There are Preferred Suppliers Lists (PSL) for the supply of permanent clinical and non-clinical staff to HCA.
Only the recruitment agencies specified on the Preferred Suppliers Lists can be used for the supply of permanent staff.
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Working for HCA International, London's largest private hospital group
HCA has an international reputation for the excellence of its nursing & midwifery care where staff put quality at the forefront of their practice and constantly seek to implement new ways to improve standards for better healthcare outcomes.
With some 300 hospitals in the United States, HCA International is also the premier provider of private healthcare in London with six hospitals & a nursing & midwifery workforce of over 1000. We provide cutting edge clinical facilities & offer careers to match. A huge range of clinical treatments & innovations happen every day in our hospitals across a wide base of general & tertiary specialities including adult & paediatric cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery, oncology, neurosciences, renal medicine, paediatrics & midwifery.
Of the nurses and midwives employed by HCA on either a full or part-time basis; all are registered and many are graduates who have completed additional professional training programmes in their specialist area of practice. When appointing clinical staff we follow stringent selection criteria in order to ensure that we employ the very best people who are committed to providing the high standards of care we expect.
HCA corporately are also committed to the concept that quality patient care derives from an educated & supported workforce. We therefore promote the 'Skills Escalator' as a mechanism by which staff can enter the service from any route or training qualification and develop skills, moving from novice to expert clinical practitioner. This strategy is characterised by two important features. First, it looks to local labour markets as a key source of recruitment. Second, it uses the skills and talent of the existing unregistered – or not formally qualified – workforce more effectively. By offering improved development opportunities and more interesting and varied roles, HCA is an employer of choice in London for clinical staff & provides outstanding care for patients. Put simply, we aim to ensure that whether working with us for 6 months or 6 years, nurses & midwives will have outstanding opportunities for developing their careers through the provision of CPD.
Based upon the principle of skills escalation, current clinical education provision includes:
- A dedicated Clinical Education Centre offering a wide range of continuing professional development opportunities
- In house NVQ Assessment Centre, accredited by City & Guilds & offering NVQ Level 3 in health + social care & an NVQ Level 4 in clinical assessment & development
- Sponsored pre-registration nurse training opportunities where Health Care Assistants train to be Registered Nurses
- A dedicated new graduate unit offering preceptorship support to newly qualified nurses & midwives
- Comprehensive prospectus of post graduate education opportunities
- The HCA Degree Programme, provided in association with Thames Valley University, providing opportunities for nurses & midwives who qualified at diploma level, to study part time for this unique degree, designed specifically for practice in the independent sector
- Formal partnership with Thames Valley University with HCA tutorial staff awarded Associate Lecturer status