Access excellent online courses for care home professionals
We have a wide selection of online courses tailored specifically for the care sector, enabling you to both amass new skills and improve existing ones in 2024 and beyond – start learning today! These are specially-curated online courses designed to help you and your team improve expertise and learn new things. The Healthcare online learning […]
RCN research warns of nursing workforce crisis
A new report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows how failure by successive UK governments to tackle the nursing workforce crisis in England has created “the greatest risk to publicly funded health and care services since their creation”. The report, which presents solutions for sustainable nursing recruitment and retention, outlines how past, current and […]
Vacancies in social care increase by 52%
New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year – the highest rate on record. Key findings from the annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report’ include: There are 165,000 vacant posts […]
Frontline workers ‘hold the power’ in turbulent jobs market
Traditionally overworked and underpaid, the UK’s frontline workers are taking back control when it comes to employment, using a volatile market to their advantage and finding jobs that work for them – according to a new global report. The annual study, by workforce management experts Quinyx, found that two thirds (67%) of deskless workers are […]
Social Care training programme being rolled out across Wales
A new online training programme for anyone interested in a career in social care is being rolled out by Social Care Wales following the success of a pilot programme, which was trialled in four Welsh counties last year. The three-day “Introduction to Social Care” programme will give anyone in Wales, who’s interested in working in […]
The UK healthcare talent dilemma: Why skilled professionals should be looking to the UK for career opportunities
By Alejandro Coca, Head of Business at TrueProfile.io Moving abroad, starting a job in a foreign culture and learning a new language is always going to be a big decision, particularly when working in a field as complex, competitive and technically challenging as medicine. However, the need to recruit the best healthcare professionals from around […]
Vida Healthcare partners University of Bradford to train social care talent
First coordinated in November 2020 following outreach from the University, the initiative sees Vida Healthcare provide Mental Health Nursing and Adult Nursing students with real world experience, opportunities to transfer classroom knowledge into clinical skills, and the chance to build confidence and competence working with Vida’s specialist nursing and care staff. Since its foundation, Vida […]
MMCG hold careers fair to recruit 70 staff for new home
Windsor Court Care Home, an £8 million care home under construction in Great Malvern, is holding a two-day recruitment fair on April 23 & 24 at their Covid-secure High Street showroom. The private 51 bedroom care home is set to be opened by the Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) this summer, creating 70 roles in […]
CAREERS IN CARE: The unique journeys of care sector workers at Exemplar
Julie Schofield in Castleford, Christopher Venton in Sheffield, and Angie Smith in Codnor, Ripley, support residents who live with a range of complex needs arising from complex dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities at Exemplar Health Care. They help them maintain their independence, build their everyday living skills and live a life as fulfilled […]
CAREERS IN CARE: Cosmin Lemnaru’s journey from Romania to Regional Director at MMCG
Due to the ever-increasing elderly population in the UK, the care home sector is currently poised for a tremendous transformation. With this rapid growth comes boundless opportunities for those looking to begin or develop their career in the industry. Many who choose to work in a care home relish the opportunity to learn, progress and […]
