Is your Healthcare Workforce Operating as Efficiently as Possible?

Medical science, technology, and pharmaceuticals are constantly expanding. There are always new diagnostic modalities and new potential therapies being made available. Coupled with this is an ageing population with increasing healthcare needs.

Running a healthcare service can be a black hole for resources. Recent predictive and forecasting models suggest that by 2033 the entire NSW state budget will be allocated to healthcare based on the increased demand and spending over the last 50 years.

Obviously this is not a feasible option. As resources are limited, it is important that your healthcare system is running as efficiently as possible with the most appropriately trained staff doing the right jobs.

Are you Confident that your Healthcare Workforce has the Right People in the Right Place at the Right Time, All the Time?

Redesigning the healthcare workforce is no simple task. The challenges are endless; limited resources, lack of funding etc. According to a recently released report, it is predicted that there will be a shortage of 40,000 nurses in just two years, and by 2020 90,000 nurses will retire. (Kronos workforce management consultants)

Healthcare organisations are struggling to attract, recruit and train sufficient skilled doctors, nurses and other practitioners, and the problems being encountered are chronic, widespread and worsening. Yet while everyone knows these problems exist, not many have succeeded in putting new and innovative practices in place to become ‘employers of choice’, to meet staff needs and to free up time for practitioners through workforce restructuring. What are you doing to ensure your organisation can deliver on patient requirements?

At IQPC’s Redesigning the Healthcare Workforce you will Take Away the Skills to:

• Use new and innovative recruitment methods to attract skilled staff
• Develop strategies and models for job satisfaction and retention
• Position yourself as employer choice to attract the most talented staff to your workforce
• Design and implement alternative workforce structures to allow for greater flexibility
• Develop the skills mix you need for your workforce to meet patient demand

Leading Case Studies from Private and Public Sectors at Redesigning the Healthcare Workforce:

Di Lawson CEO COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES & HEALTH INDUSTRY SKILLS COUNCIL, NSW

Di has held national leadership roles in learning and business development for over 15 years in Finance, Business and Health and she presently sits on a number of national workforce committees some of which are ministerial appointments. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the forum.

Robyn Williams Education and Recruitment Manager, ST GEORGE PRIVATE HOSPITAL NSW

Hear first hand from a private hospital how they retain and motivate their staff to reduce attrition and keep their staff happy to deliver optimum patient outcomes.

A/Prof Richard Murray Head of School of Medicine JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, QLD

Discover the results from Australia’s first Physician Assistant (PA) trials taking place in Queensland, and how the PA role can expand the capacity of our medical workforce to combat the worldwide shortage of doctors.

More Case Studies at Redesigning the Healthcare Workforce Including Allied Health Perspectives:

Chris Kewley, Executive Director of Nursing, HUNTER NEW ENGLAND AREA HEALTH SERVICE, NSW	Dr Dennis Pashen, Director, MOUNT ISA CENTRE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH, QLD
Mark Butterworth, Executive Director Allied Health Services, METRO-NORTH HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT QLD	Bronwyn Nardi, Senior Director, Workforce Planning & Coordination Branch, QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Paul Bradshaw, Principal Advisor Attraction & Recruitment, STATE SERVICES AUTHORITY, VIC	Julie Hulcombe, Allied Health Advisor, QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Dr Jenny Sturgess, Director, Allied Health, QUEENSLAND HEALTH	Elizabeth Powne, HR Manager, ROYAL ST VINCENT’S & MERCY PRIVATE HOSPITAL, VIC

Upgrade Your Registration for Redesigning the Healthcare Workforce by Attending Workshops on:

• WORKSHOP A: Using Virtual Networks to Engage Staff and Share Knowledge
• WORKSHOP B: How to Recruit Staff to Rural and Remote Areas
• WORKSHOP C: How Can Australia Develop a National Health Workforce Reform Agenda?
• WORKSHOP D: How to Position Yourself as Employer of Choice
• WORKSHOP E: How to Develop the Skill Set You Need in Your Workforce

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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