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Recruitment of Healthcare professionals in Portugal Oslo, 14 th May 2014
Recruitment of Healthcare professionals
in Portugal
Oslo, 14th May 2014
Outline
Country & labour market
Current labor market situation for healthcare personnel
Educational system
Language skills / level & courses
Events
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Outline
Work culture
Salary and expenses
Jobseekers’ expectations
Recruitment
EURES expectations towards employers
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Area: 92,412 km2
Territorial organization: 5 regions in the Mainland, 2 Autonomous regions (Azores & Madeira archipelagos)
Capital: Lisboa (Lisbon) Population: 10.562.178 (Census 2011) Active Population: 5.392.000 (3rd Q 2013) Unemployment Rate: 16,3% (September 2013) Currency: Euro Official language: Portuguese GDP Growth Rate: 1,9% (2010); -1,3% (2011); -3,2% (2012); -1,4% (forecast 2013);
+1,6% forecast 2014)
Per Capita GDP (PPS): 76% EU28 avg. (2012) Minimum Wage: 485,00 Euros / month (2014) Inflation Rate: -0,4% (March 2014 / 2013)
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Portugal
Labour market
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Labour Market Registered unemployment (Jan. 2007/ March 2014)
Source: IEFP (March 2014)
Unemployment Rate: 15,2% Youth Unemployment Rate: 35,4%
Source: Eurostat (March 2014)
689,825 unemployed jobseekers
300000
350000
400000
450000
500000
550000
600000
650000
700000
750000
Graduates in Economics, Management & other Business Sciences (including Accountancy, Sales, Marketing and Advertising) + than 51.700
Teachers (mostly Secondary School Teachers) + than 28.500
Engineers (Civil / Construction, Chemical, Electro, Agronomy,
Environmental, Mechanical,…) & Architects + than 25.800
IT Analysts, Programmers & Assistants + than 14.300
Nurses, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists & several Life Science Technicians + than 15.700
Social Workers, Psychologists & HR + than 9.900
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Labour Market Main graduate surpluses
Nurses & Midwives 2.475
Physiotherapists 2.089
Pharmacists 1.743
Pharmacologists & Pathologists 664
Dieticians & Nutricionists 615
Dentists 361
Medical Doctors 15
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Labour Market
Surpluses of Healthcare Professionals (registered in IEFP PES)
Life Science Technicians (incl. Lab Analysts) 2.657
Personal Care Workers 2.450
Medical Equipment Operators(incl. Radiology, Radiotherapy &
Cardio-pulmonography Technicians) 1.233
Other Health Associate Professionals (incl. Occupational &
Speech Therapists and Audiometry Technicians) 932
Pharmaceutical Assistants 887
Dental Assistants 391
Optometrists & Opticians 390
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Labour Market
Surpluses of Healthcare Professionals Other intermediate Life Science & Healthcare professionals
Educational System
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Pre-School Education
Basic Education Secondary Education
Higher Education Post- Secondary Education
Ages
Schooling Years
1st cycle 2nd cycle 3rd cycle
3 4 5
kindergarten Courses: Scientific-Humanistic
Technological Specialised Artistic Professional
6 9 10 11 12 14 15
Technological Specialisation Courses
1st, 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
17 18 19
1st 2nd
18 …
1st 2nd
3rd
Graduate
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Compulsory Education
Master Doctor
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1st 2nd
University Education
Polytechnics Education
Graduate Master
…
Educational System
Explanation of Degrees
Before Bologna 4 years – Bachelor / Degree 6 years – Specialized Studies 8+...years – Master 7 years + … – PhD (‘Doutoramento’)
After Bologna 4 years – Degree 6 years - Master 8 years - PhD
Educational System
MEDICAL DOCTORS
Basic Medical Degree (Integrated Master): 6 years
Recognition for the practice of Medicine by the Medical Doctors’ Order is mandatory, and requires 2 years of practical clinical internship in University Hospitals
Specialization requires 5 years of theoretical & practical internship in University
The Medical Doctors’ Order awards specialty / sub-specialty in almost 60 different areas
Educational System
NURSING
Main specializations (educational offer):
Community Nursing
Medical and Surgical Nursing
Rehabilitation Nursing
Infant Health Nursing & Paediatrics
Maternal Health Nursing & Midwifery / Obstetrics
Mental Health Nursing & Psychiatrics
The Nurses Order, responsible for regulating access to the Nurse professional practice,
awards the title of Specialist Nurse in these 6 areas.
