Definition
Whether a registered health professional is looking for work in their registered profession, as represented by a code.
Components
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Data Element ConceptRegistered health professional—jobseeker status in registered profession
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Object ClassRegistered health professional
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PropertyJobseeker status in registered profession
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Value DomainJobseeker status code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Jobseeker status code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Looking for work in Australia | ||
| 2 | Not looking for work in Australia | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Unknown/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This data element is applicable to all health professionals who are not employed in Australia in the registered profession. It includes health professionals who are:
- employed in the registered profession overseas
- employed outside of the registered profession, and
- not employed at all.
Data are self-reported based on the jobseeker status in the registered profession in the week before registration.
CODE 1 LOOKING FOR WORK IN AUSTRALIA
This category includes persons who are not currently employed in the registered profession in Australia and who are actively looking for work in the registered profession in Australia.
'Actively looking for work' includes writing, telephoning or applying in person to an employer for work. It also includes answering a newspaper advertisement for a job, checking factory or job placement agency notice boards, being registered with a job placement agency, checking or registering with any other employment agency, advertising or tendering for work or contacting friends or relatives.
CODE 2 NOT LOOKING FOR WORK IN AUSTRALIA
All persons who are not 'looking for work in Australia' as defined above.