New Homecare Detox Service with Ambition 24Direct

>Patients receiving treatment for alcohol or substance abuse can now choose homecare treatment, with medical supervision from medical staff at Ambition 24Direct. The nursing agency now offers homecare detoxification support as an alternative to a residential stay. It is a nationwide UK service, with the option of 24-hours a day or less frequent support - www.a24direct.co.uk

The detox service is provided by specialist nurses from Ambition 24Direct, a member of the A24 Group, who can monitor and administer medication to the patient as required. The service is also helpful to patients who are discharged from residential rehabilitation treatment and would like help at home.

According to the homecare nursing agency, home treatment affords full confidentiality and greater privacy than is the case with residential care. It also ensures continuing family life and support, where that is an option.

Agency nurses work closely with each patient’s doctor and other healthcare professionals. The nurse can monitor and maintain records of when additional support may be needed by a patient in the domestic setting, to help reduce the probability of any relapse.

Ambition 24Direct provides private homecare nursing services, including respite care and support from HCA homecare assistants. Home nursing and care support is also available for eating disorders, geriatric care, learning disabilities, mental health nursing, oncology, paediatric care, and rehabilitation.

The private nursing service is nationwide: including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

For further information contact: 
Ambition 24Direct,
Group House,
92 - 96 Lind Road,
Sutton,
SM1 4PL 

Tel: 0845 452 3344 
Email: info@a24direct.co.uk

Website: www.a24direct.co.uk

Ambition 24Nurses recruits Agency Nurses for Homecare

Leading UK nursing agency Ambition 24Nurses - Ambition 24 Hours-  is recruiting agency nurses for its domiciliary homecare team, Ambition 24Direct.

There are currently vacancies for RSCNs with experience of Diabetes in Surrey and for RSCNs in Hampshire, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. The nursing agency also is recruiting ICU, PICU, trained and experienced nurses in the same areas. Senior HCAs are needed in Norfolk, Northampton and Peterborough. HCA’s with Learning Disability experience are being recruited in Southampton.

Ambition 24Nurses operates nationwide, including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool and London. Also in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

Ambition 24Nurses offers vacancies for the following categories: RN Registered Nurse; RGN Registered General Nurse; RMN Registered Mental Nurse; EN Enrolled Nurse; SEN State Enrolled Nurse; ENG Enrolled Nurse General; ENM Enrolled Nurse of Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s Nurse; and RFN Registered Fever Nurse. Also RM Registered; Midwives; and RHV Registered Health Visitor.

For homecare or nursing, an Ambition 24Direct care assistant or qualified nurse will visit a patient at home to provide the experienced homecare or private nursing needed - at any time of the day or night.

It’s the reassurance of professional private nursing or home care, overnight if necessary, just when it is wanted. Nurses and healthcare assistants are qualified and selected to ensure the highest standards of quality care provision for private nursing. Ambition 24Direct also works in close partnership with Local Authorities, PCTs and SHAs.

Ambition 24Direct is a member of the A24 Group, the leading independent specialist in healthcare staffing. A well-established organisation with some 13,500 healthcare professionals on call nationwide in the UK. There is a 24-hour booking hotline, so patients can call for an initial assessment by a qualified nurse, any time.  Key features are:-

* An immediate 24-7 solution to homecare worries

* Fast & convenient provision of private nursing

* Instant booking by hotline and credit card

* Experienced, qualified nurses and care assistants

* Home care when you need it, day or night

* Schedule of Care on a daily or weekly basis

* Assurance of a national, well-established private nursing organisation

Agency Workers Regulations: Information for Workers from A24 Group

The medical staffing specialists, A24 Group, have issued a guide on implementing the AWR (Agency Workers Regulations) for medical staff working on a temporary basis with the group’s nursing and locum agencies in the UK. For assignments after October 1st 2011 agency workers are entitled to the same basic working and employment conditions as directly employed staff with a comparable grade or role in the same organisation.

Some of these rights, referred to as ‘day one rights’, are immediate and are the responsibility of the hirer of agency staff. These rights cover access to ‘collective facilities and amenities’ and includes canteen, childcare and transport services, as well as a workplace crèche, washroom facilities, food and drinks machines and car parking.

