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Table 1 Employee qualification and skill requirements addressed in national job advertisements

From: How is organisational fit addressed in Australian entry level midwifery job advertisements

Employee qualification/skill

Organisation type

N (%)

p-value c

Public healthcare (n = 91)

Private healthcare (n = 48)

Midwife qualification

25 (27.5)

17 (35.4)

.332

Nurse qualification

13 (14.3)

4 (8.3)

.308

Additional qualification(s)

8 (8.8)

14 (29.2)

.002

Registration with AHPRA

86 (94.5)

46 (95.8)

1.000 d

Dual registration a

31 (34.1)

8 (16.7)

.030

Vehicle licence

20 (22.0)

5 (10.4)

.092

Experience

60 (65.9)

36 (75.0)

.272

Clinical skills

64 (70.3)

36 (75.0)

.560

Group facilitations skills b

25 (27.5)

3 (6.3)

.003

Embraces patient centred care

35 (38.5)

12 (25.0)

.111

Embraces woman centred care

37 (40.7)

18 (37.5)

.717

Research skills

24 (26.4)

3 (6.3)

.004

Communication skills

65 (71.4)

33 (68.8)

.742

Interpersonal skills

16 (17.6)

18 (37.5)

.009

Teamwork skills

63 (69.2)

25 (52.1)

.046

Autonomous

28 (30.8)

8 (16.7)

.071

Time management skills

24 (26.4)

14 (29.2)

.725

Leadership skills

37 (40.7)

10 (20.8)

.019

Decision making skills

7 (7.7)

2 (4.2)

.719 d

Problem solving skills

30 (33.0)

10 (20.8)

.133

Delegation skills

9 (9.9)

2 (4.2)

.330 d

Negotiation skills

32 (35.2)

4 (8.3)

.001

Conflict resolution skills

33 (36.3)

4 (8.3)

< 0.001

Computer skills

30 (33.0)

6 (12.5)

.009

Knowledge of contemporary midwifery issues

26 (28.6)

2 (4.2)

.001

Knowledge of contemporary nursing issues

21 (23.1)

1 (2.1)

.001

Understanding of clinical governance/legislation

40 (44.0)

12 (25.0)

.028

Commitment to quality improvement/risk management

40 (44.0)

15 (31.3)

.145

Commitment to professional development

55 (60.4)

31 (64.6)

.632

Cultural awareness

15 (16.5)

4 (8.3)

.184

Shift flexibility

53 (58.2)

29 (60.4)

.804

  1. a Dual registration as a nurse and midwife, b includes group education skills, c Chi-square test, d Fischer exact test, statistically significant (p < 0.05)