Demand for healthcare professionals 'increasing'

There is now greater demand put on staff in the healthcare sector as a result of the government's efforts to improve the NHS service, it has been claimed.

According to Pulse, the focus on reducing waiting lists means that healthcare trusts are becoming stretched as they try to meet targets.

There has also been a 20 per cent increase in demand for both temporary and permanent healthcare professionals year on year, the organisation continues.

Kate Harris, commercial director at Pulse, said: There is also an agenda of choice within the NHS and if healthcare providers are going to give people that choice then they must have the staff to deliver those services.

A spokesperson for ClickAJob welcomes the trend, though remains sceptical about the longer term prospects.

The government keeps fumbling and newly trained professionals keep finding themselves blocked by bureaucracy after years of study and getting into debt, he says.

If you're not tempted by the brain drain, look carefully at the category you've chosen for yourself and make certain you can see a feasible career path to a significant future.

It also essential to know your own commitment, he continues.

Unless you're in private practice, the health sector is notoriously overstretched and underpaid - be prepared to put hard work ahead of financial reward for at least the first few years.

This news comes as the recent REC/KPMG monthly Report on Jobs has revealed that the nursing, medical and care sector is bucking the overall trend of falling demand for jobseekers.