Rights of access also include information on relevant internal vacancies so that qualifying agency workers have the same opportunity to apply as current employees. Staff from agencies should therefore be informed where and how to access details of all vacant positions. Agency staff who are in any doubt should consult the guidance notes or speak to A24 Group staffing agencies, says Penny Streeter OBE, managing director of A24 Group.

The agency group is advising temporary staff – and also working with healthcare service providers on how to manage any impact of the AWD legislation on their organisations, including hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries and other users of A24 Group’s locum doctors, agency nurses, AHPs and HCA healthcare assistant staff. Further information is at Agency Workers Regulations.

Longer term, the key principle in complying with the regulations, says Penny Streeter, is to ensure that all qualifying agency workers have the same employment conditions as directly employed full-time staff. After a qualifying period, agency workers are entitled to equal pay and employment conditions such as anti-social hour uplifts and paid holidays in excess of the current statutory minimum.

A24 Group is now issuing revised terms of business and advising clients on how to ensure minimal disruption and manage the transition to the new legislation. Employers of medical staff and agency workers with A24 Group can contact the group for further details.

For further information:

Email:  awr@a24group.com

Tel:  0871 873 3309

Web:  www.a24group.com

Address:-
Group House
92 – 96 Lind Road
Sutton
Surrey, SM1 4PL

United Kingdom

Agency Workers Directive: Information for Employers from A24 Group

Medical staffing agency A24 Group has issued a guide on implementing the AWD (Agency Workers Directive) for organisations that use temporary staffing agencies. From October 1st 2011 agency workers begin to become entitled to the same rights as employed staff with a comparable grade or role in the same organisation.

Some of these rights are immediate. It is the responsibility of the hirer of agency staff to meet the new rights conferred by the AWD. These immediate rights issues should be easily conferred or made available – the rights include access to ‘collective facilities and amenities’, including canteen, childcare and transport services, as well as a workplace crèche, washroom facilities, food and drinks machines and car parking - but users of agency services who are in any doubt should consult the guidance notes or take specific legal advice before taking action, says Penny Streeter, managing director of A24 Group.

The agency group is now working with clients to manage any impact of the legislation on organisations that include hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries and other users of A24 Group’s locum doctors, agency nurses, AHPs and HCA healthcare assistant staff. Further information is at a24 Group employer newsletter.

Longer term the key principle in complying with the regulations, says Penny Streeter, is to ensure that all qualifying agency workers have the same employment conditions as staff employed full-time. After a qualifying period agency workers are entitled to equal pay and employment conditions such as pay, anti-social hours uplifts and paid holidays in excess of the current statutory minimum.

This right of access includes access to details for relevant internal vacancies so that qualifying agency workers have the same opportunity to apply as current employees. Staff from agencies should therefore be informed where and how to access details of vacant positions.

A24 Group is now issuing revised terms of business and advising clients on how to ensure minimal disruption and manage the transition to the new legislation.

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10 Tips for the Best UK Locum Doctor Jobs

Locum doctor jobs are more in demand than ever before as NHS and private sector budgets tighten, particularly for doctors who want to work at a time and location of their choice, says locum agency Ambition 24Locums.

Working through one of the leading locum agencies still offers great opportunities for qualified doctors who want extra shifts and pay or to choose to work part-time for their work-life balance. Rates are up to £120 per hour (consultant, Bank Holiday rate) at Ambition 24Locums. The agency offers both NHS and private sector vacancies, and is an accredited ‘Buying Solutions’ supplier.

Ambition 24Locums offers this advice to GP and hospital locums in all specialisations:-

1) Register with more than one locum agency: to increase your opportunities for work, you can start the process of locum registration through Ambition and register just once to work for other selected agencies

2) At registration, ensure you provide all the information required, to complete the process as soon as possible: Ambition meets with all candidates locally for face-to-face interviews and to help them complete the registration process. Initial registration should be started on-line through the Ambition 24Locums web site. Documents required include: CRB certification; completion of a detailed agency application form; recent job references relevant to experience and proof of qualifications.

