EAST & NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NURSE RECRUITMENT EVENT East & North Nurse Recruitment Event Permanent Vacancies 2015 EN HERTS NHS TRUST RECRUITING NURSES IN ALL NURSING SPECIALTIES APPLY TODAY: INFO@PRIMARYCAREREC.COM East & North NHS Trust Working in partnership with Primary Care Recruitment Ltd Quick facts about us We treat around 500,000 people a year Around 5,500 babies are born in one of our hospitals each year Our A&E departments see around 130,000 people each year We employ over 5,000 staff We have over 800 inpatient beds Our annual income is around 290 million The Trust was formed in April 2000 with responsibility for managing Hertford County, the Lister and the QEII hospitals. In April 2005 we also gained responsibility for managing the Mount Vernon cancer centre. At the East and North NHS Trust we are proud of the wide range of general and specialist services we provide to our patients. We have over 5,000 dedicated staff making sure our patients get the best care. We provide services to our local community of around 500,000 people, with the regional cancer centre supporting around 2 million people. We provide care to our community with an annual budget of around 350 million and more than 5,000 staff Our four hospitals are: Hertford County hospital, Hertford The Lister hospital, Stevenage Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood The New QEII hospital, Welwyn Garden City We provide a wide range of emergency and inpatient services at the Lister and QEII. Outpatient and diagnostic care is provided at Hertford County, the Lister and the QEII. With our maternity service at the Lister offers a midwife and consultant led unit. Lister Hospital is a 620-bed district general hospital in Stevenage. It offers general and specialist hospital services for people across much of and south Bedfordshire and provides a full range of medical and surgical specialties. Our specialist services at the Lister include: Cardiology Plastic surgery Renal Stroke Urology Mount Vernon We run Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, one of the country s top five cancer treatment centres, providing specialist radiotherapy services. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is a well renowned, highly specialised cancer centre based in Northwood in Middlesex. As a centre of excellence we pride ourselves in both our technical treatments and our patient care. Our staff are a highly trained group of people in non-surgical oncology. New QEII Hospital The 30 million New QEII Hospital, which is on the same Howlands site in Welwyn Garden City, opens fully to patients on 15 June 2015, by when CT and MRI scanning, as well as the breast clinic, will have moved across to the new facility. East and North NHS Trust are currently recruiting Nurses for their 4 hospitals in the following specialties. Elderly Care/ Stroke/ ICU/ Endoscopy/ Theatre/ ED/ AMU/ ACU Read on to find out more about East and North NHS Trust and their upcoming recruitment events.
2 Nursing in East and North A&E and urgent care centre services We have a full emergency department at the Lister and an urgent care centre service at the New QEII. The difference is that the Lister A&E / Emergency department provides specialist support to those requiring emergency surgery, stroke, cardiac or neonatal care services that are not available at the New QEII. Taken together, however, they provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our emergency department and urgent care centre teams cover the whole of east and north, as well as south Bedfordshire a population of around 600,000 people. This means that: We see more than 135,000 patients a year. Around 25% of those who come into our A&E departments are children. About 21% of the patients we treat are admitted to hospital In December 2014, the fourth and final redevelopment phase of the 19 million investment to transform the emergency department at the Lister Hospital was completed. The department, which is now three times as big and much better laid, now has its own dedicated CT scanner. Staff and East and North We currently have around 5,000 people working for us across our four main hospitals, making us one of the largest employers in. Two of our hospitals, Lister and QEII, are in the process of significant changes, under the Our Changing Hospitals programme to consolidate acute inpatient services at the Lister site by 2014. There will be a New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City, which is a project being led by the East and North Clinical Commissioning Group. We also have a major organisational development programme underway. The ARC programme aims to further engage staff to deliver enhanced patient care. ARC stands for Accelerate, Refocus and Consolidate. Accelerate quality, staff training and communication Refocus on patients, staff, values and partners Consolidate our services, patient pathways, our hospitals and our teams Our Award winning people Each year the Trust holds its Celebration of Excellence awards, marking the achievements and hard work of staff at the Lister, QEII and Hertford County hospitals, as well as the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. - There are a range of categories for staff to nominate their colleagues but there is also a public nomination category. It s an ideal opportunity for patients and their families to show they care about hospital team who looked after them or their loved ones Long Serving Staff 2013 We celebrated the 45 members of staff who have been with us for more than 25 years and a very special group of 15 volunteers who have also been supporting us and our patients for over 20 years. Watch our video to see what our staff thought about being nominated and winning these special awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2olzqh Igc Calling all Nurses Over 150 million has been invested at the Lister to create the Trust s specialist centre for inpatient and emergency care, at the same time, the East and North Clinical Commissioning Group is leading a project to build the New QEII hospital (outpatient, diagnostic and local A&E services). The Trust is positioned, not just to survive the current economic pressures, but to redesign its patient services to become amongst the best in the NHS. This is your chance to find out more about the jobs available and be part of these exciting developments Childcare We understand it is important for our staff to have a good work/life balance. We want to help our staff who have children by making it easier for them to access good, convenient and cost-effective childcare. Our childcare covers everything from nurseries and holiday schemes, through to the flexible childcare benefits available from the Trust and discounts available to parents seeking childcare within east and north. All staff working for East & North Herts NHS Trust have access to the Care & Benefits Coordinator who can provide support to staff with childcare and carer responsibilities.
