13 Nov NHS Agency Work for Specialist Nurses & Medical Gurus
Specialist nursing roles are on the rise. Since the UK population is ageing, nursing roles of specialisation are increasingly more common in the medical sphere. If you have your general nursing qualifications and need to be propelled to new heights, this article is for you.
Proximity has had great success in placing the following three categories of specialist nursing roles: Occupational Therapist roles, Operating Department Practitioner roles, and finally, Practitioner Psychologist roles. So, if you are interested in NHS agency work for your speciality, we have a place for you!
Occupational Therapist
There are over twenty Occupational Therapy specialities. These include aquatic therapy, assistive technology, Autism, brain injury therapy, diabetes, driving and community mobility, as well as feeding, eating and swallowing therapy. These specialities are just the tip of the iceberg. At Proximity Healthcare, we have had tremendous success in placing Occupational Therapists from all over the spectrum of the field’s specialities.
However, if you have your basic occupational therapy degree and practice within your field, you will have annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) check-ins. This is where the NHS discusses your career aspirations and plans and how they can assist you in achieving those goals. The NHS may also encourage you to register with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists to gain professional indemnity coverage and trade union membership.
When signing up as a specialist nurse or medical practitioner with Proximity Healthcare, and you work based on the PAYE payment scheme, know that you are eligible to receive 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension plan, and health service discounts. Sign up to fill some specialist nursing roles with NSH agency work.
Operating Department Practitioner
These practitioners play a vital role in every phase of a person’s operation. Suppose you are working as an Operating Department Practitioner. In that case, you must provide high standards of care and support during every stage of a patient’s perioperative care, such as anaesthetic, surgery, and recovery. To attain this career, you must study for a two-year diploma or a three-year degree in operating department practice at a university. What makes studying operating department practice worthwhile under the NHS is that, if you are eligible, you receive at least £5,000 a year to assist with your studies while in university.
When it comes to specialising, the NHS conducts annual Continuing Professional development check-ins like the Occupational Health Therapists. This is done to develop your career if you wish to do so. Suppose you register as an operating department practitioner with Proximity Healthcare and get paid on a PAYE basis. In that case, you also have access to their generous pension scheme, health service discounts, and 27 days of annual leave. This excludes bank holidays. We at Proximity have plenty of NHS agency work for you.
Practitioner Psychologist/ Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
An array of specialities fall under the umbrella term of Practical Psychology. This includes Clinical Psychologists, Forensic Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Sport and Exercise Psychologist, Health Psychologist and Occupational Psychologist. If you are a Practitioner Psychologist, you use psychological theories to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behaviour. These theories apply to the patient’s everyday life to improve their life quality and reform behaviour. When signing up with Proximity Healthcare, know that we have an array of NHS agency work available for you.
More so, if you’re joining Proximity intending to participate in NHS agency work, you will receive the same benefits that all NHS medical practitioners and staff receive. This includes a generous pension plan, 27 days of annual leave, bank holidays, and health service discounts.
Psychological well-being practitioners, or Practitioner psychologists, are provided with ongoing supervision that assists in self-reflection, seeking and responding to feedback, and developing professional knowledge and skills. Many Psychological Well-being Practitioners (PWP) steadily progress to high-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy training. You can also specialise in long-term conditions such as diabetes, perinatal health, and occupational staff. The latter two speciality spheres include working with midwives, health visitors, and families and supporting NHS staff with mental health problems.
If you want to know more about the specialist nursing roles available at Proximity Healthcare, be sure to click the link in bold!
Why NHS Agency Work?
We have 3 Preferred Suppliers (PSL) that fall under the NHS. These suppliers desperately need to fill those gaping specialist nursing roles within their establishments. All three of our PSLs fall under the National Health System; thus, we have an array of NHS agency work just for you. So, be sure to contact us if you are interested in NHS agency work! Especially if you specialise in one of the three medical careers in this article.