3) Keep your registrations current: once you have registered with the locum agencies, ensure that your annual certifications are up to date – whether for training, CRB or other requirements. Ambition can provide details of a range of on-line and classroom-based locum training courses required for work under the NHS Buying Solutions framework, at prices from £10.00 on-line

4) Are you a specialist? In addition to the general requirements for GP and hospital doctors, there is a continuing need for a range of specialisations: Accident & Emergency, Anaesthetics, Dental, General Medicine Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Surgical staff. Current certificates are essential as proof of your speciality, so Ambition can match your qualifications with relevant work. Also, if you do additional specialist training on an annual basis in your permanent job, then please inform the agency.

5) Let the agency know when you are free to work: Ambition’s on-line web diary enables medical staff to confirm when they are available. It’s worth updating the diary at least weekly. Be flexible: if Ambition knows that you will accept work at short notice – or that you will work some evenings, weekends or Bank Holidays – you are more likely to receive more, higher-paying shifts

6) Stay in touch: find out which Ambition consultants deal with the location where you want to work. It’s helpful to e-mail the names of the towns and hospitals so that Ambition’s staff can help – and when they get to know you and the type of work you want, it will increase work opportunities

7) Social Media: it’s worth registering for Ambition’s Facebook and Twitter pages so that you are up to date on the latest agency news and job opportunities

8) Feedback is always welcome. Let the agency know if there is anything with which you are unhappy or that could be done differently – or other issues you have in the workplace. Good locum agencies are grateful for feedback

9) Tell a friend: if you have friends who are interested in medical staffing work, then telling them about the agency is often helpful. Visit Ambition’s Facebook and click on ‘Like’ or email the web address: www.a24locum.co.uk

10) Consider your career: are you looking for specific types of work or experience? If you are, do discuss this with your Ambition consultant, as the agency may be able to help, if you meet the client requirements for relevant shifts

For further information contact us:-

Ambition 24Locums
Group House, 92 – 96 Lind Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4PL

Tel: 0871 873 3300
Email: info@a24locums.co.uk

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SA Home Care with Private Nursing by Qualified Nurses and Home Care Givers

Nursing Services of South Africa provides home care with high-quality private nursing for adults of all ages, children and other family members. A home care giver or qualified nurse will visit and provide the experienced home care or nursing needed - at any time of the day or night, for as many hours as the patient wants.

This provides the reassurance of professional private nursing or home   care , just when patients want it most: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   All care givers and qualified nurses are specially selected and are  suitably qualified to ensure the highest standards of quality care  provision for private nursing. Nursing Services of South Africa operates   in all areas, including Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port  Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg.

Nursing Services of South Africa, a member of the A24 Group, is the  leading independent specialist in healthcare staffing in South Africa,  operating 24/7 each day and 365 days a year. A well-established  organisation with some healthcare professionals on call nationwide in  SA. It offers a 24-hour booking hotline, so patients can arrange an  initial assessment. Call 0861 24 24 24 , or e-mail today to request an  assessment homecare@nurses.co.za

Care support includes: Eating Disorders, Geriatric Care, Learning  Disabilities, Mental Health Nurse, Oncology, Paediatric Care,  Rehabilitation and Detox.

Nursing Services of South Africa offers an immediate solution to home  care worries: fast and convenient provision of private nursing care;  instant booking by hotline and credit card; experienced, qualified  nurses and care assistants; home care when it is needed, day or night; a  schedule of care on a daily or weekly basis; assurance of a national,  well-established Private Nursing organisation.

Further details are at  www.nurses.co.za. The Nursing Services of South Africa.

Address

107  Voortrekker Road,

Bellville,

Cape Town,

7530,

South Africa

Nursing Agency Vacancies: Cardiothoracic Nurses

In July 2011 Mayfair Specialist Nurses is recruiting Cardiothoracic nurses. Amongst the leading UK nursing agencies, Mayfair specialises in a wide range of nurses jobs including ITU, HDU, CCU Coronary Care Unit/ Cardiac, Theatre, ODP, Paediatrics, PICU, SCBU, NICU, Renal/Dialysis, A&E, Acute Medical, Surgical, Midwives and Dental staff.