3 Childcare Facilities QEII Hospital - Sycamore Day Nursery NHS discounted fee rate Subsidised places for Trust staff From 6 weeks to 5 years old Full time or sessional places Opening times 7.30am to 6.30pm Outstanding Ofsted rating To arrange a visit or for further information Tel: 01707 326001 or email sycamore.nursery@childbase.com Support for working parents Help in finding childcare Childcare and carer options Funding/tax credits Carer/special leave Flexible Working Maternity Leave Parental/Paternity Leave Information Events Maternity Briefing Support for working Carers Being a carer can sometimes feel lonely, isolating and/or tiring and it can affect men and women alike. Sometimes you might just need someone to talk to. Although talking can't always solve problems, it can help relieve feelings of stress and sometimes make it possible for you to find a solution. Flexible Working Carers Leave Policy Signposting to external expert organisations Emergency Childcare Unexpected meeting, provider sick, school/nursery closed; employees who register for emergency childcare through childcare voucher provider, Computershare (whether they take vouchers or not) are eligible for a 25% discount. Parents can search for and book last minute nannies, nurseries & childminders; online 24/7, phone from 7.30am, with as little as 30 minutes notice or up to 3 months in advance So why choose us? Because we re investing some 180m in our hospital. We are currently investing some 180m in our hospital services to make them even better which is what our doctors and nurses have been requesting for some time now. This is part of our commitment to bringing all inpatient and emergency services like A&E, surgery and critical care together at the Lister hospital in Stevenage. This includes a 15.4 million new expanded maternity unit as well as a new 30m local general hospital on the QEII hospital site in Welwyn Garden City which will be called the New QEII hospital when it opens. Apart from working in 1 of 4 state of the art healthcare facilities with flexible working options and fantastic training and professional development opportunities East and North NHS Trust will also offer you on of the most competitive salary and benefits packages available from NHS Trusts. Read on to find out more about what East and North NHS Trust can offer you if you decide to make the move. Salary and Benefits Package at East and North NHS Trust Salary: Band 5, depending on your experience: from 21,692 to 28,180.annually with 37.5 hours per week upon PIN registration. Full time and permanent employment contracts Support from a dedicated Nurse Educator for overseas nurses (with over 13 year experience) Excellent training and development opportunities. 100 towards a plane ticket home
4 TRAVELING IN & OUT OF HERTS Travelling to Major UK Cities is to the north of London and is easily accessible by train. Trains from London Kings Cross will take you to St Albans and trains from London Euston will stop in Watford and Hemel Hempstead. Direct Links to London Airports is only 40 minutes drive from London Stansted and only 24 minutes drive from London Luton Airport. There are also excellent direct bus and train links available in to both airports. LOCATION FACTS Voted the 3rd best place to live in the UK in 2013 Quality of life index 30 minute from London by train FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT http://www.uswitch.com/blog/2013/11/13/ukquality-of-life-index-2013/ http://wikitravel.org/en/ Email: info@primarycarerec.com Living in is situated in the south east of England. It s a county of contrasts, which means people living here get the best of both worlds we re surrounded by beautiful countryside but with good road and rail links to both London and Cambridge. was listed as the third-best place to live in the UK in a quality of life index in November 2013 Travelling The town's practically small enough to do on foot Two stations: Hertford North - south to London Moorgate (40-50 minutes/five to seven trains an hour), north to Stevenage; and Hertford East to London Liverpool Street (53 minutes/half-hourly). The A10 gets you to the M25 in 15 minutes; the A1(M) is eight miles west, the M11 11 miles east. Where to live There s a wide variety of places to live. Surrounding our hospital sites there are bustling market towns and garden cities, urban communities on the outskirts of London and picturesque country villages. We have some accommodation on site at our hospitals which is available for staff to rent Where to buy The pretty historic centre, especially areas such as Port Hill, or Folly Island for cottagey, well-kept Victorian terraces. Bengeo seems to be where the posh-uns live, and Balls Park and the Riverside for the arrivistes, with lovely new flats and houses. Market values Vast five-bed piles with grounds, 550,000-1m. Decent three- or four-bed detacheds, 250,000-550,000. Semis, from 200,000 to 500,000 for large Victorians. Terraces, from 175,000 (postwar/modern) or 210,000 (period) up to 375,000 for large four-bedders. One-bed flats, from 100,000 for a modern block, from 140,000 for a period conversion; two-beds, 155,000-275,000 Bargain of the week Two-bed flat in a low-rise apartment block about 15 minutes' walk from Hertford North, 145,000. Schools One of the draws. Primaries, Hertford St Andrews CofE and Morgans Junior "good", says Ofsted, with Bengeo, Wheatcroft and Mill Mead "good with outstanding features" and St Joseph's Catholic "outstanding". Secondaries: Richard Hale for boys is "good", Simon Balle and The Sele schools are "good with outstanding features"
