Purpose Some of Australia's most severe and protracted workforce shortages are in public
sector community mental health (CMH) services. Research identifying the factors affecting …

Objective The aim of the present study was to identify factors affecting the job satisfaction
and subsequent retention of Aboriginal mental health workers (AMHWs). Methods Five …

Australia's rural communities rely heavily on public-sector provided community mental
health services and these services face major recruitment and retention challenges, with …

Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to determine the reasons why mental health
professionals work in a community mental health service. Methods: A survey of psychiatrists …

Mental health nursing in New South Wales, Australia has experienced considerable change
as a profession over the past 20 years. In a climate of reduced funding and heightened …

Mental health work presents problems for staff over and above those encountered in other
organisations, including other areas of healthcare. Healthcare workers, in particular mental …

Objective: To identify strategies local managers can use to optimise recruitment and
retention of mental health staff in rural locations. Design: Forty‐one staff were interviewed …

Objectives Modernization of the English National Health Service (NHS) workforce has led to
the introduction of a number of new roles. One such role is the graduate primary care mental …

The recruitment, retention and training of mental health workers is of major concern in rural
Australia, and the Gippsland region of Victoria is no exception. Previous studies have …

As with all fledgling professions the role of the Community-based Mental Health Support
Work is forging its own identity in New Zealand's health care sector, with support workers …