Educational System
PHARMACIST 5 years’ Master
Fields of activity: Clinical Analysis
Regulatory Issues
Pharmaceutical Distribution
Pharmaceutical Teaching
Community Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Industry
Recognition by the Order of Pharmacists is mandatory
Educational System
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNICIANS 5 years Master
Some fields of activity: Clinical Analysis and Public Health Technician Radiology Technician Radiotherapy Technician Dietician Pharmacy Technician Physiotherapist Dental Hygienist Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Professional practice must be recognized / authorized by the Health Ministry
Educational System
Quality of Education: Languages ENGLISH Extensive use in many Universities and Polytechnic Institutes Significant presence in ERASMUS exchange programmes Many course books in English NORWEGIAN / SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES Increasing access to learning Scandinavian languages (mostly Swedish and Norwegian): some language schools courses provided in a (still limited) number of Universities e-learning solutions accessible to the academic community
Educational System
Ref. exchange rate: 1 EUR – 8,12 NOK
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Salaries: NURSES
Wages are usually referred to on a monthly basis
The equivalent to 14 months is paid per year.
Level of experience
EUR NOK
Nurse 14.280 – 14.910 115.954 – 121.069 Graduate Nurse 16.030 – 31.192 130.164 – 253.279 Specialist Nurse 19.166 – 35.700 155.628 – 289.884 Head Nurse 22.554 – 37.576 183.139 – 305.117 Supervisor Nurse 23.800 – 39.830 193.256 – 323.420
Ref. exchange rate: 1 EUR – 8,12 NOK
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Salaries: DOCTORS
Wages are usually referred to on a monthly basis
The equivalent to 14 months is paid per year.
Level of experience EUR NOK
General Practice (non-specialist)
19.460 – 22.708 158.015 – 184.389
Assistant Doctor 38.444 – 44.212 312.165 – 359.001
Graduate Assistant 44.940 – 50.708 364.913 – 411.749
Senior Graduate Assistant (Head of Service)
56.476 – 70.882 458.585 – 575.562
Work Culture and Mobility
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Generally reserved, but observant Tolerant to difference and open to experiments
Expectations: New life and professional experience Better working and living conditions
Recognised skills: Good command of the English language Good level of academic qualifications Social skills: kindness, easy going, sense of duty,… Ability to solve new problems / Adaptability / Creativity
Portuguese are much better working than marketing themselves (mostly when applying)
Work culture Portuguese workers are:
Mobility of Portuguese Healthcare professionals
Due to: Universities’ transnational projects / Erasmus & others
Decrease in the number of job opportunities in Portugal (public Healthcare system no longer recruiting on a permanent basis)
Salaries and working conditions in Portugal being increasingly degraded also in the Healthcare sector (short-term contracts / precariousness, no room for progression / career development)
Other countries: UK, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, …
Mobility of Portuguese Healthcare professionals
The National Healthcare System is still the biggest employer
in the sector in Portugal
In recent years, Healthcare services are increasingly outsourced, even in the Public National Healthcare System (temporary work delivered by healthcare professionals’ service companies)
Working hours: basic rule is 40 hours / week, but work by shifts (which can vary during a month) and paid extra time are a very common practice
Younger, less experienced professionals usually tend to be more motivated to work abroad
Mobility of Portuguese Healthcare professional Challenges when moving to Norway
Norway is far away from home and family
Norwegian language seems very difficult to learn
Norway is an expensive country
Lack of knowledge about the process of recognition, integration and careers
Other countries open channels to mobility (ex: UK)
Challenge for a Portuguese healthcare professional in moving to Norway would be the weather and the food / meal break (in the beginning), but Portuguese are also very good adapting to new circumstances.
