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Staff Appraisal Training

Appraisals record an assessment of an employee's performance, potential, and development needs. An appraisal is an opportunity to take an overall view of work content, loads and volume, to look back on what has been achieved since the previous appraisal, and agree objectives for the future. Appraisal schemes are also known by other names, such as performance review, performance and development review.

Appraisals can help to improve employees' job performance by identifying strengths and weaknesses and determining how their strengths can be best utilised and developed and weaknesses overcome. Appraisals can help to reveal difficulties which may be restricting an employee's progress. In addition, appraisals can:

  • Improve communications and motivation by giving employees an opportunity to talk about their ideas, expectations and progress
  • Identify training and career planning needs and provide an input to training programmes
  • Determine the suitability of employees for job changes or promotion

The DVD addresses the following:

  • What are appraisals?
  • Advantages of appraisals to employees
  • Advantages of appraisals to Managers and to the Practice
  • Getting prepared for appraisals
  • 360° appraisals
  • The appraisal meeting
  • Understanding communication, good communications
  • Giving feedback, giving difficult feedback
  • Outcomes, training and development needs, Personal Development Plans

Several role plays are included to highlight key points

The DVD includes a section for staff to help them prepare for their appraisals

Also included on the DVD are the following draft documents for use in the appraisal process:

  • Guidelines for Appraisal
  • Staff Appraisal Form
  • 360° Appraisal Survey
  • Appraisal Outcome Report
  • Personal Development Plan template
  • Staff Appraisal Policy
  • Practice Manager Appraisal - Guidelines for GPs

The DVD running time is 50 minutes, and it costs just £49.94 (including VAT and postage)*

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*£49.94 for use within a single Practice, or £499.38 (including VAT and postage) for multiple Practice or PCO use