For further information please register your details on-line in the first instance at www.mayfair-nurses.com. You can also visit our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.

Mayfair runs a range of annual training courses for its registered agency nurses at prices from just £10.00 for on-line web learning. Nurses training includes: Basic Life Support, Manual Handling, Fire Safety, Health and Safety (1974 and 1999 Acts) including Risk Incident Reporting, COSHH, RIDDOR, Infection Control, Lone worker, Handling of Violence and Aggression, Food Safety, Information Governance, Data Protection & Caldicott and POVA.

Mayfair was formed in 1998 to engage Cardiothoracic and other specialist healthcare staff for their individual professional skills and experience. Mayfair specialises in understanding the specific staffing requirements of each healthcare service provider and then matching the brief from the available skills and knowledge of the medical staff who are registered with the UK nursing agencies in the group.

Service features for Cardiothoracic and other medical staff, says director Adam Streeter, include identifying the right assignment for the professional concerned to ensure work needs and choices are met consistently, in every placement. Professional and personal support is provided so that, as one of the leading UK nursing agencies, Mayfair can ensure each assignment is the right choice for the nurse and the client concerned.

Mayfair has Cardiothoracic nurses jobs in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – including Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

Register with Mayfair for all nursing agency jobs specialisations in addition to Cardiothoracic – the range includes ITU, HDU, CCU/Cardiac, Theatre, ODP, Paediatrics, PICU, SCBU, NICU, Renal/Dialysis, A&E, Acute Medical, Surgical, Midwives and Dental staff.

Flu Booster for Agency Nursing

Demand for Ambition 24hours agency nurses has increased significantly this year as a result of illness of NHS and other nursing staff. An estimated 18,000 NHS staff were off sick with flu yesterday (04 January 2011). Hospitals and GP surgeries are faced with one of worst outbreaks of the virus in a decade, it is reported: http://www.ambition24hours.co.uk/

The proportion of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff too ill for work was almost 50 per cent higher than all other UK employees. Almost one in 65 NHS workers called in sick yesterday with flu.

Ambition 24hours reports demand for all categories of staff, both general and specialist nurses – ICU, A&E, RSCN, Paediatric, mental health, Community Practice Nurses, RNMH, Practice Nurses - as well as nurses for wellness.

Ambition 24hours currently offers vacancies for the following positions: RN Registered Nurse, RGN Registered General Nurse, RMN Registered Mental Nurse, EN Enrolled Nurse, SEN State Enrolled Nurse, ENG Enrolled Nurse General, ENM Enrolled Nurse of Mental Health, RSCN Registered Sick Children’s Nurse, RFN Registered Fever Nurse, RM Registered, Midwives. Also RHV Registered Health Visitor.

Specialisations which are supported include SPAN Special Practitioner Adult Nursing, SPMH Mental Health Nursing, SPCN Children’s Nursing, SPLD Learning Disabilities; SPGP General Practice; SCMH Community Mental Health; SCLD Community Learning Disabilities; SPCC Community Children’s nursing; SPOH Occupational Health; SPSN School Nursing; V100 Independent Nurse Prescribing; V200 Extended Nurse; Prescribing; V300 Extended/Supplementary Prescribing; and LPE Lecturer/Practice Educator.

Ambition 24hours operates nationally - including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

Contact:
Ambition 24hours
Ambition House
92-96 Lind Road
Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4PL
United Kingdom

Tel: 0845 452 3333

Email: info@a24group.com

Cerebral Palsy: Children’s Nursing Homecare support with Ambition 24Direct

For Cerebral Palsy care, nursing services are available on a domiciliary, homecare basis through nursing agency Ambition 24Direct.

It is estimated that as many as 1 in every 400 children may have cerebral palsy, which means nearly 2,000 babies, from all social backgrounds and ethnic groups, are diagnosed every year. Ambition 24Direct can help with all the nursing support and care needed - whether the patient requires the expertise of a qualified nurse or just an extra pair of hands to assist with personal care and domestic tasks.