5 Hang out at... The Hillside on Port Hill for veal chops, though many locals vouch for Lussmanns. Leisure and entertainment With the bright lights and visitor attractions of London just 30 minutes away on the train, you ll never be short of things to see and do. If you wanted to explore a little closer to home, is steeped in history and fun activities for all the family. We have a number of festivals, animal parks, heritage buildings and forests, parks and gardens to enjoy. What the locals have to say From the streets of Hertford Jo Stetzel "There's an excellent Thai restaurant (Baan Thitiya), good pubs (White Horse), lovely independent shops. Tom Williams "We have lovely open spaces all within a few miles of the town (Blakemore Wood) and river walks close by." Education has 26 independent schools and 73 state secondary schools. The further education colleges are Hertford Regional College, North College, Oaklands College and West Herts College. Our Trust has a close relationship with the University of, a modern university based largely in Hatfield with more than 23,000 students Explore is home to Elizabeth 1, Henry Moore, Samuel Ryder & George Bernard Shaw. With beautiful and mysterious houses such as Hatfield House and Knebworth House you will be in awe of their treasures and history. We have glorious gardens of lavender, snowdrops, butterflies & rose, something to see all year around. With fabulous festivals throughout the year, you can join us in celebrating chillies, kites, music, scarecrows and even pumpkins! Local history, social history, strange artefacts & fascinating characters. Learn about the Garden City movement or discover the birthplace of the 'mosquito' aircraft at London Colney. Taste the difference as stone-ground flour takes on a new meaning at Redbournbury Watermill & Mill Green. Tap your toes to the tunes of the theatre pipe organs at St Albans Organ Theatre; sample everyday Roman life at Verulamium Museum or enjoy hands-on-fun for all back in the classroom at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. For more family fun search out the life size dinosaurs at Knebworth, see the big cats and the smallest monkey at Paradise Wildlife Park or head down to Celtic Harmony for Celtic crafts and archery in a beautiful woodland clearing. Whatever you decide to do, wherever you decide to go will not disappoint you. Shopping Town centre shopping can be a doddle: leave the kids in the creche and shop hands on in the Harlequin Centre in Watford. Big name stores line the streets of Welwyn Garden City whereas Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage have 'old towns' to charm too. St Albans, home of the Campaign for Real Ale, can also be very enticing. Bargains from the Galleria Outlet Centre at Hatfield are hard to resist, and then there are many colourful markets to tempt you all over again. Its good to get back to your roots. Organic vegetables from farmers' markets are a real treat and www.bigbarn.co.uk will soon give some direction for savouring real local flavours which make all the difference. Hertford and historic Hitchin soothe the soul with quaint streets and hours of browsing for antiques and artisan gifts. Contemporary galleries show canvasses, ceramics, photography by the local and national artists. Eating out in Sample every style of food from thousands of venues to suit every taste and pocket. Pub meals are a particular joy in the villages, while towns feature real ale pubs, trendy bars, sophisticated cafes, restaurants and cuisine from around the globe. http://www.hertfordshirelep.com/enjoy/expl ore/clubbing.aspx Nightlife in Whether your looking for a quiet meal out with your partner or an evening clubbing at one of our top night spots with your friends - has a lot to offer the evening visor. You could visit one of our Cinema s & theatres or listen to a local band in one of our many pubs, you'll be sure to have a good time. has a variety of top clubs, here are a list of just some of them in the next link: http://www.hertfordshirelep.com/enjoy/expl ore/clubbing.aspx INTERVIEW FOR EN HERTS NHS TRUST Our physical Interviews will be taking place in in October or November 2015. Email our recruitment consultants to get a copy of our comprehensive Interview preparation pack today. Send your CV in English to info@primarycarerec.com
