Nursing agency BNA has been awarded platinum status, the highest award, for a second consecutive year by the NHS London Procurement Programme (LPP). This follows a full compliance audit by the LPP, the national procurement partner for UK public services. The audit demonstrates the nursing agency’s commitment to supporting the NHS by ensuring the availability of high quality agency staff, cost-effectively, with secure compliance systems in place. The audit focused on recruitment and compliance processes for temporary nursing staff placed in NHS Trusts through the London Procurement Programme framework.
As a supplier on the LPP framework for nursing, the agency supplies nursing staff to hospital and primary care settings. The agency has extensive experience in working with the NHS and has developed amongst the most advanced compliance systems in the sector to maximise safety in the recruitment, management and selection of nurses and HCA healthcare assistants for shifts, with a 24-7 service to meet all temporary staffing needs.
The agency’s compliance team has 50 staff dedicated exclusively to credentials checks. Key features of the agency’s systems include the bespoke Enterprise ICT compliance system - with over 100,000 hours of development time over seven years. Agency worker registration includes mandatory face-to-face interviews; comprehensive credentials checks; CRB; completion of a 23-page career form; provision of four referees; and presentation of professional certifications. On-going training for agency staff includes 13 mandatory courses annually, with 60 training events for 900 agency workers monthly.
Compliance protection features daily system-generated ‘expiry reports’ of training dates; automated e-mail expiry reminders to agency workers; and automatic system exclusion of staff from booking in Enterprise if certification expires.
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BNA Agency Nurses Jobs in the North West
British Nursing Association is recruiting Health Care Assistants and Registered General Nurses in Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, St Helen’s and Stockport The nursing agency requires nurses and HCAs for day shifts at NHS locations throughout North West of England.
Applicants for the latest nursing jobs in the North West should be NHS compliant and experienced in NHS/Acute hospital settings. Flexibility and reliability are paramount for these shifts, according to the nursing agency. Interested candidates can contact by emailing bookings@bna.co.uk or phoning 0871 873 33 24.
Qualified nurses and HCAs can also register contact details on-line with the association in the first instance at www.bna.co.ukfor agency jobs nationwide.
British Nursing Association has helped healthcare staff in the North West to further their career goals since 1948. BNA is now the longest serving of all UK nursing agencies. The association; today; is a preferred supplier of agency nurses and HCA jobs and staff to NHS and private hospitals, GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers – and the domiciliary homecare sector too.
BNA offers vacancies for the following positions RN Registered Nurses; RGN Registered General; RMN Registered Mental; EN Enrolled and SEN State Enrolled – also ENG Enrolled General; ENM Enrolled Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever; RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors, as well as HCA posts. The association offers short and long term nurses jobs. Nurses jobs and staff are provided for the followings settings in the North West: all Primary Care GP surgeries; A&E Accident & Emergency departments; 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, Defence Forces, Nursing Homes and also to patients requiring domiciliary or complex care in a home setting.
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BNA (British Nursing Association) Homecare Packages for NHS Care Provision
British Nursing Association – a supplier of nursing and care staff since 1948 – offers a range of homecare service packages to PCTs, County Councils and other NHS and private care providers nationwide. The agency is registered with the CQC, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NI), and Care Inspectorate (Scotland).
BNA is a preferred provider of long term, complex and non-complex care packages and services to organisations who require the proven systems and support offered by a large, established agency. Quality assurance standards cover all aspects of the process of nurse and HCA recruitment, as well as interview, compliance checks, shift selection and management of nursing and HCA staff, to ensure a professional, friendly care service, the agency says.
British Nursing Association has given priority to ensuring a wide skill-base of nurses and healthcare assistants for its NHS and other clients. Homecare packages can be designed for short and long-term programmes to ensure consistent care and to match available budgets, with no compromise of safety and service provision. BNA ensures transparency in the provision of services through detailed reporting, to support value and accountability. Management reporting offers the data needed to help the commissioners of care to plan and control their agency costs
BNA has targeted the development of robust processes for recruitment compliance. This includes face-to-face interviews and checks nationwide, close to each candidate, anywhere in the UK. There is Enhanced Disclosures for all CRB applications and renewals. Full referencing is supported by telephone validation, with Occupational Health checks for fitness to work, and assessment of key skills for each nursing specialisation. he agency has developed a range of training courses and certification to support compliance.
