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Within this blog, you are going to find information to guide you through your NHS Job Interview. Job interviews are always a nerve-racking experience. What are they going to ask? What do you wear? Do you arrive 10 or 15 minutes early? These are questions we often ask ourselves. Within the healthcare industries, the NHS relies on its members of staff to operate effectively. After all, people’s health and well-being are on the line. To be a successful candidate in…
Finding time to eat regularly on your shift is difficult enough, never mind trying to eat healthily. You can get bombarded with emergency cases, urgent tasks and demanding superiors without warning, and before you know it, lunch has packed up its box and waved you goodbye. Never fear. There are ways to avoid the pangs of hunger hitting at the wrong times. 1. Don’t skip breakfast Make sure you eat breakfast before you start work so that you’ve got enough…
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9 Tips for Getting Better Sleep As An NHS Night Shift Staff Member
Posted on 26th August 2021
What do doctors, nurses, paramedics, police officers and fire-fighting staff all have in common? They are all at risk of sleep disorders. If you work the NHS night shift or often rotate shifts, you may share that risk. Shift work twirls the dials on your body’s biological clock until it can’t tell when it should wake you up and when it should let you sleep. In return, this can lead to various issues. Working at night or irregular shifts can…
A career in the NHS. There’s nothing else quite like it. What inspired you to start working for the NHS? A large majority of you would presumably say that you want to help people. That is a common answer we hear from NHS workers – it’s why you’re unique. Unfortunately, the NHS has received a lot of negative press in recent times, but at its core, the NHS is one of a kind. Even during unprecedented times, the NHS goes above and…
What personal skills do you need to be a Nurse? To be a good Nurse, not only do you need to have a degree in nursing, but you need to have the right personal skills to succeed as a nurse. Resilience Nursing is a daily test of your character, patience and resilience. you will be thrown challenges outside of your comfort zone daily which you may not be prepared for and for obvious reasons it can be very demanding on…
There are lots of different roles in the NHS that people are not familiar with. There actually are over 350 different NHS careers and everyone makes a difference in people’s lives every day. You could still be studying, or you could already work in the NHS but you are thinking about switching roles, we are here to give you a list of different jobs you could go in to. Where can I work in the NHS? Health Professionals Art Therapist…
Why study Nursing? Nursing is a profession with serious promotion opportunities. You start out as a staff nurse where you cover many areas. Which you can then specialise and gain a more senior role. The pay also gets higher the more senior you become. Nursing is a very dynamic job. A typical day at work could be challenging yet rewarding. As well as this, with a career in nursing, you can work all over the world. Nursing is one term for…
The NHS; it’s the nation’s proudest achievement, something that we need to protect as much as possible. One way to do that is to find the right people to work within this incredible structure, which is why there are so many different routes into working in the NHS. Below, we’ve put together some hints on how to get that first, all-important job with the NHS, with tips to help you succeed. Enjoy! Qualifications If you want to become a doctor,…
Are you going for a promotion or new job in the NHS? Are you worried about your interview? We’re not going to lie; interviews can be scary. Nobody likes them but it’s a stressful part of life that we all have to deal with. Those that shine in job interviews are the ones who prepare properly and go into the interview visualising success. So, don’t worry. Take a deep breath. Relax. Here are our top tips to help you shine in…
Working in an NHS theatre is exciting, rewarding and a totally cool career choice. If you’re just starting NHS theatre life, then it can be quite overwhelming. You have to be made from something a little bit different to work in theatre. One day you could be catching a leg in an amputation, the next you could be huddled around in excitement awaiting the delivery of a baby via C-section. You have to be ready for anything. Some people simply…
The smiling face of the NHS worker can often hide the turmoils taking place within that person. It’s important to recognise how the amazing people who fix us undergo varying degrees of workplace stress throughout their day. So let’s take a moment to take on board and understand one person’s view of workplace stress who works in the NHS. “As pressures continue to mount on public sector workers the cracks are beginning to show. Behind the mask of composure some…