6 Getting to the UK Considering moving to yet? It is normal to have still doubts about how much planning and preparation is involved in moving to the UK. Primary Care Recruitment have trained recruitment consultants located throughout the EU with over 10 years of experience in healthcare recruitment and relocating Our recruiters will make the process feel seamless for you to relocate to the UK and will help you every step of the way We will appoint a consultant to deal with you on an individual basis from the time you contact us. Our clinical consultant who has over 13 years experience in nursing and healthcare in the UK and Ireland, will provide you the most valuable clinical advice available. AROUND TOWN We will organize your interview with NHS representatives in your home country! (we also provide the flexibility of Skype Interviews) We will provide you with a comprehensive Interview Preparation Pack to ensure you the highest rate of success with East and North NHS Trust! We will Negotiate the best contract for you including salary and benefits We will assist with your Professional Nursing Registration (NMC) We will assist with your relocation: from sourcing your new home in Stockport, to arranging subsidized accommodation (When Applicable). We will assist with your travel arrangements to the UK by providing meal costs, and transport between the airport and Hospital on your travel date. East & North Herts Community East and North NHS Trust already has a huge multinational community of newly qualified nurses, and they embrace diversity in ethnicity and culture. You ll settle in easily with their friendly and supportive staff. Relocating to the UK Our Recruitment Consultants will help you every step of the way from advising you through your NMC process to organizing flights, and finding accommodation in. Interview Preparation Pack Our comprehensive Interview Preparation pack equips you with all the need to know about clinical scenarios, written assessments, and general interview questions you ll expect to go answer to give you the highest chance of success.
7 Testimonials From our Nurses in UK Trusts Finally have a read of what some of our past successful candidates currently working in the UK have to say about their experiences working in a UK Trust, settling into their new lives in England, and the recruitment process. Name: Chiara, Astarita Occupation: General Medical Nurse at a London NHS Hospital Even though I didn t even know of the existence of PCR till May, in a few weeks I m going to move to London to work as a nurse in a NHS hospital. During the first meeting in May the staff explained that the chance to work abroad is closer than it seems. The Open Day in June was for a first selection, as a basic knowledge of English is a good point to start. In the following weeks the English course gave me and my mates the possibility to really speak English. That was very useful and helped to gain selfconfidence. The staff members I met (Alessandra, Mirjana and Jennie) put us at ease and helped to prepare for the interview. They gave us material, suggested what position apply for (according to work and training background) and what to highlight, so that when the interview was over I felt it was easier than I expected. Name: Filippo Belmonte Occupation: General Medical Nurse at a London NHS Hospital Honestly, I was skeptical about the idea of being selected by an English hospital, starting with a basic language level, but thanks to PCR and Porta Futuro, I will work in future as a scrub nurse in London. For no costs, PCR provided teachers, nurses and all their staff to prepare us to overcome the interview. PCR organized a 6 weeks free English course and continuous Skype sessions until the date of the interview. After the interviews, they supported us, giving us all the information needed. I feel lucky for choosing PCR, because without their help, I do not know if I would have been able to overcome all the difficulties How to Apply If you re interested in being interviewed for East and North NHS Trust, Primary Care Recruitment will be hosting live interviews in October and November 2015. We will be interviewing on behalf of East and North NHS Trust for Nurses in the following specialties. Elderly Care/ Stroke/ ICU/ Endoscopy/ Theatre/ ED/ AMU/ ACU Please send your CV in English to info@primarycarerec.com to be contacted by one of our dedicated recruitment consultants today. Make your first step towards an exciting career at East and North NHS Trust. Keep in touch with Primary Care Recruitment You can also visit our website to subscribe to our latest job alerts and keep up to date with all our upcoming physical and Skype interview dates www.primarycarerecruitment.ie