Leadership Competence in Professional Public Health: A Critical Review

This report critically examines the significance of leadership competence within the context of professional public health practice. It delves into the concept and application of leadership from both personal and professional perspectives, exploring how leaders within the National Health Service (NHS) can motivate others and improve public health outcomes. The report analyzes change management processes, emphasizing their role in service improvement and the delivery of public health initiatives. It highlights the importance of effective communication and collaboration within public health settings. The report also reflects on leadership, change management, and collaboration as applied to the creation of a personal and professional development portfolio. Furthermore, it demonstrates a robust understanding of leadership skills, enabling effective personal performance and professional practice at the required industry standard, supported by relevant frameworks such as Covey's Seven Habits.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE IN
PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE..............................................................3
CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is a ability of any individual who helps to guide group of members to achieve
team goals. For improving the public health, service providers must have essential leadership
qualities so that they motivate people to follow healthy life style practices as well as quality
health care services are accessible to them. A skillful leader always motivate communities to
engage in decision making with health professionals so that public health objectives can be
achieved. Leaders should have skills to motivate people. The seven habits of effective people
are also used as effective criteria by public health service providers to evaluate the
leadership traits and to develop leadership skills among team members (Covey, 2015).
This report will cover leadership of the National health services system and it will explain how
leaders in NHS can motivate others to care about personal and public health. This report will
evaluate concept and application of the personal and professional perspectives. It will analyze the
change management processes within the service improvement as applied to the delivery of the
public health and how change management can help in improvement. This report will cover the
significance of the effective communication and collaboration. This report will give reflection in
this report which will cover leadership, change management and collaboration as applied to
creation of the PDP development profit folio. In the end It will analyze robust application of the
relevant leadership skills to enable effective personal professional and personal practices at the
required industry standard this all will be cover in this report.
MAIN BODY
CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE IN
PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
Leadership plays important role in public health services because they motivate people to
take initiatives for their health as well as to coordinate with health professionals so that public
health systems can be improved (Alvesson, Blom and Sveningsson., 2016). Leadership give
direction to the health professionals, so they develop health care policies and delivery models for
public health. A skillful leader always motivate people or group to achieve objective. This report
will cover leadership of the National health services system and it will explain how leaders in
NHS can motivate others to care about personal and public health. It is important for leaders of
the NGS institute to motivate others to provide services for the public. Leaders are responsible
to care about public in the United kingdom a give them a health related services.

Personal leadership
Personal leadership is a ability of any person to lead themselves and give direction for
own success in the life (Antonakis and Day., 2017). It is important for leaders in a NHS institute
to motivated themselves to give towards the public health they can provide health services to the
prole who and not able to abort money for their treatment. And if they are going something for
their public then this will also help to achieve success in their life (Bowen and Shapiro., 2016).
People have to develop some skills for personal leadership like Good mindset- they should set
their mind towards the goals and make proper strategies to achieve goals in their life. Public
health service providers with leadership qualities ensure that all individuals are able to access
quality health services without any accessing barriers. Strong team support – one of the best
area of the personal leadership is about support system in the leaders' life. If they are having
strong support system and network of the prole to support them through the making choices
according to their support, and they should talk with the people who are seniors and colleagues.
For providing accurate care services health professionals are require to work in team. Different
communities have diverse needs and expectations from public health systems. Thus leaders must
ensure that the public health policies work for welfare and safety of all individuals irrespective of
their culture, age, gender, religion or other factor.
7 habitats of highly effective people
Sharpen the saw
For improving the mortality rates people should strive for the suitable lifestyle which can
afford them time to recover. Leaders those who work in health and social care sector always
ensure the their decision gives long term success to hospital and help in improving patients
condition in significant manner. This habit of them can help HSC in offering satisfactory
services to all care users. If leader are unable to saw the issues then they will fail to identify
issues of patients which will affect the health of person.
be protective
If health care policies developed by leaders doe not involve monitoring then it will not
result in achievement of goals. Thus by appropriate leadership public health authorities ensure
and monitor that people should not spend their time by just reacting to the external events, they
should change and take major responsibility. Leaders have to work with extra care so that so

complications take place which providing services to users. They have to perform their
responsibilities seriously.
Begin with an end in mind
Public health leaders inspire people and understand their needs. They effectively
communicate with the people and their family members so that they do not spend their time by
giving all responsibilities to health professionals. Instead leaders must encourage people so that
they also take participation in decision making related to their own health. For this purpose
leaders must also take reviews from the patients and carers to get better assessment of their
health. Leaders always frame vision and work hard to meet all standards of quality care such as
patient safety, communication and risk identification. It helps in providing accurate and quality
care services to patients.
Put first things first
Decision making is one of the important criteria for safety of public. Thus It is important
for leaders to give priority to health policies and decisions which are more important for
improving public health outcomes. They have to first look upon the priorities of people
accordingly they must formulate health policies so that all health vulnerabilities can be
addressed. This may help in improving services in significant manner. If they fail to analyses
priority task then it may lead to affect the safety of patient.
Think win
During the negotiation propel should give equal division. Leaders work to create win-
win situation for both patient and hospital. This supports in building strong relations. By this way
patients can share their feeling and problems with doctors effectively that improve services of
hospital.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood
The quality health services can be delivered only when health policy making leaders and
public have good communication with each others. Leaders are responsible for understanding
needs of patients hence they have to first understand their own training and professionals need
and then will be able to improve the health outcomes of communities.
Synergize