There is also ‘Right to Work’ validation of documentation for every candidate. BNA has developed a detailed internal audit and risk management process, to ensure the integrity of its compliance systems and procedures. There is a dedicated internal audit team and a risk committee reporting at Board level, to ensure that the organisation remains focused on the safety of its outcomes and care delivery.
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BNA (British Nursing Association) recruits Nurses and Healthcare Assistants for Kent, Sussex and Surrey NHS Primary Provider Contract
BNA, The British Nursing Association, has a major recruitment drive for RGN and specialist nurses, as well as HCA healthcare assistants and support workers, for temporary positions in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
The association, founded in 1948, will be arranging interviews throughout the UK for qualified medical and care staff who wish to join as members and to work part-time, with the opportunity for extra pay and flexible hours to meet family and other commitments.
The BNA has gained a reputation for its expertise in managing the logistics of temporary staffing to match NHS needs for relevant experience in the nurses and support staff that the association can supply nationwide. Members of the BNA can access a web portal to update their availability for work, for notification even if their circumstances change during the course of a day. Qualified and registered staff can then be alerted to vacancies via SMS text messages in the first instance.
BNA is the longest serving organisation offering nursing agency services in the UK. The association today is a preferred supplier of nurses and HCA staff to NHS and private hospitals, GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers - as well as the domiciliary homecare sector.
BNA is managing temporary assignments for the following positions in Kent, Sussex and Surrey: RN Registered Nurses; RGN Registered General; RMN Registered Mental; EN Enrolled; SEN State Enrolled; ENG Enrolled General; ENM Enrolled Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever Nurse; RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors.
All job applicants can register their contact details initially on-line at the BNA web sites. The association can then organise face-to-face applicant interviews with qualified candidates. BNA has long experience in assessing and advising on the suitability of candidates for work. The interviewer nursing team is responsible for initial allocation of potential work areas based on the applicant’s qualifications, skills and experience. There is verification of each applicant’s work portfolio at the interview stage, and assessment of specific experience in each nursing speciality.
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UK’s Oldest Nursing Agency is 64 years old!
British Nursing Association is 64 years old and is the UK’s longest serving agency. It was founded in 1948 as a cooperative to supply nurses to the National Health Service, which was also established in the same year.
BNA has had an eventful history. At one time is was taken into Government ownership, and was owned for three years by cigarette manufacturer BAT, British American Tobacco. It is now an independent division of a private company, the A24 Group, which specialises in medical staffing, including locums and AHPs. The group was the first organisation in the sector to offer a 24-7 service to care providers, including hospitals, care homes, the prison service and private health facilities.
Whilst it may be the oldest agency in the sector, BNA offers one of the most advanced systems for the management and booking of nurses and HCAs, it says. The ICT System was developed in-house for nurse and HCA registration, compliance, selection and booking. It results from 100,000 hours of development time over six years.
System safeguards include automated restrictions for the selection of agency staff until after completion of full registration, including CRB and credential checks. All relevant employment, training and other references must be fully confirmed; and the work record checked, verified again and finally cleared.
For booking safety, agency consultants can match the exact requirements of clients according to staff qualifications, experience and availability. Face-to-face interviews are mandatory to confirm language ability, with completion of a 20 plus page registration form, including full details of career history and qualifications as well as four referees; original ‘right to work’, qualifications and training certificates; and an employer’s report.
The compliance team includes over 100 dedicated staff to obtain verified professional references from past employers, carry out Occupational Health checks for fitness to work, verify professional qualifications, apply for CRBs, and confirm mandatory training is certificated.
