Nursing is 'UK's most in-demand medical job' according to Jobs4Medical.co.uk

  • Nursing jobs covering public and private sectors - and abroad - make up over 40 per cent of www.Jobs4medical.co.uk database
  • Findings follow recent reports by the Royal College of Nursing of over 22,000 job cuts in last 18 months

Hampshire, UK - 27 June 2007 - Jobs4Medical.co.uk, a leading specialist online recruitment service for the medical profession, has revealed that nursing positions are becoming increasingly in-demand and now make up 40 per cent of its entire medical jobs database. Since January 2007, over 3,200 nursing jobs have been posted onto the recruitment site. In response to these advertisements, almost 9,000 potential candidates have already applied for nursing positions through the specialist recruitment website so far this year - showing the extent to which large volumes of trained UK nurses are currently seeking employment.

These findings come after the Royal College of Nursing claimed that over 22,000 NHS posts have been lost in the UK in the last 18 months with further suggestions that 'specialist nurses' in the NHS are the worst affected by job cuts. Jobs4Medical.co.uk currently displays the latest job advertisements on behalf of over 210 medical organisations from large global corporations such as BUPA to smaller independent nursing homes.

"The state of the NHS is a highly visible issue in the UK at the moment, and although end of tenure in specific positions goes some way to explain why there are increasing numbers of positions opening up, the numbers of nurses unfortunately losing their jobs has risen significantly," commented Vicky Scott, Operations Manager at Jobs4Medical.co.uk. "There are large numbers of nurses out there who have been given a very high level of training, but who now find themselves without a full-time position. We aim to help resolve these issues by publicising vacancies, whether they be in the UK or abroad.

"We have a large number of nursing jobs advertised on our website, many of which come from the private sector, and significant numbers from abroad. Our recent affiliation with BUPA adds greater impetus to our work in the private sector," Vicky Scott continued.

Jobs4Medical.co.uk 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. With an average of 100,000 unique visitors each month, Jobs4Medical.co.uk 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.co.uk also contains useful links to medical information including a medical dictionary link, relevant classified ads and offers the option to advertise practices for sale, as well as various links of general interest.

About Jobs4Medical:
Founded and developed under the Jobs4 Group - Jobs4Medical is a leading online recruitment service specialising in finding jobs for health care professionals. Jobs4Medical is the first dedicated global jobs board and contains over 3000 different positions across 9 medical sectors including Doctors, Carers and Nurses.

Additional information is available at www.jobs4medical.co.uk

For more information please contact:
Louise Sambells
The PressOffice - PR for Jobs4Medical
Tel: 01780 721433
Email: lsambells@pressoffice.targetwire.com

Vicky Scott
Jobs4Medical
Tel: 01256 336632
Email: Vicky.Scott@jobs4medical.co.uk


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