Mobility of Portuguese Healthcare professional Motivations when moving to Norway
Better working conditions and salaries
Work-life balance / Family-friendly country
Norwegian appeal / confidence in the future of the country
Belief in the stability of the Norwegian social system and institutions
Experiences & Results so far
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Experiences & Results so far
In Norway:
an undetermined number of Doctors and Nurses have been placed in Norwegian healthcare institutions mainly as a result of family reunion
poor experience in the area due to the few jobs announced
in the 1st EURES event dedicated to the healthcare sector in Portugal (“Healthcare Mobility Day”, 1st April) a Norwegian company interviewed 24 applicants for its job vacancy for Pharmaceuticals
A strategy for approaching the Portuguese candidates in this sector is required
Experiences & Results so far Cooperation EURES Norway & Portugal
since 2007
Key success factors: Knowledge & integration
Face-to-face contact
English as a working language
Follow-up
Good partners & cooperation with EURES Norway
Experiences & Results so far
Swedish Experience with Radiologists
Previous work: Presentation about shortage for health professionals – 2010 EURES Portugal organization of Sweden Day - May 24, 2011 Visit to the Porto School of Health Technology - May 25, 2011 Analysis and definition of performance strategy - 2012/2013
Recruitment Action The company defines the desired profile – January 2014 Registration, publishing, advertising the Job Offer and
collecting applications - February to April 2014 Pre-selection and 12 jobseekers’ invitation for an interview -
2nd April, during the Healthcare Mobility Day event in Lisbon Invitation to 8 candidates to visit the company in Sweden in
May 2014 Admissions: 5 to 8
Experiences & Results so far
SOME POINTS TO HAVE IN MIND
Importance of clearing up the profile and providing as much detail as possible about the recruitment steps / process
Dissemination in schools, student and professional associations (including Orders) and social media - reaching all professionals
Fact sheet about Norway aimed at Healthcare jobseekers: o top 10 professions in the Healthcare sector o information about the recognition procedures & authorities,
salaries and careers o the admission process: length, support to housing, family….. o the language learning process: place / duration / level
Recruitment Services
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Advertise job vacancies
Collect job search applications
Job Centres, SMS’s / e-mailings to PES jobseekers’ database, national websites (www.netemprego.pt, www.iefp.pt/eures), event websites, newspapers, specialized healthcare jobs forums, Healthcare universities and other partners
Information, pre-selection, application handling
Recruitment Services
Recruitment Services JV promotion & handling
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Special section for jobs abroad in our internal system (SIGAE) & in our public job bank NETemprego
Recruitment Services JV promotion: info requirements
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Wage references
Language skills
Support to finding accommodation …
Professional experience
Estimated contract duration
Estimated starting date
Contract with recruiting agency / final recruiter?
How to apply & selection procedure
2 in the national Coordination
12 at the regional level (2 in the Autonomous Regions - Azores and Madeira)
15 in Local Units (in Job Centres)
1 in ACISAT
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Recruitment Services EURES Advisers in Portugal
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Recruitment Process
Evaluation of the Recruitment Process
Sessions, workshops, individual interviews, logistic support, support to employers during the interviews, reference checking (when required)
Follow-up with employers / EURES advisers / jobseekers
Recruitment Services
CLOSED RECRUITMENTS FOR SELECTED COMPANIES always available (besides Open Fairs)
No more big Healthcare events planned for 2014 (still evaluating the Healthcare Mobility Day), but always open & available to:
welcome recruitment activities in PES / EURES venues (or partnering Schools) and basic support in the pre-selection stage
• Including (if requested by Norway) organising a small closed recruitment event, only for (3 to 5) Norwegian employers
support (referenced by NAV) Norwegian employers’ participation in targeted / University jobfairs in the Healthcare sector in Portugal
Recruitment Services
EVENTS
Your Contact EURES Advisers
in Portugal:
Nídia Figueiredo Torres Vedras Job Centre Phone: +351 261 330 154
Email: [email protected]
Dora Silva Coimbra – IEFP Centre Regional Office
Phone: +351 239 860 895 Email: [email protected]
in Norway: please contact your nearest / regional EURES Adviser:
www.nav.no/eures
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