How amazing is it that nurses pack up their lives and homes and head to the UK to be part of delivering care both in and beyond the NHS?
Possibly still relatively fresh in the publics' minds will be the highlighting of our international colleagues' existence and value as they became one of the focal points in Brexit "discussions". Working in health and social care as nurses we didn't need a political process to highlight that we are surrounded by these amazing people who have made this leap to live and care alongside us.
It is estimated that there are some 68,501 internationally recruited/educated nurses forming approximately 20% of our current workforce.
Couple this estimation with current workforce issues with many tens of thousands of role vacancies, impounded by a pandemic fatigued workforce, it is no wonder many employers' eyes remain keen to continue to encourage international nurse recruitment.
The question is, given their value in delivering care, are we doing enough to help them stay and thrive?
#StayAndThrive is cross-regional research in action pilot involving 41 organisations across the North East and Yorkshire and South West regions. The program aims to uncover what really matters to international recruits and how the conditions can be created where international recruits feel a strong sense of belonging, are able to thrive in their personal life and professional life whilst progressing in their career. The program is working in collaboration with the Looking After our People Retention program and has commissioned research by Huddersfield University to develop evidence-based recommendations to inform retention strategies for international nurses working in the NHS.
We asked back in February what your concerns would be if you moved to work in another country, here were your thoughts:
If you were to move to another country to work, what do you think would concern you most? @wenurses is spending April looking at how we can all help our international nurse here in the UK to #stayandthrive
— WeNurses ?? (@WeNurses) February 18, 2022
Pop yourself in their shoes for min with a quick poll answer please
The #StayAndThrive projects look to help us all understand the needs and provide support for those that have chosen to live and care here in the UK, including at work and in their home life too.
Throughout April we will be learning from experiences and work that is going on to help our internationally recruited nurses #StayAndThrive
@WeNurses will be supporting a series of tweetchats and takeovers to help identify what it is like to be an international nurse here in the UK and how organisations and individuals can support them to #StayAndThrive
The April focus (starting 31st March!) is very much focused on the holistic things we can all do for our internally recruited nurses, more so than current workforce issues.
Please keep an eye out for #StayAndThrive events and place the following Tweetchats in your diary:
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