Leaders in HSC have to give their valuable advice to all doctors so that all medical
professional can work better and can offer quality services to all patients. Public health leaders
must adopt the guiding principle so that their team members can follow the guidelines.
Professional leadership
For the development of the professional leadership leaders have to understand the
importance of the public and how they are caring about people ion their institute (Boyd and
et.al., 2017). As a profession leaders in the NHS should provide better medical facility to the
people and It is responsibility of public health service providers to formulate policies which
benefits all communities patents, so they can care about their heath. They should treat all
communities equally and give them proper medical treatment. Health policies must also include
features such as safety recommendations, treatment guidelines, so they people can also motivate
and care about themselves and it is also their responsibility to motivate their team member to
give the best possible treatment to the people . Public health funding has been directed to helping
the middle and upper classes, as it targets creating more health professional jobs, expanding
research institutions.
If leaders are not competent then they will not be able to understand patient’s quarry that
would increase burden on them. There is need to analyses their situation properly and give them
correct treatment so that they feel happy. Leaders must communicate properly with family
members so that healthy relations can be build and patient discuss their issues in significant
manner which help in improving the treatment process sin business. If leaders are not competent
then they will not provide satisfactory services to patients which will hamper image of hospital
and patients will not be satisfied.
Organizational change is one of the difficult task this change is attempt to improve the
quality of the services but this is challenging For NHS institute. For the change institute required
strong leaders and a cultural context in which they can lead (Bush, T., Bell, L. and Middlewood.
eds., 2019.). Committed, competent, and passionate leadership is a sine qua non of successful
transformation efforts; leadership in organizational change requires establishing and articulating
a vision, building the relationships necessary to accomplish transformation, and allocating and
prioritizing resources to enable change

Change is important to improve services to public because it will improve the services of
the institute and people can get better health related services (Cashman., 2017). Effective change
management will provide quality service to the people and they increase reputation in the UK.
Institute can implement some new technology which will give better treatment to the people . In
a hospitals new equipment are needed to provide health facilities to the public.
Change management is necessary if NHS does not give proper facility to their and
treatment to the public (Grint and et.al., 2016). Change will also increase the revenue and profit
of the institute. Leaders play important role in the change management , there are 2 reason
behind the change which are: profit and to become a more effective. There are proper ways to
lead change -
Institute should provide urgency facility to help others, and they should see the need
for the change through a bold aspiration opportunity statement that communicates to individuals’
heads and hearts the importance of acting immediately (Harms And et,al., 2017.). In result a
breadth of the focus readiness access the workforce to the direct change as per the public health
needs.
Leaders should motivate professional teams during the change because change can affect
them physical, mentally as well as to their professional practices (Grint and et.al., 2016) . They
can also provide them a training programs which will helps them to understand the task after the
change n order to most effectively work towards the highest quality patient care, leaders need to
develop a culture of process improvement if this culture does not already exist.
effective communication
Public health services are totally dependent on the communication which can be defined
as the exchange of ideas, messages, writing and information in the company (Hoch And et.al.,
2018). Without communication,NHS institute cannot be successful in achieving public health
targets. If communication is hampered, then public health superiors will not be able to make
effective professional and team relationship with each other as well as with public. When
communication is thorough, and timely, an accurate the organization tends to be vibrant and
effective. And the relation will be better with their superiors. Without coordination and
communication between public and health service providers, public health framework cannot be
successful. To provide health and care services to public communication channels must be used