A quality control team re-checks all data. BNA provides jobs and staff in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – including Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester; Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.
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Notice to All UK Agency Workers: June Bank holiday deadline
Due to the June Bank holiday dates of Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June 2012, please ensure that timesheets are with us by no later than midday, Friday 1st June 2012 to guarantee payment on Friday 8th June 2012.
Please note: the Payroll office will also be closed on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June - therefore please be aware that call volumes will be abnormally high following this break. We will there not have the facility to check if timesheets have been received on the Wednesday during office hours as we will be focusing on getting our Agency Workers paid for those timesheets received by the Friday deadline.
Important: there are some clients that will not recognise nor pay Bank holiday rates for the Diamon Jubilee - additional Holiday on Tuesday 5th June 2012. To save disappointment we would strongly advise that you ask your consultant as to whether or not you will be paid Bank Holiday rates for this day.
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UK Payroll Department Opening Times: Effective Monday 6th August
Candidates are advised that - to meet the agency's deadline for ensuring agency workers are paid each Friday on time - the agency is making some small changes to opening hours for candidate calls.
The payroll department will be open for phone calls between 9am and 5pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and between 9am and 4pm on Fridays. Candidates can continue to send time sheets via the usual channels - post to:
Group House
92 - 94 Lind Road
Sutton, Surrey
SM1 4PL
Or email: wages@a24group.com
The deadline for receipt of time sheets remains Monday midday for payment on the Friday of the same week. Payroll queries can be made by email to mypay@a24group.com.
BNA Agency Nurses Jobs in Scotland, South West, North East, North West and Midlands
British Nursing Association is registering RGN, RMN and RSCN nurses and HCAs – staff can contact the BNA team 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year. Qualified nurses and HCAs can register contact details on-line by clicking herefor agency jobs nationwide – also take a look at our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.
There are vacancies for RGN, RMN and RSCN nurses and HCAs in the following areas:
*Scotland - G/DD/AB/EH/ML Postcodes
*South West - BS/BA/GL/TA/TL Postcodes
*North East - CA/DH/NE/TS/DL/SR Postcodes
*North West - BB/SK/CH/LL/CW/WA Postcodes
*Midlands - B/CV/DY/WR/WS/WV/SY/TF/HR Postcodes
Required nursing specialisations include: Hospital, ICU, Ventilation, Paeds, Theatre, Mental Health and Renal Trained Dialysis.
The BNA, British Nursing Association, has helped healthcare staff in to further their career goals since 1948. BNA is the longest serving of all UK nursing agencies. The association today is still a preferred supplier of agency nurses and HCA jobs and staff to NHS and private hospitals, GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers - as well as the domiciliary homecare sector.
BNA offers vacancies for the following positions: RN Registered Nurses; RGN Registered General; RMN Registered Mental; EN Enrolled; SEN State Enrolled; ENG Enrolled General; ENM Enrolled Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever; RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors. The association offers short and long term nurses jobs. It is a helpful, friendly and professional service for the supply of staff to all healthcare service providers.
Nurses jobs and 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, The Defence Force, Nursing Homes and to patients requiring domiciliary or complex care at home. IBNA is one of the leading nursing agencies offering nurses jobs in Northern Ireland, Birmingham, Bristol, Yeovil, Hereford, Swindon, Gloucester, Middlesbrough, Wolverhampton and Portsmouth.
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Agency Workers Alert: Time for Free NHS Flu Jab
The British Nursing Association is encouraging all UK healthcare workers to have the free NHS Flu jab for which all healthcare workers are eligible.
Frontline nurses, HCAs and other agency workers should protect themselves by having the flu vaccine to prevent the spread of flu to colleagues and other members of the community.
The 2012/13 UK vaccine protects against three types of flu virus, according to the NHS Cumbria Partnership. This year's flu jab protects against:
- H1N1 - the strain of flu that caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009
- H3N2 - a strain of flu that can infect birds and mammals and was active in 2011
- A strain of flu that was active in 2010 known as B/Wisconsin/1
Britons are the 'most unhygienic nation', according to a new report. Britons were half as likely as other nationals to cover their hands and mouth more frequently when coughing or sneezing during the swine flu pandemic, the study has suggested.
