TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1 LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1 P 1) Roles and Responsibility of healthcare operational manager..............................................1 P 2) Various personal skills in healthcare leadership in performing several operational tasks..2 LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3 P 3) Theories of leadership and its application in healthcare practice........................................3 P 4) Explaining theories supporting aligning style of the management in healthcare................4 LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6 P 5) Theoretical models of leadership which are used in order to develop management...........6 P 6) Usage of different strategies for resolving issues of persons working in different context in healthcare................................................................................................................................7 LO 4.................................................................................................................................................8 CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION Operational management plays a significant role in the management of healthcare institution as well, as it focus on handling the several issues of the organisation such as, preventing patients from disease, ensure protection of the patients, security and safety of patients, enriching the quality of lives of the patients(Shanks, ed, 2016). This study describes role and duties or responsibilities of the healthcare operational manager ofElsie Health and Social Care. This study emphasizes on the need of skills which is prioritised in the leaders while performing the operational tasks. Further this study discusses the different theories and models of leadership in the context of healthcare practices and their application in different leadership styles and for its development. This study also outlines the different strategies for solving the conflicts. LO 1 P 1) Roles and Responsibility of healthcare operational manager. An operational manager of healthcare institution will act as a connection between the patients and staff of healthcare unit. Commonly, an operational manager of healthcare unit overlook the functioning of services provided by the unit. Manager of the operational activities of healthcare unit will manage the need of funds for the facilities of healthcare, implements the policies and maintain or manage the overall staff including non-medical and medical personnel (Adebanjo,LaosirihongthongandSamaranayake,2016).Followingaresomeroleand responsibilities of healthcare operational managers:- Role of operational manager:- Monitoring healthcare services- The operational manager of Elsie Health and Social Care will perform his role by monitoring and managing the services which are especially related to health. The overall functioning of health services which includes:- promotion of health, preventing patients from diseases, diagnosis of the patients, treatment and recovering the patients(Gopee and Galloway, 2017). These all activities will be monitored by the operational manager of Elsie Health and Social Care. Making Strategic Plans- To maintain the sustainability of Elsie Health and Social Care, the operational manager need to have the ability to forecast the future requirement of the management. Strategic planning must be effective which ensures the better health services to the receivers of the services i.e; 1
patients(Ginter, Duncan and Swayne, 2018). The logistical requirement must be foreseen by the manager so that Elsie Health and Social Care will make effective plan for the betterment and further improvement of the healthcare services. Responsibilities of operational manager- Safety and Security- It is the responsibility of the operational manager of Elsie Health and Social Care to make sure the safety of its patients and to ensure their security as well. For this purpose the manager of Elsie Health and Social Care must take care that the information of its patients must be kept confidential and ensures integrity in various facilities provided by the healthcare unit(Wager, Lee and Glaser, 2017). Assessment of problems and making policy- It is the significant responsibility of an operational manager to assess the obstacles or problems while performing the operational activities such as report creation, purchase of equipments etc. and at the same time manage the policies in the context of oversee whether the personnel or complying to the policies or not(Roberts and et.al., 2016). P 2) Various personal skills in healthcare leadership in performing several operational tasks. Many time leadership makes distinguish between a team who grapple or even get the failure to meet its targets and an effective team. A leader in the industry of healthcare must possess a unique and different set of personal skill which helps the leader to make it team more efficient(Redjem and Marcon, 2016). To perform several operational tasks while practising in healthcare, some skills are expected in the leaders ofElsie Health and Social Care. The various skills in the leader to performing tasks of operations in healthcare unit are explained as below:- Communicating with staff/ personnel- Toestablishaneffectivechainofcommunication,theleadermustownthe communication skill. It is prioritised because if the leader don't have the communication skill and failed to communicate the information in the same manner as it is then the operations get affected adversely and the personnel of Elsie Health and Social Care. Lack of effective communication skill in the leader will create confusion among the staffs and results in their low morale, which effect their working reduce their potential. It is the foremost requirement for the leader to have command on the updated technology to communicate with the personnel 2
