What is a framework agency? At Athona, we truly believe that working with NHS frameworks is an important and positive part to the supply of temporary, permanent, and locum healthcare workers to deliver the best care for all patients. This ensures that there is a safe placement of healthcare professionals for each relevant audited body
Thinking of developing your skills in business development? Looking to delve into a new avenue in recruitment? Or simply looking to be part of an integral team? Business development could be the job for you. Right now we’re looking for an experienced business development consultant to join our growing mental health nursing team. Interested? Take
Are you finding yourself still thinking about work after your shift? Worrying or stressed when you get home? Struggling to relax? Then make sure you start to follow the NHS ‘Going Home Checklist’ at the end of every shift. Designed to encourage reflection and mindfulness at the end of the working day, it was created
Are you looking for a new direction in 2022? Something that is flexible and works around your lifestyle? Locum work allows you to travel, explore different Trusts and work with diverse groups of people – all whilst setting your own schedule and working around other commitments. Think working as a locum surgeon could be for
Did you know that here at Athona we also specialise in permanent recruitment? Whilst we started back in 2003 as a locum agency, we soon started to support the same clients fill their permanent roles – with our mental health team being one of the best within their industry. Not only do they support UK
As the most recent RTT data is published, we’re thrilled to announce Athona’s insourcing arm, Athona Clinical Services, has been awarded onto the new national flexible framework for the provision of On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions (‘insourcing’). The Countess of Chester Hospitals Commercial Procurement Services have launched another National Flexible Framework for the provision
There is currently a shortage of nursing staff in the UK, although there has been a slight increase in new nurses over the last couple of years, it is still not enough. Mental health nursing is on demand with 20% of vacant nursing positions within the NHS are in mental health. One in four people
Here at Athona, we have a number of locum doctor jobs available in the picturesque region of South Wales. Home to the Welsh capital of Cardiff, along with some of the country’s prettiest scenery, the region is consistently ranked as one of the top places to visit in the UK. The region is also very
If you’ve chosen a career in recruitment, the question of ‘why?’ won’t be uncommon to you. My team and I get asked on a monthly if not weekly basis – what made us choose a career in the recruitment industry. Ultimately working in recruitment is working in a high-pressured sales environment, but if you thrive
Community nurses have always been important, but their prominence has grown significantly in recent years, and will continue to as more and more patients continue to be treated outside of traditional healthcare settings. The role of community nurse has never been more vital to the NHS and demand in the UK is growing rapidly. Here,
Back in January of 2020 we held our first Advisory Board meeting where we gathered a huge amount of insight into some of the things that our candidates would like Athona to offer to locum candidates. One of the biggest issues that was raised is the fact that a lot of locum doctors do not
We’re proud to announce we have been awarded a place on the new Healthtrust Europe (HTE) framework for National and International Permanent Recruitment Solutions with Recruitment Process Optimisation. Successfully securing a place on this new framework will enable us to support the NHS in addressing the healthcare worker shortage, ensuring a reduction in agency spend