’s practices uphold the principles of equality and diversity within the healthcare setting? How do you ensure that your team’s practices uphold the principles of equality and diversity within the healthcare setting?
16. In your opinion, why is it important to have a diverse workforce in healthcare, particularly in a role that centres around patient experience? In your opinion, why is it important to have a diverse workforce in healthcare, particularly in a role that centres around patient experience?
17. What do you envision as the most significant challenges facing patient experience improvement within ambulance services today? What do you envision as the most significant challenges facing patient experience improvement within ambulance services today?
18. How would you align the patient experience programmes with the broader strategic goals of NHS Scotland? How would you align the patient experience programmes with the broader strategic goals of NHS Scotland?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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