Children’s services support high standards of nursing and personal care in a domestic setting, in the child’s own home, surrounded by family and friends. Often this enables early discharge from hospital and may be a helpful alternative to residential care In addition to Cerebral Palsy care, Ambition 24Direct has experience in meeting the medical staffing needs of children with a range of challenges such as autistic spectrum; brain injuries; challenging behaviour; learning difficulties; sensory impairment; spinal injuries; substance abuse; terminal illness and physical disabilities. Ambition 24Direct offers the reassurance of professional private nursing or home care, overnight if necessary, just when it is wanted.

Nurses and healthcare assistants are qualified and selected to ensure the highest standards of quality care provision for private nursing. The agency can also work in close partnership with Local Authorities, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) for complex care and other needs. Ambition 24Direct is a member of the A24 Group, one of the leading homecare agencies, the specialist in complex healthcare staffing.

A well-established organisation with some 13,500 healthcare professionals on call nationwide in the UK, it offers a 24-hour booking hotline, so anyone can call for an initial assessment by a qualified nurse, at any time. In addition to children’s’ services, homecare nurses and private nursing at home is available for: Children’s paediatric care, detox, anorexia and other eating disorders, geriatric care, mental health, learning disabilities, oncology cancer care and post-operation rehabilitation.

The agency operates in England and Wales: including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland, Wakefield and Horsham, for all children’s’ services, including care for Cerebral Palsy.

For more information: Visit the A24 Direct website

Tel: 0871 8733 344

Fax: 0871 8733 357

Email: info@a24direct.co.uk

Major Demand for UK Agency Locum Doctors with Ambition 24Locums in Winter Conditions

Ambition 24Locums has a major recruitment campaign for locum doctors during the onslaught of severe winter conditions in the UK. Locum jobs are available nationwide, in a range of hospital and GP locum settings.

Ambition 24Locums is one of the leading UK locum agencies, offering temporary locum jobs and doctors nationwide, 24-7, 365 days of the year.

Locums can earn up to £120 per hour in Hospitals: £200 per hour as a Locum GP. Locums can earn extra pay as a locum GP or hospital doctor, with local work at high rates for their specialisation and experience. With the A24 Group, locums have the freedom to choose the hours to suit, whether they want a full week, evenings or weekends, or flexi-time, 365 days a year.

Doctors can register for free just once with A24 Group and then have two work and pay options. They can choose from: 1) NHS Buying Solutions Locum work & pay and 2) Private Client work at even higher rates of pay. Once they have registered, doctors have the option to choose from a range of positions for their grade through the NHS national framework agreement, with NHS Trusts - or they can choose top rates in private hospitals and clinics.

Hospital locums and other specialisations include: A&E Accident & emergency, acute stroke, anaesthetics, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT & ophthalmology, Primary Care GP general practice, haematology, ITU Intensive Treatment, neurology, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, pathology, paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, surgical, urology and ultrasonography.

UK Locum agencies’ work: locum doctor jobs are available nationwide in the UK - including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

For further locum agencies’ information:

Ambition 24Locums,

Group House,

92 - 96 Lind Road,

Sutton,

SM1 4PL,

info@a24locums.co.uk

New Web Site with Nursing Agency Pay Rates and Jobs launched by Ambition 24hours

Ambition 24hours South Africa lists the range of care giver and nursing agency jobs now available in South Africa at pay rates of up to R1,585 for one night – see nurses pay rates.

Ambition 24hours has amongst the highest rates of pay of all SANC licensed nursing agencies in South Africa, the agency says. It has established a reputation for providing specialist staff at short notice, often when other medical staffing agencies are unable to comply.

Key service features include: a fast response 24-7 phone service, so that workers can telephone at any time of the day, night or weekend; weekly pay direct into the worker’s bank account; flexible working with local jobs, generally supplied when and where the nurse or giver wants to work; a friendly and efficient service; vacancies for all grades and levels of experience for qualified nursing staff.

Ambition 24hours has a range of nurses’ jobs available, for all specialisations: Casualty Trauma Nurses; Clinical Nurse Practitioners; ICU Nurses; Midwives; Neo-natal; Occupational Health; Scrubs; and Theatre Nurses.

Medical jobs and staff are supplied for the full range of healthcare service providers: hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, emergency services, hospices, medical centres, pharmacies, surgeries, wellness days, and occupational health facilities.

