PhD Candidate (Researcher in Training, OIO) Retention of passionate healthcare providers

How can we take the best possible care of healthcare providers? To investigate this question further, we are looking for a PhD candidate with a passion for sustainable employability in healthcare.

The healthcare sector is transforming. The demand for care is increasing, there are promising innovations that offer opportunities regarding the challenges in healthcare, but also major challenges in attracting and retaining employees. A different organization of care and the deployment of new technologies can help with this, but simultaneously demand new skills and flexibility from healthcare providers. A lot is coming at healthcare professionals: they are expected to master new ways of working and technologies, while the workload is already high.

Therefore, it is essential to invest in the well-being and retention of our healthcare staff. In this way, we build a strong and future-proof healthcare sector. This requires an integrated approach that looks beyond individual initiatives and interventions. The central question in this project: How do we create a learning system for healthcare professionals, teams, policymakers, and administrators of (academic) hospitals focused on the health, vitality, and retention of healthcare professionals (and students)?

As a PhD candidate, you will have a key role in this innovative project. You will work on developing a systemic approach that promotes professional development, vitality, and the retention of healthcare professionals. This approach examines existing interventions and their context from an overarching perspective, so that they can be effectively monitored, evaluated, embedded, and continuously improved. In this way, sustainable employability within healthcare organizations is strengthened.

You will conduct scientific research, publish articles in scientific journals, and write a dissertation. You will also share the knowledge and expertise acquired during this project with healthcare professionals and organizations.