The current number of vacancies in the NHS workforce in England is 125,572 and staff shortages in social care are even greater with around 152,000 vacancies in England.
Some good news, however, is the announcement that the Health & Social Care Job Show is taking place on May 10 & 11 at the UK’s busiest shopping centre – Westfield Shopping Centre in White City, London.
Simeon Jackson, Event Organiser at the Health & Social Care Job Show, commented:
“The healthcare sector in the UK has long been the envy of the wider world, but it’s well documented that it is vastly under-resourced with staff vacancies still putting strain on the system.
The Health and Social Care Job Show attracted over 16,000 registered visitors in 2023 and has exhibitors ranging from NHS Trusts to large and small social care providers, private hospitals, care homes, training providers, as well as charities, universities, foster care organisations, dentists, physiotherapists along with local authorities. We’re expecting this year’s show to be even more successful than the previous.
A survey of the visiting jobseekers produced some interesting statistics, notably, 93% of candidates came to the show with their CV and relevant certificates, and an impressive 82% of those interviewed said they WOULD relocate for the right job.”
Westfield W12 is considered the UK’s most prestigious shopping destination and has a natural footfall of around 250,000 every Friday and Saturday. By taking the show to the main hub of a busy shopping centre, the Health & Social Care Job Show makes it even more accessible for job seekers.
The show will allow NHS Trust and Social Care providers to stand out offline, meet thousands of jobseekers face-to-face, create a talent pool, network and share ideas with other health organisations, and even interview pre-screened candidates immediately and hire them directly – consequently saving time and money in the long run.
Exhibitors currently include: Sweet Tree Home Care, Surrey & Borders Partnership Trust, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Anchor Hanover Group, East Of England Ambulance Trust, South West London & St Georges NHS Trust, London Borough Hammersmith & Fulham (Fostering), Certitude, Cambridge Boxhill (OET), NHS Blood & Transplant, London North West Hospital (Radiology & Trust), Midlands Partnership NHS Trust, Social Interest Group, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (Pharmacy Dept), Connect Health, In Health Group, HCA Healthcare, West London NHS Trust
City University of London, Sign Health, Denta Prime, Data 4 NHS
Central London Community Healthcare, LDN London, Livewell Southeast, Forward Trust, Milton Keynes University Hospital and QA Higher Education.
A few final stands are remaining for any organisation within the Health and Social sector, please contact the team by emailing info@healthjobslive.org to find out more.