Vacancies are available throughout South Africa: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria – from Richards Bay to Rustenburg.

Ambition 24hours is a member of the A24 Group of medical staffing agencies, and also provides locum doctor staff.

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UK Winter Nursing Agency Jobs

The Nursing Services of the UK www.nsofuk.com - approved by the NHS Buying Solutions - is experiencing major demand for nurses of all specialisations: Team Leaders, Accident & Emergency, Community, Home Care, Midwives, Paediatric, NICU, ITU, Theatre, ODP, Mental Health, GP Practice, Occupational Health and Learning & Disability.

NSUK offers vacancies for the following positions: RN Registered Nurses, RGN Registered General Nurses, RMN Registered and Mental Nurses. EN Enrolled Nurses, SEN State Enrolled Nurses, ENG Enrolled Nurse General, ENM Enrolled Nurses of Mental Health, RSCN Registered Sick Children’s Nurses, RFN Registered Fever Nurses, RM Registered, Midwives, and RHV Registered Health Visitors.

Specialisations which are supported include: SPAN Special Practitioner Adult Nursing, SPMH Mental Health Nursing, SPCN Children’s Nursing. Also SPLD Learning Disabilities, SPGP General Practice, SCMH Community Mental Health, and SCLD Community Learning Disabilities. Also SPCC Community Children’s nursing, SPOH Occupational Health, SPSN School Nursing, V100 Independent Nurse Prescribing, V200 Extended Nurse, Prescribing, V300 Extended/Supplementary Prescribing, and LPE Lecturer/Practice Educator.

Nursing agency staff are provided for the followings settings: Primary Care GP surgeries, A&E Accident & Emergency, ITU Intensive Treatment Unit, ICU, Intensive Care Unit, HDU High Dependency Unit, CCU Cardiac Care Unit, SCBU Special Care Baby Unit, ENT Ear Nose & Throat, and Maternity.

Other wards for which nursing agency and HCA staff are provided include: Recovery, Oncology, Acute Stroke, Neuro Rehabilitation, Surgical, Medical, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Urology.

British Nursing Association operates nationwide, including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and also Wakefield.

Nursing Services of the UK is amongst the leading UK nursing agencies for the recruitment and placement of nurses. Once registered medical staff have met compliance requirements, Nursing Services of the UK provides agency nurses for temporary and longer term assignments in NHS Trusts, private hospitals, GP surgeries and with other healthcare service providers nationwide.

There is a 24-7 service 365 days of the year. Approved by NHS Buying Solutions, nurses and healthcare providers working with us can contact a member of the agency support team at any time of the day or night. As members of the A24 Group, its nursing agencies offer high quality compliance, supported by advanced ICT systems and specialist in-house teams with expertise in recruitment, compliance, management of staff and customer support services. ICT systems ensure a fast and accurate match of a candidate’s qualifications, professional experience and location with the needs of each healthcare provider who requires staff.

Contact:
The Nursing Services of the UK,
Group House,

92 - 96 Lind Road,
Sutton,
SM1 4PL

www.nsofuk.com - www.facebook.com/nsofuk

Major Demand for UK Agency Locum Doctors with Ambition 24Locums in Winter Conditions

Ambition 24Locums has a major recruitment campaign for locum doctors during the onslaught of severe winter conditions in the UK. Locum jobs are available nationwide, in a range of hospital and GP locum settings.

Ambition 24Locums is one of the leading UK locum agencies, offering temporary locum jobs and doctors nationwide, 24-7, 365 days of the year.

Locums can earn up to £120 per hour in Hospitals: £200 per hour as a Locum GP. Locums can earn extra pay as a locum GP or hospital doctor, with local work at high rates for their specialisation and experience. With the A24 Group, locums have the freedom to choose the hours to suit, whether they want a full week, evenings or weekends, or flexi-time, 365 days a year.

Doctors can register for free just once with A24 Group and then have two work and pay options. They can choose from: 1) NHS Buying Solutions Locum work & pay and 2) Private Client work at even higher rates of pay. Once they have registered, doctors have the option to choose from a range of positions for their grade through the NHS national framework agreement, with NHS Trusts - or they can choose top rates in private hospitals and clinics.

