Marvin OnumonuIndeed has launched its ‘Careers in Care’ platform after research found 92% of UK healthcare workers had experienced burnout.
The survey of over 1,000 healthcare professionals found 96% regularly worked overtime, averaging 14 extra hours a week.
Nearly a third (28%) of this overtime was unpaid.
This figure was higher among mental health workers, where 22% worked 21 hours or more unpaid each week.
Over a fifth (22%) said they put in more than 21 hours of paid overtime per week, almost three extra working days.
Despite this, 44% felt undervalued and 56% said understaffing made their jobs harder.
Over a third (34%) were considering leaving their current role, but 63% believed better work was available in the sector.
More than half (51%) said they were too exhausted to look for a new job after their shift, and 55% described finding a suitable role as “like finding a needle in a haystack.”
Healthcare staff said the most rewarding parts of the job were helping patients (49%), working as a team (37%) and building relationships (36%).
Satisfaction was highest among midwives, where all said they were happy in their job (100%), followed by pharmacists (95%) and mental health professionals (94%).
However, 85% said belonging was important but missing from their current role.
The new platform features a curated job board, showing roles from employers with high company ratings and pay listed upfront, which 78% said was essential.
It also includes wellbeing scores and resources for healthcare professionals.
Only jobs meeting set standards are included.
Conor McCarthy, vice president at Indeed, said: “Healthcare professionals give so much of themselves every day and they deserve access to roles that reward that dedication.
“The careers in care is designed to provide personalised support and job search guidance that empowers current and future healthcare workers as they navigate their careers.
“We want to help connect our much needed healthcare workers with the right opportunities, through featuring trusted employers, clear salary information, and a focus on workplaces that prioritise wellbeing and belonging.”
McCarthy added: “Better work does exist in the care sector, and with the right tools, finding it doesn’t have to feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“We believe that when healthcare workers thrive, the whole system benefits, from happier staff to better patient care.”
