Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 46)
| Characteristic | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Managers |
19 |
(41%) |
| Head of Discipline/Service manager |
13 |
|
| Allied Health Directora |
5 |
|
| Other |
1 |
|
| Clinicians |
19 |
(41%) |
| ‘Juniors’b |
7 |
|
| ‘Seniors’c |
10 |
|
| ‘Specialists’d |
2 |
|
| Educators |
8 |
(18%) |
| Discipline specific |
5 |
|
| Allied Health |
3 |
|
| Discipline |
|
|
| Physiotherapy |
9 |
|
| Occupational Therapy |
9 |
|
| Social Work |
8 |
|
| Speech Pathology |
7 |
|
| Nutrition and Dietetics |
4 |
|
| Psychology |
3 |
|
| Medical Radiation Sciences |
2e |
|
| Podiatry |
1e |
|
| Genetic Counselling |
1e |
|
| Pharmacy |
1e |
|
| Nursingf |
1e |
|
| Employment site |
|
|
| Metropolitan |
33 |
(72%) |
| Rural/regional |
13 |
(28%) |
| Employment status |
|
|
| Full-time |
36 |
(78%) |
| Part-timeg |
10 |
(22%) |
| Age (years) |
|
|
| <25 |
0 |
(0%) |
| 25-44 |
24 |
(52%) |
| 45-64 |
21 |
(46%) |
| ≥65 |
1 |
(2%) |
| Gender |
|
|
| Female |
34 |
(74%) |
| Male | 12 | (26%) |
aAllied Health Directors included 3 district/network directors of allied health and 2 district/network discipline specific directors.
b‘Junior’ clinicians included Level 1–2 AHPs and psychologists/clinical psychologists.
c‘Senior’ clinicians included Level 3–4 AHPs and senior psychologists/clinical psychologists.
dClinical specialists included Level 6 AHPs who identified their primary role as ‘clinician’.
eTo maintain participant anonymity professions with ≤ 2 participants will be described as ‘allied health’ when presenting quotes, rather than by their profession.
fFor readability the sample will be referred to as ‘AHPs’, inclusive of 45 AHPs and 1 nurse (the nurse was a manager of AHPs).
gPart-time employment was any paid employment that was self-identified to be ‘part-time’.