The findings were published in the journal 'Lancet Infectious Diseases'. Dr Gillian Steel Fisher of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, in America, said: "The wide variations between countries in our study shows that in the event of another serious outbreak of infectious disease, public perceptions have to be taken into account to best tailor and communicate policy approaches that need public support in each country.
"Our findings suggest that promoting non-pharmaceutical interventions - such as handwashing and avoiding large public gatherings of people - do not jeopardise the adoption of vaccination, though the uptake of vaccines was low compared to other behaviours in all countries we surveyed.
"To maximise the effect of pandemic policies, future efforts might need to combine vaccination programmes with support for the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions."
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BNA Agency Nurses Jobs in Newcastle
Founded over 60 years ago, the British Nursing Association is now recruiting agency nurses and HCAs in Newcastle – staff can contact the BNA team 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year on 0871 873 3324.
Qualified nurses and HCAs should register their contact details on-line with the association in the first instance atwww.bna.co.uk for agency jobs nationwide.
Required nursing specialisations include: Hospital, ICU, Ventilation, Paeds, Theatre, Mental Health and Renal Trained Dialysis.The British Nursing Association, has helped healthcare staff in Newcastle to further their career goals since 1948, says BNA director Adam Streeter.
BNA is the longest serving of all UK nursing agencies. The association today is still a preferred supplier of agency nurses and HCA jobs and staff to NHS and private hospitals, GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers - as well as the domiciliary homecare sector. BNA offers vacancies for the following positions in Newcastle: RN Registered Nurses; RGN Registered General; RMN Registered Mental; EN Enrolled; SEN State Enrolled; ENG Enrolled General; ENM Enrolled Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever; RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors.
The association offers short and long term nurses jobs. It is a helpful, friendly and professional service for the supply of staff to all healthcare service providers. Nurses jobs and staff are provided for the followings settings in Newcastle: 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, The Defence Force, Nursing Homes and to patients requiring domiciliary or complex care at home. In addition to Newcastle, BNA is one of the leading nursing agencies offering nurses jobs in Northern Ireland, Birmingham, Bristol, Yeovil, Hereford, Swindon, Gloucester and Middlesbrough – and from Grantham to Glasgow.
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British Nursing Association Homecare Packages for London NHS Care Provision
The British Nursing Association – a supplier of nursing and care staff since 1948 – has a range of homecare service packages to PCTs, County Councils and other NHS and private care providers in London and nationwide. The agency is registered with the CQC, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NI), and Care Inspectorate (Scotland). BNA is a preferred provider of long term, complex and non-complex care packages and services to organisations who require the proven systems and support offered by a large, established agency.
Quality assurance standards cover all aspects of the process of nurse and HCA recruitment, as well as interview, compliance checks, shift selection and management of nursing and HCA staff, to ensure a professional, friendly care service, says the agency.
British Nursing Association has given priority to ensuring a wide skill-base of nurses and healthcare assistants for its London NHS and other clients. Homecare packages can be designed for short and long-term programmes to ensure consistent care and to match available budgets, with no compromise of safety and service provision.
BNA homecare ensures transparency in the provision of services through detailed reporting, to support value and accountability. Management reporting offers the data needed to help the commissioners of care to plan and control their agency costs BNA has targeted the development of robust processes for recruitment compliance in London. This includes face-to-face interviews and checks nationwide, close to each candidate, anywhere in the UK.
There is Enhanced Disclosures for all CRB applications and renewals. Full referencing is supported by telephone validation, with Occupational Health checks for fitness to work, and assessment of key skills for each nursing specialisation. The agency has developed a range of training courses and certification to support compliance. There is also ‘Right to Work’ validation of documentation for every candidate. BNA has developed a detailed internal audit and risk management process, to ensure the integrity of its compliance systems and procedures. There is a dedicated internal audit team and a risk committee reporting at Board level, to ensure that the organisation remains focused on the safety of its outcomes and care delivery.
