Welcome to the Health Workforce website
Access to an appropriately skilled and available workforce is vital to the delivery of effective health services in Victoria. The Department of Human Service's involvement with the health workforce includes:
- Employment of staff in a wide range of service delivery, service co-ordination, policy and management roles.
- Service development and funding for health services which rely on the availability of an appropriate workforce.
- Support for a range of workforce initiatives that seek to ensure an adequate supply of appropriately qualified practitioners and match them to areas of need,
- An up-to-date and responsive regulatory framework for health practitioners in order to protect the public,
- Strategies to ensure the future sustainability of the health services workforce.
What's new
Health Workforce Competency Principles
- The Department of Human Services has published a discussion paper on shared competencies for the health workforce. A stakeholder consultation workshop was held on 6 April 2009. A full report of the day's proceedings is now available.
Health Workforce Competency Principles-A Victorian Discussion Paper, March 2009 (PDF File - 241.2 kb)
Final Report - Shared Competencies for the Health Workforce Workshop (MS Word - 604.0 kb)
Workforce Innovation Grant Program - Expressions of Interest 2008/09
Guidelines 2008-09 (December 2008) (PDF File - 61.5 kb)
Application Form 2008-09 (December 2008) (MS Word - 98.0 kb)
Area of Need Forum - On 23 June 2008 the Department of Human Services held a forum to discuss the development and application of the Area of Need policy in Victoria.
Area of Need forum - Discussion paper - 2008 (PDF File - 115.5 kb)
Area of Need forum - Forum notes - 2008 (PDF File - 176.6 kb)
Better Skills, Best Care Stage 1 Report - November 2007 (PDF File - 1.0 mb)
Planning for growth in the Victorian medical workforce - June 2008 (PDF File - 126.9 kb)
Recruitment of international health care professionals to Victoria - strategic directions 2007-10
- Information, fact sheets and applications forms for international medical graduates (IMGs) and allied health professionals (AHPs).
Strengthening Medical Specialist Training Program - 2008
- Information about the program and application forms for 2008 funding.
Medical Scoping Report Update July 2007
- At the COAG meeting in July 2006, Victoria secured substantial increases in the number of undergraduate places in medicine, nursing and allied health.
Region of Choice
- a recruitment and support service for health professionals in regional Victoria
- The Department of Human Services has published a discussion paper on shared competencies for the health workforce. A stakeholder consultation workshop was held on 6 April 2009. A full report of the day's proceedings is now available.
Health Workforce Competency Principles-A Victorian Discussion Paper, March 2009 (PDF File - 241.2 kb) Final Report - Shared Competencies for the Health Workforce Workshop (MS Word - 604.0 kb)Workforce Innovation Grant Program - Expressions of Interest 2008/09
Guidelines 2008-09 (December 2008) (PDF File - 61.5 kb) Application Form 2008-09 (December 2008) (MS Word - 98.0 kb)Area of Need Forum - On 23 June 2008 the Department of Human Services held a forum to discuss the development and application of the Area of Need policy in Victoria.
Area of Need forum - Discussion paper - 2008 (PDF File - 115.5 kb) Area of Need forum - Forum notes - 2008 (PDF File - 176.6 kb) Better Skills, Best Care Stage 1 Report - November 2007 (PDF File - 1.0 mb) Planning for growth in the Victorian medical workforce - June 2008 (PDF File - 126.9 kb)Recruitment of international health care professionals to Victoria - strategic directions 2007-10
- Information, fact sheets and applications forms for international medical graduates (IMGs) and allied health professionals (AHPs).
Strengthening Medical Specialist Training Program - 2008
- Information about the program and application forms for 2008 funding.
Medical Scoping Report Update July 2007
- At the COAG meeting in July 2006, Victoria secured substantial increases in the number of undergraduate places in medicine, nursing and allied health.
Region of Choice
- a recruitment and support service for health professionals in regional Victoria