Top Tips for Moving and Handling Best Practices
Introduction: Moving And Handling Best Practices In the healthcare industry, manual handling of patients poses significant risks to both the healthcare worker and the patient. Employers have a legal duty to protect their staff from the potential injuries that may arise from hazardous manual handling practices. To mitigate these risks, it is crucial to prioritise…
Returning To Nursing After A Break
Introduction Returning to nursing after a break is an admirable and rewarding decision. At Medilink Nursing, we understand the unique challenges faced by returning nurses. In this article, we’ll explore the hurdles you may face, the advantages of revitalising your career, and essential tips to seamlessly transition back into the profession via agency work. Challenges…
How To Find Quality Carers
In the demanding world of healthcare, how to find quality carers is an important question that often gets asked. The quality of care provided to individuals in nursing and care homes hinges significantly on the competence and dedication of the carers employed. As a healthcare recruitment specialist, we understand the critical role that skilled and…
How Can Care Home Managers Hire Staff Effectively?
Introduction: How Can Care Home Managers Hire Staff Effectively? In care homes across the UK, the ability to swiftly hire reliable, supportive and caring staff is important for maintaining high-quality care. Care managers face the ongoing challenge of finding skilled professionals while addressing unpredictable staffing needs. Here at Medilink Nursing, we address the question “How…
Navigating the Night Shift: Night Shift Tips for Nurses and Healthcare Assistants
Introduction: Night Shift Tips for Nurses and Healthcare Assistants Adapting to the night shift as a nurse or healthcare assistant can be a demanding process, especially when it disrupts your natural sleep patterns. Your body, accustomed to the rhythm of day and night, requires time to adjust to a new routine. To make a transition…
How To Join Medilink Nursing
So, Medilink Nursing is the agency for you? That’s fantastic news, thanks for choosing us. Registering with Medilink Nursing is free, and it’s actually a pretty simple process. Nevertheless, we’ve created a quick guide to what you’ll need to do, from putting your name on the form to getting your uniform and heading out to…
Do Agency Nurses Get Paid More?
Most Nurses are faced with the choice of do they work for the NHS, or an Nurse Agency? Naturally, this leads to the question: Do Agency Nurses Get Paid More? As a Nurse, it is important to make sure that your efforts are well rewarded – after all, you’ve put in so much training and…
Good Questions To Ask A Nurse
Introduction: Good Questions To Ask A Nurse Employing the right nurse is essential for maintaining high standards of patient care and a positive work environment. Whether you are conducting an interview or engaging with agency nurses, asking insightful questions can help you assess a candidate’s skills, experience, and suitability for their role. Here are six…
What Are The Most Important Qualities Of A Carer?
As a nursing agency, Medilink Nursing is always on the lookout for talented, passionate carers to recruit into part-time agency work. We’ve got a lot of experience assessing carers for the role, and today we thought we might share a few key qualities of a carer we look for when conducting interviews and assessing staff.…
How To Become A Healthcare Assistant
How To Become A Healthcare Assistant: What Is A Healthcare Assistant? Becoming a Healthcare Assistant (or HCA, as they are commonly known), is a fantastic way to take your first steps into the healthcare sector. HCAs work alongside doctors and nurses to provide a comfortable, tidy, and efficient experience for the patient, supporting their care…