12/08/19
In This Edition;
· New Opportunities for RGN’s & HCA’s
· New department opens in Poole Office
· Meet the Nursing department
What do Agency Nurses Do?
As an agency RGN or HCA, our staff are going into an array of establishments to support and work alongside the permanent staff teams.
Agency staff are used by hospitals, private homes, hospices, day centres and more. The variety of the work is what draws some members of staff to working for an agency rather than in a permanent placement. For others it is the flexibility to fit in with family, child care, and other demands on personal time.
Some establishments will ask for our staff for repeat shifts, this makes for a great combination for getting to know an area of work, whilst maintaining the agency basis.
Seems like a winning situation for all!
Apex Prime Care is delighted that it has established its new Nursing Department, and the ‘nursing desk’ is now open for business!
The new department in the Apex portfolio aims to supply Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants to hospitals, as well as nursing and care homes.
The initial areas of coverage will be Dorchester and Poole, where we have secured contracts with one major NHS hospital, and several nursing homes.
There are many challenges to this new area of work, so to ensure they are met with professionalism and expertise, Apex has put in place a dedicated nursing staff team. Our Lead Nurse and RGN/HCA Manager are available to support the flexibility of our nursing staff.
As with all new businesses, there is much background work to be done before operational work can begin.
However, we have already secured some RGN’s and HCA’s, and they are taking assignments across the Poole and Dorchester areas.
A distinctly collaborative working relationship has been forged between the Nursing department and Head Office in Totton.
‘It has certainly been a learning curve for all involved, there have been many meetings and discussions, and explanations of processes and requirements from both sides, but we are all delighted in how it is all coming together’
Michelle Cobley – Lead Nurse
Nursing Department
Michelle Cobley,
Lead Nurse
Bsc DipTh. RGN DPSN MCFHP MAFHP SNHSDip
Michelle comes to Apex with career long experience in Nursing and Health Care.
She trained as a nurse in the 1980’s, and has since had a varied career in nursing.
She was a Ward Sister in NHS hosptials, as well as a period of time spent as a nursing home Matron.
Michelle has always had a passion for teaching and training staff. She spent two years as a part-time trainer covering everything from the Care Certificate to specialist condition training.
Michelle undertook recruitment and mentorship training and delights in seeing staff progress.
“Joining the Apex Nursing Department gives me the opportunity to help our staff’s development and to ensure they understand the need to provide the best patient care possible.”
Suzie Nielsen,
RGN/HCA Manager
Suzie comes to Apex with 23 years of experience in the Agency Nurse industry. Suzie’s knowledge about booking shifts for staff, networking with establishments and managing staff is phenomenal, and she is a real asset to the Nursing department.
Suzie is passionate about getting the right staff for the right assignments, as well as supporting our Nurses and HCA’s with their training, supervision, and appraisal needs.
Suzie has a history of securing contracts with major health providers. She is currently spending a lot of time netwroking and meeting providers to introduce them to Apex Prime Care as a potential provider of staff.
“I am passionate about keeping everone motivated and happy in their work”
Charity News – from the Nursing Department
The Nursing Department is currently running a tuck shop for all staff in the Poole Office to
use – the profits of which are going to CLIC-Sargent, a leading children’s cancer charity.
Michelle and Suzie will also be running a stall at the Joseph Weldmar Summer Fete in September.
Michelle raises money for the South Western Ambulance Service Trust’s Community First
Responders. They provide intitial assessment, emergency treatment and patient care to those awaiting ambulance attention in the slightly out of town areas.