Nursing Clinical Directors

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Reading work related information.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Looking for ways to help people.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Helping people to understand and use information.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.