to make effective communication between communities and policy makers. Communication
plays importent role in the management process due to this reason -
Linking process of the management
Public health policies conduct many fictions of the organization which include staffing ,
training and planing of health service providers, public health needs and quality standards of
health services. Communication can be defined as a heart of relation between patient and health
service providers (Klenke., 2016). Policy makers should communicate with the service
providers, patients and carers, so they can get better ideas in planning and controlling of the
relevant issues of public health.
Exchange of information
Through the communication health policy institutes can make better relation with each
other and leaders of the institute should provide quality information to the staff members, so
they can give their best towards the health services. If leaders will not provide proper
information to the service providers or communities then they will surely fail to meet the
objectives of public health (Lussier and Achua., 2015). Decisions are often dependent upon the
quality and quantity of the information received. If the information on which a decision is based
is poor or incomplete, the decision will often be incorrect.
Engagement with employees
It is important for the leaders to be engaged with the people while providing treatment to
them so that service accuracy and quality can be assured (Obolensky., 2017). Nurses and other
health practitioners will give their best if public health leaders are engaged with them and
directing them and guiding them for required service standards.
Information and communication represent power in the organization
Public health service providers cannot understand their roles and responsibilities if they
don't know what to do and how to do. The leaders who have this information become centers of
power and can ensure that all services are in accordance with patient safety and public health
standards.
Communication and Collaboration
Collaboration in the health care is defined as a health care professional assuming
compensatory role and working in a team. Communication and collaboration work together
because in public health infrastructure it is important to work in a team. If multidisciplinary

teams will work together then they can achieve public health goals in less time and perfectly
(Pardey., 2016). Collaboration between physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals
increases team members’ awareness of each other's type of knowledge and skills, leading to
continued improvement in decision-making.
effective collaboration of the team are have characterized by the respect and trust. it is
important for the leaders to make a team collaboration environment in the workplace , with team
collaboration they can treat their patients in better way and provide them the best possible cared of
the people there are few aspects which collaboration can bring in NHS-
Brainstorming
this process helps and allow team members to come together and work for the common
goals by brainstorming, thinking and offering various perspectives to provide solutions.
Providing value
Working in a public healthcare team inspire members of the team by providing strong
purpose and sense With the collaboration team members observe the value in working together
(Martin and et.al., 2017). And the common goal of the health care will give them a meaning full
reason to work in a team. They can achieve mutual benefits for the NHS well as a team.
Equal Partaking
Collaboration used to provide equal opportunities to the every member of the group
every member of the team can share their thoughts and ideas which help individuals to make
better decisions.
Development
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Hear is personal and professional development plan for NHS institute this plan include,
improvement in the leadership. This will helps to leaders to gain personal and professional
development, and they can use better leadership styles to improve their leadership skill in the
workplace (Komives., 2016). This development plan include change management and give
proper planing for the change in the public health system which will help to provide quality
services to the public, and they can provide better treatment. This will help public health system
to improve health of communities and to ensure their quality living. It has also included
collaboration which will help this institute to create better team, and they can help more people
with team. And team members will understand impotence of the collaboration and company will
get benefits from the collaboration this all plan also mansion on which they plan will start and
when it will end.
One of the best to develop good leadership skills for the leaders is to take responsibilities
(Klenke., 2016). They have to take more than they can take, they need to do more than what they
cover if they want to grow. They should come out from the comfort zone and do something
creative which can show their personal and professional skills.
Learn to follow
A skillful leader has no problem to control to the another person when appropriate.
Leaders should not feel Vulnerable when some is not happy with their argument. They should

question their thinking, and they should put forth idea of their own. They should keep their mind
achieve, and they should give merit where it is due. For ensuring the patient safety leaders
always monitor and control that its team members do not make any compromise in care quality
of patient.
Develop situational awareness
It is important for leaders to find solution of the problem, they should make proper
strategies for the problem which can affect the delivery of health care services. This is one of the
valuable skill to have when they are handling complex project s with the tight deadlines (Hoch
And et.al., 2018). They should provide suggestion to the works when any problem occurs this
ability also helps leaders to recognize the opportunities that others overlook, which will
certainly earn you recognition.
Inspire others
A good leaders always inspire professionals to understand the needs of public health. If
the leader will engage with the team members then it will inspire them, and they will work
harder, and they will give their best services to patients.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report has been briefly explained the definition of the leadership and
also explain why it is important for NHS institution this report has been critically evolution the
concept of leadership and skills of an effective leaders and application of the both personal and
professional prospective personal leader ship has been concluded good mindset and strong
support and in a professional explain how they help others to motivate through professionalism.
This report has been analyzed the significance of the communication and team collaboration.
This report also has been make PDP plan for the NHS and in this report has been concluded
improvement in leadership, effective change management and benefits of team collaboration an
report has been analyzed plan and explain how this all plans can helps to improve activities of
the leadership , change management and team collaboration. This will also help in they better
leadership and engage employees I the change management and make employees work in the
team to archive objectives of the institute. This report has Illustrated arobust application which h
is relevant to the leadership skills to enable effective personal performance and professional
practice at the required industry standard.

RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that public health care service providers must try to incorporate
seven habits of effective people into their practice. It will make them good leaders so that
they will be able to promote and encourage good health practices among communities. It is
also recommended that leadership skills and 7 habits of effective people will assist
professionals to ensure the community engagement as well as cooperation among team
members. For development of these leadership attributes appropriate training must be
provided to professionals.

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