Locations served include: London, Birminghan, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Wakefield, Cardiff, Coventr, Nottingham and Leicester – from Lewes to Lewisham.
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BNA Homecare Packages for London NHS Care Provision
British Nursing Association is a supplier of nursing and care staff since 1948 and offers a range of homecare service packages to PCTs, County Councils and other NHS and private care providers in London and nationwide in the UK.
The agency is registered with the CQC, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NI), and Care Inspectorate (Scotland). BNA is a preferred provider of long term, complex and non-complex care packages and services to organisations who require the proven systems and support offered by a large, established agency.
Quality assurance standards cover all aspects of the process of nurse and HCA recruitment, as well as interview, compliance checks, shift selection and management of nursing and HCA staff, to ensure a professional, friendly care service, the agency says. British Nursing Association has given priority to ensuring a wide skill-base of nurses and healthcare assistants for its London NHS and other clients. Homecare packages can be designed for short and long-term programmes to ensure consistent care and to match available budgets, with no compromise of safety and service provision.
BNA homecare ensures transparency in the provision of services through detailed reporting, to support value and accountability. Management reporting offers the data needed to help the commissioners of care to plan and control their agency costs BNA has targeted the development of robust processes for recruitment compliance in London. This includes face-to-face interviews and checks nationwide, close to each candidate, anywhere in the UK.
There is Enhanced Disclosures for all CRB applications and renewals. Full referencing is supported by telephone validation, with Occupational Health checks for fitness to work, and assessment of key skills for each nursing specialisation. The agency has developed a range of training courses and certification to support compliance. There is also ‘Right to Work’ validation of documentation for every candidate. BNA has developed a detailed internal audit and risk management process, to ensure the integrity of its compliance systems and procedures.
There is a dedicated internal audit team and a risk committee reporting at Board level, to ensure that the organisation remains focused on the safety of its outcomes and care delivery. The agency is now on Google+ Locations served include: London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Wakefield, Cardiff, Coventry, Nottingham and Leicester – from Hull to Hastings.
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BNA Weather Warning
The British Nursing Association is advising agency workers to check the weather before travelling to shift assignments during the forecast cold spell. Agency nurses and HCA health care assistants should contact their BNA support consultant if they believe that they might be delayed in travelling to a shift on time.
This will enable the agency to advise the client healthcare service provider. Ice and freezing temperatures are forecast for at least the next two days.
The agency is advising agency workers to check weather forecasts such as at the Met Office and take advice regarding care preparation and maintenance from organisations such as the AA, which issues this advice before setting off on a car journey:
- Get up at least 10 minutes early to give you time to prepare the car.
- Don't drive off like a tank-commander, with a tiny hole cleared in the windscreen. Clear all windows using a scraper and de-icer.
- Use a cigarette lighter to warm a key for a frozen lock. Don't breathe on the lock, as the moisture will condense and freeze.
Plan routes to favour major roads which are more likely to have been cleared and gritted. Put safety before punctuality when the bad weather closes in. Allow extra time for winter journeys but be prepared for the inevitability of being late for work due to unexpected delay.
BNA continues to provide temporary staff whatever the conditions. The British Nursing Association has provided healthcare staff since 1948, says BNA director Adam Streeter. BNA is the longest serving of all UK nursing agencies. The association is a preferred supplier of agency nurses and HCA staff to NHS and private hospitals, GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers - as well as the domiciliary homecare sector.
BNA offers short and long term nurses jobs. The agency provides staff for Primary Care GP surgeries; Accident & Emergency; Intensive Treatment Unit; ICU; Intensive Care Unit; High Dependency Unit; Cardiac Care Unit; Special Care Baby Unit; Ear Nose & Throat; and Maternity, The Defence Force, Nursing Homes and to patients requiring domiciliary or complex care at home.
