This study aimed to explore new graduates' experiences of entering the nursing workforce in NSW, Australia, and to identify factors that impact on their transition to the workforce, satisfaction and likelihood of retention.
The downstream effects of this are likely to include improvements in patient experiences and safety, in clinical performance and workforce satisfaction, reductions in hospital readmissions, more efficient and appropriately located health services and, ultimately, financial performance improvements (although the evidence around the financial aspect is debatable).
The core competencies of the physicians as a whole are their role in the workforce, patient satisfaction, and hopefully leadership.
Beyond handling the usual HR responsibilities overseeing employee satisfaction, workforce engagement, benefits and compensation, diversity, and the like what should an exemplary CHRO do?
The training of junior doctors is of great importance as it contributes to the maintenance of a highly skilled workforce, improves job satisfaction among the healthcare workforce (possibly with productivity benefits), and underpins patient safety in the long term.
In general, research has shown that the factors responsible for AHP shortages in rural and remote areas include lack of employment options, professional support, limited career structure, social isolation, poor promotion possibilities, ageing of the workforce, low job satisfaction, long hours and travel time [ 17, 18].
Leadership style has a dramatic effect on staff motivation for productivity [ 33], stress, job satisfaction and workforce retention [ 34].
Positive staff experiences of a manager's leadership are critical to ensure job satisfaction and workforce retention, the provision of quality care and the well-being of care recipients, and potentially a reduction of associated costs.
The IRCMAC could also lead to efficiency gains within the RCF and GP workforce; telephone interviews and satisfaction surveys suggested that the IRCMAC resulted in considerable (though unquantified) time savings for RCF staff and GPs.
Positive staff perception of a manager's leadership and support is associated with improved job satisfaction and workforce retention [ 12, 16], with its corollaries in higher care quality, the well-being of care recipients [ 17, 18] and a reduction of associated costs [ 19, 20].
Following interviews with executives and managers the key issues for businesses could generally be classified in one of four main areas; (i) increasing the productivity of the workforce, (ii) improving customer satisfaction, (iii) reducing the costs associated with employee ill-health and (iv) reducing potential future business risks and liabilities.
