Recruitment services

Tender description

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board sought to establish a contract for recruitment of overseas nurses. The health board is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the UK, providing day-to-day health services to a population of around half a million people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan who need emergency and scheduled hospital treatment and mental health care, as well as delivering care in people's own homes and community clinics. The Health Board provides specialist tertiary services on an all Wales and regional basis and is also responsible for the delivery of NHS primary care services, including general practitioners, community pharmacists, dentists and optometrists. Staffing remains the most important factor in the delivery of high quality care as ensuring that there are sufficient numbers of nursing staff with the right skills and competencies to deliver high quality of care is a minimum requirement expected to be delivered by healthcare providers. Recruitment and retention are important issues for the health board and recruiting the correct number and caliber of staff is essential to help deliver the best possible care to patients. The health board requires: — band 5 registered nurses with an essential minimum 12 months experience working with patients within general medicine and surgery and/or critical care (ITU), — Level of English requirements prior to interview — that which satisfies the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration requirements i.e. IELTS Level 7 in all domains. For further requirements, please visit the Bravo Solutions etenderwales website and download the tender pack from itt_72786.