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BNA Branch in West Midlands
New BNA (British Nursing Association) branch is open in West Midlands! Come and see us at our Walsall Branch. We are now booking for 16 May: Manual Handling at 9:00am and CPR courses at 13:00pm. To book these courses you can email us at training@a24group.com or alternatively call us on 0871 873 3373
At the branch we provide uniforms, time sheets and we offer regular training courses. Why not call in?
Our address is: Lower 42 Eldon Court, Eldon Street, Walsall, WS1 2JP Travel options: on-street free parking for those using private transport, close proximity to the bus stop and train station, and Walsall town centre.
Our courses are open to all registered Nurses and HCAs - and are ideal for your mandatory annual training - for RN Registered Nurses, RGN Registered General, RMN Registered Mental, EN Enrolled; SEN State Enrolled, ENG Enrolled General, ENM Enrolled of Mental Health, RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever, and RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors.
The British Nursing Association employs a professional team of registered nurse consultants who are responsible for undertaking all our face to face interviews throughout the UK, our nurses are based regionally and will host interviews at various locations all across England. All interviews are strictly by appointment only, to make an appointment please contact us on: 0871 87 333 50. We look forward to hearing from you!
BNA opens Nursing Agency Branch in Bristol
The BNA, British Nursing Association, has opened a new nursing agency branch in Bristol. Nurses and HCA Health Care Assistants can register with the agency at the branch at 14 Fredrick Place. Registered BNA members can purchase uniforms, attend scheduled training courses and discuss work opportunities.
The new BNA branch office is at 14 Fredrick Place Bristol, BS8 1AS. Visit us at the Branch or phone 0871 873 3324. There are also branches in Grantham, Portsmouth, Sutton and Walsall.
BNA says it is the UK’s longest established nursing agency, founded in 1948. BNA has built long-standing relationships with hospitals and GP surgeries, Local Authorities and other organisations, for the supply of agency nurses and HCAs . The objective is to offer a dependable source of agency staff for temporary and longer-term assignments, 24 hours a day, and seven days a week.
The agency also offer a local recruitment service, with consultants who can travel to meet candidates at a location in the South West, or other regions, close to a candidate’s home or place of work. These ‘roving consultants’ are fully equipped with document scanners and other equipment to enable them to interview and register candidates.
Candidates can also see the range of nursing agency jobs available on-line at British Nursing Association following registration. Rates of nurses pay are also available now on the web site.
BNA has nurses’ jobs across the UK, as well as temporary posts for HCAs. Vacancies include positions for RN, RGN, RMN, EN, SEN, ENG, ENM, RSCN and RFN staff – as well as Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors posts.
Healthcare staff can also find out about the full range of training courses that are available on line and locally in the South West. These include:-
*COSHH
*Epilepsy
*Fire Safety
*Handling Violence & Aggression and Complaint Handling
*Health and Safety
*Infection Control
*Information Governance
*Lone Worker
*RIDDOR
*SOVA and SOCA Level 2
As a member of the A24 Group, BNA is equipped with the advanced ICT and training systems to ensure a responsive and fully compliant service in the recruitment, selection and management of medical; workers. BNA recruits nurse and HCA members nationwide to ensure wide availability of staff in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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BNA Agency Nurses Jobs in Bristol
The British Nursing Association is interviewing nurses and HCA, Health Care Assistants, at its new Bristol branch, to register those who want agency work to increase their pay and extend their work experience. BNA offers local work and good rates of pay. The personal service provided by the Association’s staff ensures that care is taken to ensure a good match to each candidate’s experience and job needs.
Nurses and HCA Health Care Assistants can register on-line with the agency and at the new branch at 14 Fredrick Place. Once registered, BNA members can purchase uniforms, attend the scheduled training courses and also discuss work opportunities with Association staff. The 24-7 service includes phone contact and support at any time, as well as prompt response to email enquiries.
The new BNA branch office is at 14 Fredrick Place Bristol, BS8 1AS. For further contact details please click here. There are also branches in Grantham, Portsmouth and Sutton as well as Walsall.
