Despite major cuts to front line services in the NHS, the health service is still short of specialist medical staff, concludes a recent White Paper on the medical employment market from Your World Recruitment.
The report also warns that Government must be careful not to store up problems for the future of the NHS. The report has revealed that although cuts across the board in the healthcare sector have led to a decline in medical jobs across the UK, at the same time there are still a number of opportunities out there, especially for GPs, nurses and other medical experts with specialist skills. These skill shortages include cochlear implant specialists within audiology, paediatric occupational therapists and MRI/ultrasound experts within radiology. Although pay levels have frozen for many, certain jobs or hospitals that are struggling to find talent are driving up remuneration to attract the right people. The white paper also indicates that there is an increasing number of locum healthcare staff moving into permanent positions, mainly as a result of the increased job security in a challenging time for the public sector.
