Every year on May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, people all around the world observe International Nurses Day to honor nurses and their constant dedication to improving people’s lives.
The subject chosen by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) for 2023 is Our Nurses. Future Us. This will serve as the foundation for their worldwide campaign, which outlines their goals for nursing in the future to solve the challenges of global health and enhance global health for all.
At Oxford Health, nurses make up the majority of the staff. More than 2,000 outstanding nurses provide excellent and secure care to their patients on our wards for mental and physical health as well as in their local communities.
Since it began in December 2020, 118 nurses (86 adults and 32 mental health) have joined the Oxford Health family. The Trust entered its third year of the International Recruitment program in April of this year. The Trust will be looking to hire an additional 45 international nurses to join our team for this project’s current year.
After completing their training and registering with the NMC in September, our first cohort of Nurse Associates enrolled in the two-year top-up program will join the Trust’s services. This group will include 11 adults and 28 mental health nurses. The Trust’s dedication to “growing our own” workforce development and the advancement of nursing career pathways is reaffirmed by the program’s success.
98 students will finish their final placements in September, breaking the previous record set this year when a record number of student nurses began their initial assignments with Oxford Health. Rose Hombo, the Deputy Director of Quality, is in charge of the Trust’s current development of an improved engagement and recruitment plan for student nurses.
Principal Nurse Marie Crofts stated:
“Our nurses are committed to giving our patients and their loved ones exceptional treatment that is caring and full of diversity.
I am moved by the daily acts of generosity that occur within the Trust. The nursing workforce is crucial to improving the lives of our communities, so the Executive team and I would like to use this opportunity to recognize and thank them”.
As stated by Deputy Chief Nurse Britta Klinck:
“International Nurses Day honors all of the excellent nurses providing care in hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the globe. As a way to show our nurses that they are a valued and appreciated workforce, we would want to take this opportunity to thank them for their dedication and hard work on this celebratory day”.
Matt Edwards, director of the clinical workforce transformation, continued:
“Over the last two years, a record number of nurses have joined the Trust because of the success of our international recruitment initiative. This, along with our “grow our own” initiatives, shows how dedicated the Trust is to growing the number of nurses in our workforce and assisting them in achieving their professional goals”.
[Source: Oxfordheaith.nhs.uk]
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