Vida launches Aspiring Leaders Programme
Visa Healthcare says it is is combating the retention and recruitment crisis in the social care sector with the launch of its Aspiring Leaders Programme (ALP). This follows the news that the company recently attracted over 120 new staff members, including care assistants, registered nurses and wellbeing roles, thanks to the range of initiatives in […]
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 […]
Scotland’s colleges offer funded learning spaces to address social care crisis
Scotland’s colleges have responded to the recruitment crisis facing social care by launching Introduction to a Career in Social Care – an online course designed to bring more trained candidates into this area of work at a time when the country faces a social care crisis caused by the skills gap and worsened by the […]
The future of social care: Training the next generation
The social care workforce is absolutely vital. Without the work carried out by the incredibly skilled and talented people both in residential care settings and for vulnerable people living at home, the sector would simply not be able to successfully meet the needs of service users. Care home operators and other care providers have a […]
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 […]
Care workforce realities highlighted in survey
Care services managers in the UK are experiencing an average staff vacancy rate of 17%, leading to a significant reduction in the amount of care available because there are not enough staff to run services at the level that people, hospitals and communities desperately need. That’s according to a survey conducted by the National Care […]
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 […]
NMC seeks to modernise community and public health nursing standards
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a consultation on new draft education standards that build on ambitions for community and public health nursing in the UK. The standards, for specialist community public health nursing (SCPHN) and specialist practice qualifications (SPQs), will equip the next generation of community and public health nurses working 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 […]
