Now's the time for hospital doctor jobs
Friday 10th September 2010
The desperation that may have been felt by many a new graduate trying to enter the job market or an experienced staff member in hospital doctor jobs facing redundancy during the recession could very well be at an end, as reports are incoming that suggest the sector is gathering momentum once again.
In fact, this appears to be true for the entire country, with the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicating that for those aged between 16 and 64, employment for the three months to June 2010 was 70.5 per cent, representing an increase of 0.3 per cent on the quarter and taking the total number of Britons in work to 29.02 million. This is a jump of 184,000 on the quarter and, according to the body, is the biggest such rise since 1989, which must surely be encouraging for anyone sending out their CV at the moment, whether this be to secure UK medical jobs or positions in a different sector.
But, for the medical profession in particular, the ONS has just revealed that, for the first three months of 2010, employment in the NHS was up right across the UK, climbing the most in the east Midlands by 7.3 per cent. This region was followed by the east of the country at seven per cent and the West Midlands at 6.1 per cent, which suggests that anyone currently on the hunt for occupational therapy or physiotherapy jobs in the sector would do well to focus their efforts on areas such as Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Another promising report has come from Semta, the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies, in the form of its UK Science Industries (Bioscience) paper. This suggests that, between now and 2016, 50,000 people will need to be recruited for biomedical science jobs and other similar roles in order to cover retirement and employment growth, with 9,200 professionals, 9,300 technicians and 12,000 managers required. In addition, the study revealed that, in spite of sector job losses being seen between 2001 and 2008, a 14 per cent increase in employment has been experienced in the last year.
Furthermore, the body is now offering its support to companies in the country to upskill through training programmes and apprenticeships, as well as available funding, all of which must be quite reassuring for anyone taking their first steps onto the career ladder of their choice. As chief executive with the organisation Philip Whiteman remarked: "The demand for high-level skills is … continuing to rise. Securing a job in the future will be about having the world-class skills that employers are crying out for."
Although jobseekers themselves may not currently feel that the market is improving, developments and projects are being taken on across the UK. For example, 440 positions are expected to be created through plans to establish a research centre at the former Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, thanks to regeneration partnership Corridor Manchester. And that's not all this consortium has been working on in recent times. Alongside the University of Manchester, the body won a £500,000 grant in June 2009 from the Economic Challenge Investment Fund to help tackle unemployment in the north-west.
A total of five initiatives are being rolled out, such as the High Flyers Programme that will see 60 recent graduates invited to attend a four-week mini training scheme that sees them focus on teamwork, leadership and career planning. Or Manchester First, which has been devised by the University of Manchester's Careers Service to help companies make good use of graduate talent through raising awareness of opportunities in the city and its outlying areas.
And, also in the north of the country, physiotherapy jobs could soon be on the rise as well, thanks to an expansion plan from Leeds-based Freedom Backs Clinic which, according to the Yorkshire Post, hopes to establish a total of 40 branches across the country in the next five years and will be opening one in London and another in Manchester later on in 2010, creating a total of 16 positions.
Job opportunities aside, however, working environments could soon be improved as well, if a research paper from Pierre Audoin Consultants and SMART is taken into consideration. This has suggested that NHS trusts and hospitals which choose to install workforce management and e-rostering systems can save up to £500,000 a year, while driving improvements for staff. Benefits include greater satisfaction among personnel, reduced absent rates and decreased time spent on administration, which may be of great importance given the fact that statistics from the Medical Programme Board and the British Medical Association have found that junior doctors are spending too long on paperwork, with 14 per cent of a trainee's time dedicated to such tasks.
So, it's not all doom and gloom for the medical profession, it would seem and professionals seeking work in every sector should perhaps take heart from the fact that further opportunities appear to be arising every day.
Written by Alex Franklin Stortford
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