The British Nursing Association works with healthcare staff in Bristol and beyond to further their career goals – nationally since 1948, says BNA director Adam Streeter. BNA is the longest serving of all the UK nursing agencies. The association today is now a preferred supplier of agency nurses and HCA jobs and staff to NHS and private hospitals, as well as GP Surgeries and other Primary Care service providers – and also to the domiciliary homecare sector.
BNA offers vacancies for the following positions in Bristol: RN Registered Nurses; RGN Registered General; RMN Registered Mental; EN Enrolled; SEN State Enrolled; ENG Enrolled General; ENM Enrolled Mental Health; RSCN Registered Sick Children’s; RFN Registered Fever; RM Registered Midwives and RHV Registered Health Visitors.
The association offers both short and long term nurses positions. It is a helpful, friendly and professional association for the supply of staff to all healthcare service providers nationally. Nurses jobs and staff are provided for the followings settings in Bristol: 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, The Defence Force, Nursing Homes and to patients requiring domiciliary or complex care at home.
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New Branch for The British Nursing Association in Pitsea, Essex
The British Nursing Association is now in Essex, following the opening of a new branch at:
Suite 1
Broadway Chambers
High Road
Pitsea, Essex
SS13 3AS
BNA has been serving the healthcare community for over 50 years and invites nurses and HCA workers to visit the new branch and meet the newly appointed nursing consultant, Jackie Skidmore. The branch can help nurses and other healthcare staff to register and update their details, book training, buy uniforms or drop off time sheets.
The Essex booking teams have work available for registered BNA nurses and care workers in Fryatt and Clacton, the agency says. Applicants should be hospital-experienced and willing to take on lots of work. Rates are on the web site.
The British Nursing Association predominately provides hospitals with temporary staff, so if this is the type of work that you enjoy and you have relevant experience, then let our branch know today and we can fast track you through our registration processes.
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BNA Helping Nurses since 1948
Since 1948 BNA has helped nurses & HCAs find temporary work with the #NHS and a range of other care providers. #FamilyFriendly local work, to meet family and other commitments.
BNA supports the founding principles of the NHS. We have a strong belief that a universally good standard of care should be available to all in the UK. To support this, it is essential that nurses and HCAs are available in sufficient numbers, and with the required skills, in all healthcare settings. The Association supports this by being available 24-7 to meet the shortfall in nursing staff.
Our consultants will take a call, at any hour of the day or night, to listen to each healthcare provider and understand the staffing needs. We then identify specific workers from our database, based on qualifications and experience. Where the client requires someone with previous experience of the healthcare setting, we will strive to supply a worker who has worked there in the past,
The Association supplies an efficient best-value service to all our clients: hospitals, GP, community healthcare staff and for other settings.
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Meeting Standards for Nursing & Care Agencies: New CQC Report
A24 Group nursing and care agencies, which includes The British Nursing Association, are registered with the UK's Care Quality Commission. They are regularly inspected to ensure they meet the National Minimum Standards for nursing and domiciliary care agencies.
These external checks complement our own program of internal reviews and audits that help ensure all our nursing agencies are operating to the very highest levels of care. To find out more about the CQC's inspection of A24 Group, you can see the latest report here on the provision of care to people in their own homes - or visit the Care Quality Commission website.
The new report inspected service provision in the following key areas:
1. Care and welfare of people who use services
People should get safe and appropriate care that meets their needs and supports their rights.
2. Cooperating with other providers
People should get safe and coordinated care when they move between different services.
3. Requirements relating to workers
People should be cared for by staff who are properly qualified and able to do their job.
4. Staffing
There should be enough members of staff to keep people safe and meet their health and welfare needs.
5. Assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision
The service should have quality checking systems to manage risks and assure the health, welfare and safety of people who receive care.
6. Records
People’s personal records, including medical records, should be accurate and kept safe and confidential.
