• ​NSW physician - medical oncology specialist clinical and non-clinical workforce characteristics in 2019

    236
    Headcount

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    Workforce characteristics for NSW physician - medical oncology specialist clinical workforce in 2019

    186
    Headcount

    48.4%
    Female

    43.4
    Work hours per week

    46.1
    Years average age

    11.3%
    Aged 60+

    16
    New Fellows in 2018

    Workforce characteristics for NSW physician - medical oncology advanced trainees workforce in 2019

    68
    Headcount

    6 years
    Length of training

    6.3%
    Trainee growth
    2015 - 2019

    38.9%
    NSW Australian trainees

    Total advanced trainees

    Year
    20152016201720182019
    Advanced Trainees
    64
    56646468

    Workforce requirement for NSW physician - medical oncology specialist workforce by 2035

    Limited career opportunities

    ​Workforce modelling indicates that NSW specialist physician - medical oncology workforce will have sufficient new fellows per annum entering workforce to meet community need in 2035 across both high and low demand scenarios.

    The 2035 specialist workforce requirements will be met through current (2019) total advanced trainee numbers at 68 per annum and there is no requirement to increase advanced trainee numbers.

    ​Demand is expected to grow 2.7% (low demand scenario) to 3.1% (high demand scenario).

    In 2035 the average fellow will be 49.9 years old (if new entries enter the workforce).

    Workforce distribution for NSW physician - medical oncology workforce in 2019

    Total NSW

    SectorPercentage
    Public34.41%
    Public and private46.24%
    Other
    4.3%
    Private15.05%



    SectorPercentage
    Public50.16%
    Other (non-clinical)24.15%
    Private25.7%


    Metropolitan Sydney

    124
    Headcount

    42.9
    Work hours per week

    46.2
    Years average age

    12.9%
    Aged 60+

    TimeframeNext 1-2 years Next 3-5 years Next 6-10 years
    Percentage31%25%
    31%


    Non-metropolitan Sydney

    62
    Headcount

    44.5
    Work hours per week

    45.8
    Years average age

    8.1%
    Aged 60+

    TimeframeNext 1-2 years Next 3-5 years Next 6-10 years
    Percentage0%
    80%20%



    Workforce distribution for NSW physician - medical oncology workforce in 2019 by local health district

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Fellows per local health district

0 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40

  • Workforce considerations

    • Workforce modelling is based on current models of care. Any change in the models may impact on requirements.
    • Any changes to current training programs will affect the workforce modelling outcome.
    • Workforce modelling is based on current workforce hours profile by age co-hours. Any changes to hours worked by future clinicians will affect the model.
    • There is an accepted error rate of plus or minus two per cent within workforce modelling.
    • The model does not address any mal-distribution either by location (rural or regional) or sector (public or private).

    Notes

    Data source: The National Health Workforce Dataset – Australian Government Department of Health; The Medical Education and Training in Australia Report (MET).


Current as at: Wednesday 5 July 2023