Help fix the nursing shortage!
We all know that there is a shortage of nurses – not only in New Zealand but worldwide, we see stories about it everyday in the newspapers and on the news.
Talking to my friends, who like me were nursing before we had children or were semi-retired and finding that also like me they wanted to work part time but can only work some days and these days change weekly because of family or other commitments or they are just too busy some weeks. All of this makes it almost impossible to take on a part-time job in the usual way. All of these fantastic nurses are very, very experienced often having been in positions of management. A lot have worked in critical care units and specialise in critical care nursing and of course these areas have the biggest shortage of nursing staff.
With the current shortage of nurses we decided this was such a waste but what could we do about it?
We took action and set up a Wellington based nursing agency offering experienced nurses work in hospitals all over the Wellington region, when they want it and for as many or as few days as they can fit into their busy lives. This agency is run by nurses for nurses, by people passionate about not only healthcare but also Wellington and its communities.
Nurses who work for us let us know when they are available and we find them work that best fits their skills and experience at that point in time. Some can only work weekends, some do not like to work nights etc but all want some part time work. We all want to be valued so we provide the work people want, give them support to do it, and pay them well – and everyone benefits!
We would love others looking for more flexible work to join us.
If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch – we are looking forward to working with you to help reduce the nursing shortage.
Trish Stevens.
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