Hospital locums and other specialisations include: A&E Accident & emergency, acute stroke, anaesthetics, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT & ophthalmology, Primary Care GP general practice, haematology, ITU Intensive Treatment, neurology, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, pathology, paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, surgical, urology and ultrasonography.

UK Locum agencies’ work: locum doctor jobs are available nationwide in the UK - including in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds; Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.

For further locum agencies’ information:

Ambition 24Locums,

Group House,

92 - 96 Lind Road,

Sutton,

SM1 4PL,

info@a24locums.co.uk

A24 Group buys THE BRITISH NURSING ASSOCIATION for £2.75 million

Arabella Health Staffing Ltd - a wholly-owned subsidiary of The A24 Group Ltd, which operates as the A24 Group of medical staffing agencies – has acquired BNA, The British Nursing Association, and its associated nursing agency brands Grosvenor Nursing and Mayfair Nurses. Pinnacle Staffing Group Plc, the owner of BNA, has accepted an offer for a consideration in cash of £2,750,000 subject to shareholder approval.

The A24 Group achieved turnover of £71 million last year (y/e 30 June 2009). There are no outside investors or loan capital funds.

Penny Streeter OBE, founder and managing director says: “The acquisition confirms our confidence in and commitment to the UK medical staffing sector. BNA, Grosvenor Nursing and Mayfair Nurses agencies will operate alongside our existing and highly successful agency brands Ambition 24hours, Nursing Services, Locum Services and Arabella Health.

“The A24 Group, with its leading position in supplying nurses and other medical staff to the NHS and other clients at short notice, is pre-eminently positioned to develop BNA by incorporating the associated agency brands into our existing operations. They will benefit from our management and ICT expertise, and commitment to training and safety, which has produced record company growth in the sector.”

The A24 Group supplies locum doctors, agency nurses, AHPs and HCA care assistants to healthcare service organisations, including hospitals and primary care providers, prisons and care homes, insurance and other companies. A24 Direct is a home nursing agency, helping patients with personal and domestic tasks, and also offering specialist care from qualified nurses.

Penny Streeter, OBE, founded Ambition 24hours in Sutton, Surrey, in 1996, working with just her mother Marion, and no staff or funding. It was one of the first UK nursing agencies to offer a 24-7, 365-day service. The company still has no outside funding or investors.

The A24 Group has invested in advanced training and bespoke IT systems, developed by in-house teams, to meet both the needs of candidate agency staff and healthcare employers, consistently and safely. The agency is able to match requirements by job location, required candidate qualifications and work experience, at very short notice.

Managing director Penny Streeter was awarded the OBE in the 2006 New Years Honours for ‘services to enterprise’ and was the CBI Entrepreneur of the Year, 2003. A24 Group has been listed in the Fast Track 100 ‘Fastest Growing UK Companies’ in three years, and was ranked No.1 in 2002.

For further media information, interviews or other material, please contact Patrick Rea, press officer, by completing our online form or phone him on 0044 (0)208 870 4976

A24 Group on Facebook

Now you can follow the medical staffing divisions of the A24 Group on Facebook:-

A24 Group

Ambition 24Nurses UK

Ambition 24Nurses SA

Ambition 24Locums UK

Ambition 24Locums SA

Ambition 24AHP

Nursing Services UK

Nursing Services SA

British Nursing Association

Mayfair Specialist Nurses

Grosvenor Nursing

Locum Services UK

Locum Services of the UK announces Locum Doctor Pay Rates

Locum Services has published its new pay rates for UK locum doctors, effective from November the 1st 2009. The agency has vacancies for locum doctors in a range of specialisations: accident & emergency, anaesthetics, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT & ophthalmology, GP general practice, haematology, neurology, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, pathology, paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, and ultrasonography.

LSUK is a division of the A24 Group and is amongst the leading UK locum agencies for the recruitment and placement of doctors. Once registered medical staff have met the agencies’ compliance requirements, Locum Services of the UK provides locum doctors for temporary and longer term assignments in NHS Trusts, private hospitals, GP surgeries and with other healthcare service providers nationwide.

