If you’re a doctor moving from the UK to Australia, you’ve likely got several questions about the process. What does an Australian doctor’s salary look like vs the UK? How do you secure a doctor job in Australia? And perhaps most importantly: can UK doctors even work in Australia? To help you with your relocation,
If you’re looking for a new permanent healthcare role, or to move from a temporary post into a permanent position, we know it can be difficult to know where to start. From identifying your needs and what you want from a new position, to looking at working within either the NHS or private sector, there
Today marks one whole year since we launched The Art of Recruitment, our new website and our brand receiving a spruce up. But this was more than just aesthetics. Athona was founded back in 2003, so this year marks two decades in the industry. Over the years, we have strived to set ourselves apart from
Each year since 2018 we’ve run an incentive to help us say a massive thank you and to further show our support to all of our wonderful nurses and healthcare assistants. We are so thrilled to say that Merry SHIFTmas is back for 2022 and is bigger and better than ever before. We have also
We’re getting into the festive spirit with the launch of our brand new referral prize draw for psychiatrists applying for a permanent role. One lucky winner will receive a £500 gift voucher of choice from Athona, just for being referred (or referring yourself) to Athona and attending an interview! So if you’d like to start
NHS workers have endured working in some of the toughest conditions over the past couple of years and the nation’s appreciation for our NHS is no secret. However, it’s essential that these sacrifices and dedication of these people is appropriately recognised and rewarded. Campaigners and unions have been fighting for fair pay for years, and
Meet Rebecca Newman, Athona’s recruitment consultant for surgery. We sat down and spoke to Rebecca to find out more about her role in recruitment and gain insight into the surgery recruitment market and how it has developed since working at Athona. Keep on reading to get to know more about Rebecca: How did you get
Today we live in a world that is more connected than ever before. We’re able to see and speak to people at a touch of a button, but are we in fact becoming more disconnected as a society? The 9th-15th May 2022 marks this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. This annual event in the UK
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #BreaktheBias, encouraging women around the world to highlight the bias that women face in day-to-day life. It’s a day to celebrate women’s achievements of the past, present and future and was first recognised by the United Nations in 1975. Sales and recruitment are sometimes viewed as male dominated
With the four nations of the UK now operating with different measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus, it is important to review the guidance relevant to where you live and also where you work. Healthcare professionals have specific advice when dealing with cases, symptoms, testing and isolation; guidance is regularly updated in the links
This year, more than ever, mental health has been at the forefront of conversation due to the coronavirus pandemic. But, despite this, in August the BBC reported that NHS leaders saw a rise in mental health difficulties, but a drop in referrals to mental health services during the peak of the pandemic. As the crisis
Are you familiar with #hellomynameis? It’s a huge social change campaign set up by Dr Kate Granger MBE during her time in hospital following her terminal cancer diagnosis. The staff that cared for her were very busy and sometimes forgot to introduce themselves before treating her. From there, the campaign was born. Dr Kate Granger