NHS Jobs are working with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, to accelerate the recruitment of critical healthcare staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NHS Jobs team have released new features to help fill coronavirus (COVID-19) vacancies quickly and support the NHS. Applicants can easily identify these roles by the unique COVID-19 icon displayed next to the job titles. As well as the COVID-19 indicator, NHS Jobs are working closely with other national jobs boards, such as LinkedIn, to get COVID-19 vacancies highlighted quickly.

The NHSBSA is encouraging midwives to sign up to the digital service to help reduce the waiting time for paper applications to be processed in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.

With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak demanding significant time and care from the NHS, it has become vitally important for all aspects of the health and care industry to support one another and contribute to the collective effort. Having only just recently featured the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and their Chief Executive Michael Brodie in our NHE Magazine (NHE March/April 2020 edition), we learnt extensively about the vital work their organisation does behind the scenes to facilitate the NHS running smoothly.

People staying at home suffering with suspected coronavirus symptoms will get regular check-ins from a new NHS messaging service launched today.

On Wednesday 25 March 2020, NHS Jobs released new features to allow applicants to search, filter and apply for vacancies specific to COVID-19 in the NHS.

NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA) has received government recognition for its inclusive approach in recruiting and retaining staff with a disability or certain health conditions.

A serious shortage protocol has been agreed for fluoxetine 10mg tablets.

Following International Women’s Day Allison Newell, Deputy CEO and Executive Director for Strategy, Performance and Business Development  at NHSBSA, looks back at her career.

Another organisation ensuring its talent pool is drawn from a wide societal spectrum is Newburn-based NHS Business Services Authority, whose operations include the management of the healthcare provider’s pension scheme in England.

Michael Brodie, Chief Executive of NHS Business Services Authority talks about the arms length body and how it supports frontline NHS services.

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will launch its Open Data Portal (ODP) by the end of March 2020 which will give everyone, from NHS commissioners to the public, easy access to data.