It’s a 24-7 service 365 days of the year. Doctors and healthcare providers working with LSUK can contact a member of the agency support team at any time of the day or night. As a member of the A24 Group,  locum agencies offer high quality compliance, supported by advanced ICT systems and specialist in-house teams with expertise in recruitment, compliance, management of staff and customer support services. Its ICT systems ensures a fast and accurate match of a candidate’s qualifications, professional experience and location with the needs of each healthcare provider who requires staff.

A24 Group web launched

The A24 Group has launched the new web site for medical staffing. The A24 Group includes agency brands Ambition 24hours, Nursing Services and Locum Services. It supplies locum doctors, agency nurses, AHPs and HCA care assistants to healthcare service organisations, including hospitals and primary care providers, prisons and care homes, insurance and other companies.

A24 Direct is the group's UK home nursing agency, helping patients with personal and domestic tasks, and also offering specialist care from qualified nurses.

A24 Group employs over 400 office staff, with 27,500 personnel on its books. The primary services and areas of expertise of the A24 Group are as follows: personnel recruitment; compliance; management and payment & reporting systems.

A24 group is a major recruiter of medical staff. It has developed systems and strategies to identify and attract qualified staff through the internet, published media and other resources, to meet each client’s needs for staff.

Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements is a key requirement. The checking and confirmation of credentials and qualifications for all candidates: these are the principal activities of dedicated compliance teams. A24 Group recruits and trains staff specifically for these key activities, to ensure the safety and security of staff selection processes.

The management and placing of temporary staff with clients for assignments is the primary work of consultants’ teams. They are experienced in developing an understanding of clients’ staffing needs, and then selecting from available medical personnel with matching qualifications and experience from a comprehensive database, supported by the bespoke Enterprise ICT system.

The A24 Group is fully accountable to clients, supported by detailed reporting facilities for the services provided. It operates a system of validated time-sheets to account for assignments undertaken for clients, and can report on work and complete payment transactions using the latest technology, securely.

For further information: www.a24group.com

A24 Group Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe met the South Africa 2009 Homeless World Cup team

A24 Group Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe met the South Africa 2009 Homeless World Cup team, sponsored by Ambition 24hours, at Parliament in Cape Town to congratulate them on their excellent performance in the international tournament in Milan, Italy. The team came home with the Milan city cup.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe with the team. They brought the cup home! 

The team have now left for Milan.

The South African team, Homeless World Cup, with Justin Zietsman (front left, standing) of A24 Group. The team have now left for Milan. We wish them well!

Homeless World Cup: Update Tuesday 1st

News from the World Cup squad:-

Hi, my name is Gavin Lotz and I am the team manager for South Africa.  Football has always been one of my passions, and I’ve been working with the Homeless Soocer team since 2006, when the final was actually held in Cape Town.

I have one of the easiest roles really, I just have to make sure everything runs smoothly, and motivate the guys. I go to the training sessions and work with our coach to make sure they are fit and ready to win once they land in Milan.  I have to say I think we have a good chance – the lads are very enthusiastic and committed, and believe they can win.  That conviction gives them a lot of power.

This is the first trip out of Africa for me too.  I’ve been on a plane before, but I have to admit that even I am quite nervous about what I will find when we land in Italy.  Each team has been allocated a host or hostess, they will meet us at the airport, and until we land we don’t know where we are staying, where we are playing, or who we are drawn against.  We must just be ready to hit the ground running…

I am the vice principal of The Ark Christian School here, and two of the lads, Ephraim Maaman and Siphiwe Mayesela stay here with us.  They are both totally committed to this competition, and I have seen each member of the team develop in character and leadership skills since they have been playing soccer.  It’s a fantastic tool, it keeps them occupied, gets them off the streets, and gives them a chance in life.  It also gets them back into the community, gives them back their identity and their self esteem.

In my spare time I watch all sorts of sports, especially rugb,y football and athletics.  I’m a Manchester United fan, and my hero is Alex Ferguson, so if I can do a job that is even a fraction of that done by him I will be happy…

I would also like to thank all our supporters, everything you have given will be so appreciated.  We will do our best to make you proud.