One in 15 UK medical sector job seekers look abroad for work according to Jobs4Medical.co.uk

Aug. 10, 2007 - PRLog -- Jobs4Medical.co.uk, a leading specialist online recruitment service for the medical profession, has revealed that one in 15 people that have used its services in the last six months are looking for jobs outside of the UK. In the last 6 months, New Zealand proved to the be the most popular country of choice with over 16,000 page views for the 72 jobs advertised on the New Zealand pages of Jobs4Medical.co.uk. Out of the 520 foreign jobs available on the Website, 22 per cent are for Doctors, whilst a staggering 55.2 per cent are for Nursing positions.

Jobs4Medical.co.uk has over 3,600 medical positions currently advertised in a variety of health care professions including Doctors, Carers, Nurses, dental and allied heath care professionals. These latest findings come after a report compiled by the Institute for Public Policy Research entitled ‘Brits Abroad: Mapping the scale and nature of British emigration’ – showed that every three minutes a British National leaves the UK to start a new life abroad. According to a recent feature on the BBC’s Website, Australia and New Zealand are keen to recruit UK public service workers and the Jobs4Medical research shows that these are popular destinations, along with North America and Ireland.

Vicky Scott is Operations Manager at Jobs4Medical.co.uk: “With the continuing amount of job cuts and ongoing change in working conditions at the NHS, it’s not surprising that people are looking for more favourable salaries in hotter climates to progress their careers. Perhaps the most alarming figure is the number of nurses that are looking to leave the UK – most likely the result of under-staffing, long hours and low pay.”

“The medical sector is becoming a global profession, attracting a pool of highly talented individuals, both in the UK and abroad. Medical workers are increasingly looking for jobs abroad, regardless of their nationality, which is certainly a new trend. This time last year we did not have any foreign medical sector jobs posted onto the site, and we can see the trend continuing in years to come,” Vicky Scott added.

The Website is updated daily with the latest medical sector positions from both individual medical organisations and job agencies looking to find and place the right medical professional – quickly and efficiently – and has an average of 100,000 unique visitors each month. Jobs4Medical is free to candidates and is one of the few sites that does not allow searching of their database, allowing the candidate to remain in control of the application process. Jobs4Medical also contains useful links to medical information including a medical dictionary link, relevant classified ads, has the option to advertise practices for sale, as well as various links of general interest.

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www.jobs4medical.co.uk is a leading specialist online recruitment service for the medical profession. Latest UK and international jobs including Australian and New Zealand medical jobs are listed on the site on a daily basis.

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