unfilled
/ʌnˈfɪld
/adjective
Not filled: there are a number of unfilled posts in this area of nursing...
- The hospital had to close its emergency intake wards at night because it had only five doctors doing the work of 14, as vacant posts lie unfilled.
- Social work in South Yorkshire is in crisis as increasing numbers of vital posts for carers remain unfilled in a situation getting steadily worse.
- As many as one in four radiographer posts go unfilled in some parts of the country, though the Department of Health has no figure for the overall number of vacancies.
