Our health system is facing significant challenges in workforce planning and recruitment.

As the population ages, cities grow, and health care evolves, we understand the need for adaptable and future ready workforce.

At O’Connell Advisory, we can provide tailored workforce plans that:

• Understand the context of contemporary health care planning and delivery
• Are informed by the data using modelling and forecasting
• Aligned to workforce priorities and strategies
• Meet current and projected healthcare demands
• Consider the regional disparities and how to build a diverse and culturally skilled workforce.

We understand these challenges and can work with you in building workforce plans that are both grounded in evidence and modelling and sensitive to the realities of health workforce planning and delivery.

Our experience
O’Connell Advisory combines deep clinical insights, robust consultation practices and advanced modelling techniques to deliver high quality workforce plans. We have strong health experience and the clinical, consultation and modelling skills required to deliver a high quality workforce plan for your hospital, sector or system.

We have experience in:
• Assisting hospitals in preparing workforce plans aligned to the Clinical Service Planning projections. Plans consider the impact of proposed capital redevelopments and future changes in their models of care.
• Developing new workforce models including Aboriginal and Cultural care coordination and navigation roles supporting greater integration and patient centred care.
• Developing new or updated workforce plans in support of a capital project business case.

Where a new or updated workforce plan is required to support a capital project business case, it is important that the workforce plan:

• Is compliant with the Australian Workforce Planning Standard (AS 5620:2015)
• Is aligned to the mix and volumes of patients projected in the Clinical Services Plan (CSP)
• Reflects the models of care reflected in the planned redevelopment and required to achieve the Clinical Services Plans, such as a projected reductions in average length of stay or the movement to more day cases and ambulatory services
• Is aligned to the timing and scope of the capital project
• Is affordable, given the projected increase in NWAU.