Factors Affecting Physiotherapy Graduate Job Selection

Warriner, JM; Walker, A D M

doi:10.1016/s0031-9406(05)66848-4

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“…Indeed, most students can clearly identify which educators and institutions effectively satisfied their training needs and which did not. In addition, the inclusion of popular or specialist rotations were also cited as important features when selecting potential posts [1], confirming the expectation of undertaking a traditional rotational job. Interestingly, both Atkinson & Steward [18] and Masters [19] commented that most newly qualified physiotherapists do not believe they have sufficient experience or skills to work in the community immediately following graduation.…”

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“…This may simply be reflective of student's individual clinical placement experience, where despite the inclusion of more non-traditional clinical placements, hospital based practice still tends to predominate. Warrinder & Walker [1] proposed that when identifying the location of a first physiotherapy post, the most influential factors were the attitudes of supervisors and potential colleagues, and the level of in-service training provided. Student perception of these factors is often developed early on during training and consolidated throughout clinical placement experience.…”

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“…Following graduation, physiotherapists used to be in an enviable position; vacant posts were plentiful, which allowed new graduates the luxury of selecting the geographical location in which they would like to work and in some instances, the institution [1]. However, over the past few years the situation has completely reversed, with newly qualified physiotherapists experiencing difficulties gaining their first National Health Service (NHS) post [2].…”

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“…The major factors influencing job choice were identified as: the attitudes of potential superiors; inservice training; attitudes of potential colleagues; and post-registration courses. 34 However, there are concerns that many students are put off staying with the NHS beyond their first post. Poor pay, especially while paying back student loans, and stressful working conditions have been identified as deterring many graduates from staying in the NHS.…”

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Arnold

Loan‐Clarke

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The United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) is continuing to experience recruitment and retention problems of nursing and allied health profession staff. Consequently, the need to study and understand the key factors that encourage or dissuade people to work for the NHS remains a major research and policy issue. This study provides well-focused, independent research to explore how the NHS can be made more attractive for potential new recruits and possible returners. The views of potential recruits and returners interested in working for the NHS as either a qualified nurse, physiotherapist or radiographer were explored through a postal questionnaire survey which achieved a response rate of 23%. Analysis of the results indicate that the strongest predictor of intention to work for the NHS in one of the three professions was the attitude held by respondents. These attitudes in turn were most influenced by the extent to which people perceived that NHS work as a qualified nurse, physiotherapist or radiographer offered positive features, i.e. rewarding career, teamwork and a chance to help people and to get to know them. The views of family and friends regarding working for the NHS were also important as was the belief in one's ability to secure an NHS job.

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Physiotherapists' use of evidence based practice: a cross‐national study

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Whitfield

1997

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This study investigated clinical physiotherapists' reasons for their use of treatment techniques, with a particular focus on their utilisation of journal review and research literature. A questionnaire was completed by 180 physiotherapists in England and 141 physiotherapists in Australia. Despite the greater prevalence of pre-registration degree respondents in Australia, there were no differences between the two national groups in their reasons given for choice of treatment techniques. The basis of over 90% of each groups choice of techniques reflected what was taught during their initial training. Experience of treatment effects on prior patients, and information gained in practice-related courses, were also primary reasons. Research literature ranked least in importance as a basis for choosing techniques, and review articles fared little better. The results indicated that these physiotherapists relied mainly on information gained from formal pre- and post-registration courses. By implication, the most obvious means of influencing physiotherapists' attitudes to research utilisation lies with those responsible for physiotherapy education.

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Factors Affecting Physiotherapy Graduate Job Selection

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Are physiotherapy students adequately prepared to successfully gain employment?

Are physiotherapy students adequately prepared to successfully gain employment?

Improving the recruitment and return of nurses and allied health professionals: a quantitative study

Physiotherapists' use of evidence based practice: a cross‐national study

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