Australasian Dentist Magazine Nov Dec 2021

Category 20 AustrAlAsiAn Dentist Best practice Hr management: creating a successful team and meeting compliance obligations H uman resources (Hr) management focuses not only on finding and employing new talent, but retaining and managing them, while adhering to your legislative and ethical compliance obligations. it’s a vital part of any organisation and, done properly, it also guides employees to their best performance and increases morale by improving relationships between employees and employers in their shared goal of striving to make your healthcare practice successful. And it starts well before you post the job ad. Recruitment, selection and induction effective recruitment begins with thorough planning. Consider using this seven-step process: 1. Job analysis: identify what resources you have, what you need, what you can afford, and what you’re trying to achieve with this role. Your answers will reflect your overall practice vision, mission and goals. 2. Develop the position description and selection criteria. (spending more time on steps 1 and 2 increases the likelihood you’ll hire the right staff. these steps are critical also because you can use these details to performance manage your staff.) 3. Advertising the job: the role and skills you seek will determine where and how you advertise and your costings. 4. review and cull applications: strive to be open, equitable and transparent in this process. 5. Conduct interviews and reference checks: Plan this crucial step well. if specific skills are required, include a person with those skills on the interview panel. use scenario style interview processes or technical assessments where appropriate, e.g. test typing speeds, eCG usage, if required for the role. 6. Make your selection and the offer. 7. Commence employment and induction, being aware of your compliance obligations here. When you store your practice’s policies and procedures and record of tasks, roles and responsibilities in PracticeHub, you can easily translate these into a job analysis and position descriptions. PracticeHub includes position description templates where you can record the purpose of the role, who they report to, and any compliance requirements such as health and safety. Meeting your recruitment compliance requirements in Australia, non-discriminatory hiring practices are legislated. so, the best basis for candidate selection must be on merit. Onboarding your new recruit also comes with obligations around pay and working conditions, including: u award wages u meeting employee entitlements u employee privacy and confidentiality u safety and welfare. Failing to comply with these potentially exposes your practice to legal action. in PracticeHub, you can hyperlink PEACH + APRICOT Subtle notes of peach and apricot. A touch of refreshing mint. CURAPROX SLS and Microplastics Free .... Peach banner.indd 1 23/11/2020 2:33:57 PM n wS