Health Care Recruitment

OVERVIEW

Throughout the western world healthcare in every country is under tremendous strain of endless and increasing illness, an aging population, which is also living longer, poor management, poor funding, mass exodus of personnel from the pressure of increasing workloads, lack of training and respect, too many responsibilities, to much compliance, to little pay and a poor lifestyle to match.

Australia might not have all the answers to the above or lead the world with reform, but it does offer a world leading lifestyle opportunity, be it temporary or permanent. The Australian experience can be a great part of your professional career path, or even become a permanent fixture - lifestyle change.

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Health work force - Overview

There are around 384,000 people employed in health occupations in Australia, comprising 4.0% of the total number of employed persons (table 9.34). The largest components of the health work force were registered nurses (168,500), generalist medical practitioners (35,100) and enrolled nurses (26,600).

Females comprised 74% of the health work force. The high proportion of females in the health work force is due to their predominance in registered midwifery (99.5%), enrolled nursing (91%), registered nursing (93%) and physiotherapy (65%). Conversely, males represented 81% of the ambulance officers and paramedics, 78% specialist medical practitioners and 66% generalist medical practitioners.

Over a third (38%) of the health work force were employed on a part-time basis, compared with 29% of the total number of employed persons in Australia. Of people employed part-time in the health workforce, 90% were female, a higher proportion than the total part-time work force (71%). Males constituted 10% of the part-time health work force compared with 29% for the total part-time work force. The higher proportion of part-time workers in the health sector is a reflection of the greater number of females in the health work force, who are more likely to work part-time.