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Guidance for staff intending to travel to, or returning from, Ebola affected countries
The on-going outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, primarily affecting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. This is the largest outbreak of this disease to ever happen.
Ebola is a severe and life threatening viral disease caused by the Ebola virus. The onset of illness is sudden, with fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, sore throat and intense weakness. This is then followed by diarrhea, vomiting, rash, impaired kidney and liver function and stomach pain. Some patients may develop a rash, red eyes, hiccups, internal and external bleeding.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is fatal in between 50 to 90% of all clinically ill cases. Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids from infected people. The incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days. Anyone who has close contact with a person infected with the virus, or someone who handles samples from patients are at risk. This includes hospital staff, family members and laboratory workers, all of whom are at risk if they do not use appropriate protective equipment / barrier nursing techniques. These precautions include wearing protective gowns, gloves, and masks, in addition to wearing eye protection (e.g. eye goggles) or a face shield.
The government advises against all but essential travel to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea except for those involved in the direct response to the Ebola outbreak. It remains unlikely but not impossible that travellers infected in one of the affected countries could arrive in the UK while incubating the disease and develop symptoms after their return. Although the likelihood of imported cases is very low, travellers returning to the UK from the affected areas, particularly those who have been involved in health care overseas, need to remain vigilant.
For staff who are planning to visit Ebola affected countries:
The agency requests that staff follow FCO advice and do not place themselves at risk of infection. The agency recognises that some staff may have family in one of the affected countries but it does not consider essential travel to include, for example, visiting family at Christmas. If staff choose not to follow the FCO advice and travel to one of the affected countries, this may then result in work restrictions and / or exclusion upon return as noted in the scenarios below.
All staff who travel to one of the Ebola affected countries (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) irrespective of the reason for travel (personal or work related) must contact the agency prior to leaving the UK and on return to the UK, prior to their return to work.
Existing staff who have visited Ebola affected countries - this will mainly apply to those who have visited affected countries for the purpose of charity and/or healthcare work.
If no healthcare work was undertaken whilst in one of the Ebola affected countries, and staff had no direct contact with a known or suspected Ebola, including attending a funeral, staff should:
Inform the agency prior to departure
Monitor their health / temperature for 21 days from leaving the affected country
If the staff member becomes unwell with symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat or rash within 21 days of coming back from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone, they should stay at home and immediately telephone 111 or 999 and explain that they have recently visited West Africa. These services will initiate the appropriate care pathway
They must keep in touch with the agency prior to return to work
Staff member will be able to return to work after 21 days
If healthcare work was undertaken abroad or the staff member had direct contact with an Ebola case e.g. routine medical / nursing care but wore appropriate protective clothing with no known breaches in the personal protective equipment (PPE), the staff member should:
Inform the agency prior to departure
Check temperature twice daily for 21 days after return and report any raised temperature or other suspicious symptoms to the monitoring team at Public Health England (PHE)
Must provide Occupational Health with documentary evidence from their Voluntary Aid agency / affiliated health care institution who organised the overseas placement outlining the extent of their exposure and specific detail regarding the PPE used
Contact the agency prior to return to work
Staff member will be able to return to work after 21 days and monitoring completed
If healthcare work was undertaken abroad or the staff member had direct contact with an Ebola case and may have had unprotected exposure of skin or mucous membranes to potentially infectious blood or body fluids, including on clothing or bedding, for example:
Unprotected handling of clinical/lab specimens
Mucosal exposure to splashes
Needlestick injury
Kissing and / or sexual contact
The staff member should:
Inform the agency prior to departure
Check temperature twice daily for 21 days after return and REPORT DAILY to the
Monitoring Team at Public Health England (PHE) even if the temperature is normal and the staff member is not experiencing any suspicious symptoms
Staff member will be able to return to work after 21 days and monitoring is completed
For more information about the Ebola virus disease, see:
Government UK
NHS Choices: Ebola and Overview
Ebola virus disease: clinical management and guidance
Ebola virus disease: information for humanitarian aid workers