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effectively, in order to convey minor details to each and every staff member in very short time period(Slack and Brandon-Jones, 2018). Strategic planning- To plan the better and effective strategies the personal skills which is prioritised in the leaders of Elsie Health and Social Care is to have clear vision. It is very essential to have clear vision and ability to forecast the future contingencies as well as the opportunities in the industry of healthcare(Ginter, Duncan and Swayne, 2018). The clear vision make the leader to keep their focus on present challenges and make the strategies regarding the overall improvement and plan the goals and objectives accordingly to ensure the growth of Elsie Health and Social Care. The leader must have the vision of identifying the best services for its patients, for its staff or personnel, think in the direction of the betterment of the hospital and make every to move their steps for the betterment of Elsie Health and Social Care. Healthy environment at workplace- It is also considered as an operational task for the leader to adopt such leadership style ensures which the healthy environment at the workplace. For the completion of this task, the leader of Elsie Health and Social Care, must have the skill of empathizing. It is generally known that the mangers were greatly empathized to the patients but ignore to amplify the exact concern to their colleagues and to other staff member, when the leader empathize with their co-workers then the employees or co-workers felt respected and in return they will deliver the same, which will make the environment at the workplace healthier(Wager, Lee and Glaser, 2017). This will contribute in building the strong bond or relation and worthy connection between leaders and personnel of Elsie Health and Social Care. LO 2 P 3) Theories of leadership and its application in healthcare practice. Trait Theory:- This theory of leadership states that some people possess inherent qualities of being a leader which fit them in the role of leadership. Trait leadership theory mainly emphasize on analysingthesocialtraits,physicalandmentalcharacteristicswithregardtoattainthe knowledgeofdifferentpersonalitytraitsoftheleadersuchas;extroversion,openness, agreeableness(Flynn and et.al., 2015). But, inElsie Health and Social Care the deputy manager Miss Brent does not welcome the new ideas and thoughts for improvement in the healthcare 3
services from colleagues and employees, which raise the level of sickness in the staff members. Miss Brent did not communicate with regarding the policies and strategies which create confusion among the junior staff and impose negative impact in their dealing the patients. Behavioural Theory:- This theory focused on the actual or real course of actions and behaviour of leaders rather than considering their inherent traits and characteristics. Behavioural theory assumes that the response or reaction of the leaders in a particular situation will decide its quality of leadership. The leaders must have the quality of motivating the employees and personnel, and establish effective communication with all the staff members, also boost team spirit among its team member(Redjem and Marcon, 2016). Mr Baktu the another deputy manager of Elsie Health and Social Care has the quality of inspiring the staff and form a channel of effective communication, as he spends time with junior staff and guide them in better way to pursue their nursing activities and also guide them the different and effective ways of dealing patients so that Elsie Health and Social Care gets the constructive and positive feedback from their patients. Situational/ Contingency Theory- This theory states that the leadership of leaders is not dependent on the qualities which he owns, rather it is affected by the emerging situation by the leaders. There are some other factors which affects the adoption of the style of leadership such as; the environment at the workplace, nature of the problems and so many. Situational theory describes that the leader are concern to recognize the interest and desires of its personnel and adopt the leadership style according to the situation(Slack and Brandon-Jones, 2018). In Elsie Health and Social Care, the deputy manager Mr Baktu adopt the leadership style according to the situation and welcome the new ideas of for the improvement in the services related to the healthcare for the patients. In contrast, Miss Brent tends to reject all the suggestions and tends to manage everything according to her perception. Miss Brent is not concern for taking risks and don't like any kind of changes in the management. P 4) Explaining theories supporting aligning style of the management in healthcare. Management style takes into account planning, prioritizing as well as organizing work in order to accomplish the goal of Elise Healthcare. There are various management styles such as: Autocratic management In autocratic management the decision are taken by the top level manager and the information is passed to the employees by following the top down hierarchy. Mostly unskilled 4
and semi-skilled employees are benefited from this style. The employees will be cleared what are the roles of them without consulting with them in the healthcare. The theory of Behavioural will support the style of management by letting the management know what are the behaviours of the employee and accordingly the roles and responsibilities of them will be designed by the top managers(Flynn and et.al., 2015). Authoritative style In this style the employees will take participation in the management decision in which they are allowed to ask to the top manager if the role is not suitable to them in the Elise healthcare.As per this style management used to trust the employees by allowing them to participate in decision making. This style needs consistent teaching of the employees and also consistent supervision of the employees. Contingency management theory will support this style by changing the employee role as per the contingent situation or circumstances. The employees will be provided motivation to switch another job by telling the employees benefits of the job role and future opportunities in the job(Choi, Wallace and Wang, 2018). Persuasive style As per this style the managers used to take the decision own their own. But the leader convince the employees that the decision taken by the manager is at the best interest of them. This style is important because it built trust in the employees. Trait theory will support Persuasive style by letting the Elise Healthcare know the social as well as psychological behaviour of the employees which will help the operation manager design job roles which are similar to the profile of the employees. If the employees are having any issue then the manager will resolve the issue by showing them the growth in the present job this will persuade the employees to continue the job. This theory will also support the style by planning and organising the best suited job roles which a leader must implement after looking at the similar profile of the employees(Slack, 2018). Democratic style Democratic management style is the style which involves managers to take final decision after consulting with the employees. Employee participation is must as per this style. The style helps in getting innovative and new ideas from the employees like cost cutting ideas by using the two bed at the same place. The style also helps the employees by building in them courage honesty and intelligence. The Transactional Leadership Theory will support the Democratic style 5
