{"product_id":"growth-based-career-planning-for-healthcare-professionals-a-narrative-for-change-paperback-softback-9781394232499","title":"Growth-based Career Planning for Healthcare Professionals; A Narrative for Change (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394232499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrowth-based Career Planning for Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative for Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephanie Tempest (Edited by), Tempest (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394232499, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.3 x 17 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Applying a holistic lens, Stephanie explores ways to keep the human heartbeat central for everyone in the healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe opens up the discussion on growth-based career planning where it has generally been narrowed and thinks about growth across the strands of practice in the wider healthcare ecosystem. She encourages honest conversations, values-based decisions and personal career control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is accessible to a wide audience. Stephanie includes the Kawa model approach as a helpful solution-focused tool for practitioners. The metaphor of a river provides a common language for understanding across the sector and facilitates nurturing, movement, empowerment and potential joy and fulfilment in the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an important and timely evidenced-based contribution to workforce discussions in the current climate of challenge and reduction. It will contribute to shaping sustainable growth-based career planning policy and decision-making across the healthcare professions.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVeryan Richards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLay Consultant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociate Lay Consultant, The Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice, St Catherine’s College, Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“We live in a world hurried by a rough clamber to the clouds. So often colleagues reflect that it is not until we get there—into whichever of the clouds we were headed for—that we realise what may have been missed along the way: consolidated, broad learning; curiosity to explore and gain complementary skills and knowledge; nuance; joy; innovation; excitement; purpose; time to breathe; the chance to enjoy family life, not just survive it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis beautiful slice of humanity gives permission to us all, whatever our life stage, to take back control: to enjoy career, life, and everything in between over the course of a rich journey, rather than having achieved it all in the first xx years only to look back and wonder why.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-read for current and future health and care professionals (and indeed all career paths) and for people supporting this vital workforce. It offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional career ladder, inviting us to adopt a more human, flexible, growth-based approach to retain and develop staff, valuing the non-linear flow of the river.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlending theory with real-life stories, this book highlights the value of healthcare careers across many different roles in practice settings, leadership, education, and research, and shows how they can coexist. The Kawa model offers a powerful, evidence-based metaphor for understanding careers as rivers—unique and evolving—with insights from the Kawa research community, alongside a dedicated chapter on human resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a deeply human book, reminding us that career choices happen in the context of our lives outside of work. Twenty colleagues from across nine healthcare professions share their successes and their growing pains too. Steph, in her true expert style, has crafted an honest, practical book to inspire and help us navigate meaningful healthcare careers within a complex landscape, offering good reason to stay, to thrive, and to grow. Thank you Steph for your creative and compassionate leadership of this innovative and vital work.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Beverley Harden MBE FCSP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiprofessional Lead for Advanced and Consultant Practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNHS England\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisiting Professor, University of Winchester\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGrowth-based Career Planning\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful reminder that careers are not ladders to climb but rivers to navigate. Professional growth doesn’t always mean climbing, but sometimes pausing, pivoting, or simply being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephanie Tempest’s use of the Kawa model brings a human, holistic lens to career development. This book is a gift to healthcare professionals and those who employ them at any stage—encouraging growth with purpose. This book is a must read for those who want to shape a career that aligns with their values and bring joy to their work. It’s refreshing to see a contemporary and evidence informed approach to workforce development in healthcare.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Alison Leary PhD FRCN FQICN MBE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChair of Healthcare \u0026amp; Workforce Modelling LSBU\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSenior Consultant WHO Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReimagines career development to empower healthcare professionals to grow across sectors and settings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith retention rates continuing to challenge the sector—not only among newly qualified professionals—\u003ci\u003eGrowth-based Career Planning for Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely re-evaluation of career development rooted in contemporary workforce issues. This innovative book shifts the focus from outdated promotion-based models toward a perspective that values diverse roles, experiences, and aspirations, introducing a new narrative that emphasises opportunity, agency, and actionable insights for practitioners, managers, and leaders alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInviting readers to think more holistically about their career journeys within the health and care ecosystem, \u003ci\u003eGrowth-based Career Planning for Healthcare Professionals\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Provides practical strategies for implementing inclusive career development across the four pillars of practice: clinical practice, leadership, education, and research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Highlights the connection between career planning, well-being, and workforce sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Explores real-world applications of the Kawa model to support personal and professional growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Features reflective, solution-focused questions to guide individual and organisational action planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Offers narrative-driven insights into the career journeys of diverse health and care professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Addresses wider structural and cultural dynamics, offering strategies to foster equity and diversity as part of a humanistic approach to workforce development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting person-centred workforce development through adaptable models applicable across sectors and settings, \u003ci\u003eGrowth-based Career Planning for Healthcare Professionals: A Narrative for Change\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a vital resource for all healthcare practitioners, line managers, operational leaders, and strategic workforce planners across sectors. It is ideal for pre-registration learners (students and apprentices) in healthcare, particularly in modules related to workforce development, professional practice, career development, and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor’s note on the content and book design xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the author - in three forms xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to read this book (and if reading it in a paper version, Hopefully write in it too!) xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the co-authors and storytellers xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective questions xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndorsement xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Why Do We Need to Talk About Growth- Based Career Planning? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Limitations of the Career Ladder 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Work and Life Outside of Work 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Values- based Career Decisions 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Autonomy 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy in Career Planning 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy in Our Work Roles 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Growing Ambition and Patience 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Joy in Work 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Transferable Knowledge and Skills 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7.A Transferable Skills Activity 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 An Inclusive and Representative Workforce 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Routes into the Professions Including Apprenticeships 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCareer Promotion for Career Changers 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCareer Growth from Our Life Experiences 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 What Is Growth- Based Career Planning? 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Vertical Growth 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHierarchies of Structure 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevels of Practice 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVertical Growth in Practice 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Lateral Growth 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Growth for Consolidation 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Growth through Portfolio Career Planning 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Portfolio Career 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Growth within the Clinical and Professional Practice Strand 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreceptorship (and Pre- Preceptorship) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources to Support Growth at Different Levels of Practice 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo I Need to Specialise to Grow my Career in the Clinical\/Professional Practice Strand? 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Careers in the Clinical\/Professional Practice Strand within Origin Professions and from Them 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Growth within the Leadership and Management Strand 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and Management Roles as Part of a Portfolio Career 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Leadership and Management Skills and Behaviours throughout Our Careers 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Growth within Education, Learning and Development Strand 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Growth within the Research and Innovation Strand 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 How Do We Support Growth- Based Career Planning? 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Career Rivers – Introducing the Kawa Model 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Kawa Approach 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking About Our Careers with the Kawa Model 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking About Our Careers: Past, Present and Future 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking About Our Careers: A Snapshot of the Present 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Goes into Kawa Maps? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiver Water\/Flow 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiverbanks 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRocks 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriftwood 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpaces 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Focused Narrative Example: Introducing Apih, from Technophobe to Fully Online Speech and Language Therapy Practice 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Extracts from Interview with Apih 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Kawa Model for Holistic Growth- Based Career Planning 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Using the Kawa Model Approach for Growth- Based Career Conversations 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Investment 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth- Based Career Decisions 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Kawa Model Approach to Support Growth- Based Career Planning in Practice 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLongitudinal Kawa Maps 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross- Sectional Kawa Maps 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal and Professional Growth and Development 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre- Registration Learners 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewly Qualified\/Foundation- Level Practitioners 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperienced Practitioners at Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Levels of Practice 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearchers and Academics 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement and Leadership Positions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeams and Organisations 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocused Narrative by Kee Hean Lim 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Summary 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Questions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 The Role of the People Profession 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roles within the People Profession 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruption and Innovation in Workforce Planning 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe People Profession As A Guide for New Ways of Thinking About Recruitment 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople with Career Breaks on Their CVs 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople Who Have Been Dismissed By a Previous Employer or Left Under Difficult Circumstances 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople with Multiple, Short- term Posts on Their cv 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe People Profession As A Guide for New Ways of Thinking About Retention and Flexible Working 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Staff and Encouraging Lifelong Learning for Growth and Retention 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross Sector and Industry Projects 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting the Growth of the Broader Profession 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Service 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpaces for Collaborative Reflective Practice 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning on the Job and Learning ‘Just in Time’ 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd Sometimes Leave Staff Alone 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Line Managers and Leaders 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Kinds of Leaders – How Do We Nurture and Support Them? 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