Why we have released a new look for Nurses.co.uk

This week we released an attractive make-over for Nurses.co.uk. Well, we hope it’s attractive. Of course, everything’s subjective. But I like it. Nice blue. It’s more than just good looks though. These changes bring the following virtues: nurses will find jobs quicker better click-routes to nursing sector job lists improved search functionality for faster job [...]

Being chatty

Running a jobs board can make you feel a bit like an outsider, neither one thing or the other. Take our small team of 8 here at Nurses.co.uk; you could argue that we’re neither recruiters or representatives of the nursing industry. I’d strongly argue that we are, partly, both. We certainly understand and have experience [...]

Nurses.co.uk survey – NHS nurses reject Govt plans

Sarah has just completed and posted the results of a fascinating survey. She asked almost 300 UK nurses about the coalition Govt’s plans. The results show that NHS nurses surveyed mostly reject the plans, with many fearing financial difficulties ahead, as well as pension issues and longer working lives for UK nurses…. Read the Nurses.co.uk [...]

Web Based Nursing Jobs In 2010

I love the opportunities the web offers. I wouldn’t want to be in another industry. In the past month even my mum has got online. After she worked out how to turn her computer on she was able to watch Strictly on iPlayer and my dad (my dad!) even sat in front of the computer to [...]

What’s 137,000 Healthcare Jobs Between Friends Anyway?

Today’s national headline: “NHS workforce cuts plan rejected“. If it wasn’t so serious, it would be hilarious. It’s like something from Yes Minister. Imagine you’re a health minister. It’s late on Friday evening and you just want to go home. And then you’re briefed to work out how to cut a few billion off the health [...]

Rayner’s Nursing Report Isn’t Helpful

I’m not sure how helpful the tone of Claire Rayner’s report is. Inevitably, what reports like this show is an awful headline (and potentially misleading too) that undermines the majority view. The headline sweeps a negative generalisation, while the detail of the issue is that only a tiny minority are to blame. Claire Rayner knows this, [...]

Springtime For Nursing Jobs…

It’s that funny time of year again in nursing recruitment. It’s holiday season. Nurses postpone their hunt for a new position. Nursing employers put vacancies on hold. Nursing recruiters take a holiday (or at least a couple of weeks off to watch daytime TV). Year after year, these six weeks are right up there with [...]

Evolving Demands For Jobs Boards

In the early days of online recruitment (late 90s, early noughties) the challenge was education. Some clients didn’t even use email. Classified recruitment ads in trade print media worked OK most of the time. There didn’t seem to be a need to change. The challenge was to demonstrate change could be more efficient and cost-effective. [...]