Do new roles contribute to job satisfaction and retention of staff in nursing and professions allied to medicine?
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 1 January 2000
Karen Collins, M. L. Jones, Andy McDonnell, Susan Read, R. Jones, Ailsa Cameron
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Job satisfaction was significantly related to feeling integrated within the post-holder's own professional group and with immediate colleagues, feeling that the role had improved their career prospects, feeling adequately prepared and trained for the role, and working to protocol.
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The vast majority of post-holders in innovative roles felt that the role provided them with a sense of job satisfaction. However, it is essential that the post-holders feel adequately prepared to carry out the role and that the boundaries of their practice are well defined. Career progression and professional integration both being associated with job satisfaction.
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