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by diminishing the experience which are not pleasurable. The theory also helps in getting new and innovative ideas for the employees by which the employees can do the more work with less time(Mahadevan, 2015). The theory will also help the style by finding out the trending topics and skills which are required in the employees. This style is must be applied in Elise Heath and Social Care. LO 3 P 5) Theoretical models of leadership which are used in order to develop management. Therearevarioustheoreticalmodelswhichareusedtodevelopmanagementof healthcare. Elsie Health and Social Care must has to manage the operation in which three persons got promoted and they left the position and due to which the performance of the organisation was outstanding. But new comers replaced that positions in which there was a conflict between them due to lack in application of theories. Trait Theory As per the trait theory people are borne or are made with qualities which are certain. This theory focuses on mental, physical as well as social characters of employees. As an operation manager it is the responsibility to see the employee's surroundings which are making them mentally frustrated. As per this theory the leader must analyse the reason for which the employees are getting frustrated. Appropriate measures must be taken by the operation manger in order resolve the frustrated issue(Choi, Wallace and Wang, 2018). Development As per this theory development of the team is possible if there is positive environment because if there will be positive environment there will be more discussion about any critical topic and prompt solution will be made regarding it. Management The management will also become sound as per this theory in which the reporting relation will be made clear and the process of reporting will be made smooth so there are no chances of frustration and mismanagement. Behavioural Theory According to this theory the leaders are divided into two categories the leaders which are concerned with the task and the other which are concerned with the people. As per this theory 6
relationship improvement is given more importance between the employees and the manager in order to create smooth working environment(Slack, 2018). Development Development of the team is possible by this theory in which training must be given as a operation manager in which emotional intelligence training will be given to the employees. This will promote development by making good decision by the employees of Elise Heath and Social Care at worse situation(Mans, Van der Aalst and Vanwersch, 2015). Management As per this theory the management of the team will also improve by making a team of same thinking and same profile. For example if the person is psychologist then the member must have similar staff in the team and should be responsible for the same. This will reduce the work load and easily answering the problems. P 6) Usage of different strategies for resolving issues of persons working in different context in healthcare. There are different strategies for resolving issues of individuals working at different context in Elise Health and Social Care and are as follows: The issue of quality of healthcare degradation can be resolvedby taking training from the old employees who got promoted. Quality issue can also be resolved by improving the quality of service in which the employees must manage the patients with due care by providing services to them on first come first serve basis. The junior staff is confused and the morale of them is down, this is because of non clearance of their roles and responsibilities. This problem can be corrected by the operation manager that patient handling staff will solve the quarries related the appointments. The counter handling person must handle the counter by sending the person to the doctor on the basis of appointments(Halkjær and Lueg, 2017). The new staff due to lack of understanding are unable to perform their job properly and such problem can be solved by using the strategy of role clearance in which the employees will be made known what is their work and this will make them focus on their work irrespective of other work. For example the finance department of Elise Health care will work only towards the finance related issues. 7
There is also lack of effectiveness of a leader in which the leader is not capable to manage the staff properly. This issue can be resolved by using the strategy of creating an environment which is open. This will make the employees as well as operation manager discuss problems in more open way in which whatever problems faced by the employees will be discussed and how to resolved them will also be advised by the employees. Due to this employees' participation as well as communication will improve and which resolve the conflict by creating friendly working environment. The problem of lack of collaboration as well as team work can also be resolved by the operational manager by making a team and a team leader in order to divide task and related actions. This will make the employees feel less burdensome and this will ultimately increase effectiveness as well efficiency of them(Halkjær and Lueg, 2017). The manager of operation must also manage the stress of the employees by engaging them in various recreational activities such as meditation, yoga, sports etc. this will make the employees motivated and confident and their view towards other employees will change. This will increase the positivity among the employees and which will lead to decrease in the sickness level of employees towards the work. Dysfunction will also be improved by engaging the employees of the Elise Healthcare with the other employees by introducing each other and making the employees engaged in some task which need mind work this strategy will enhance full engagement of the employees and due to which Social relationship of the employees will also be improved and the employees get known to each other socially as well(Mans, Van der Aalst and Vanwersch, 2015). LO 4 This part is covered in the PPT. CONCLUSION From the above study it can be concluded that the operation management is very important and it results in operation efficiency of the company. Due to operational management the same work employees can complete at pace. The implication of various theories is also important to take effectively and efficient decision. There are various strategies which are used in the company in order to resolve the conflict between the employer and the employee. 8
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