Middle East Nursing Jobs – Dublin Open Days 17th & 18th May 2012


Positions for the following:

for the following specialties

for Doha, Qatar and Riyadh & Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

-       Registered Nurses and Midwives

-       Advanced Practice Nurses (Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists)

-       Specialist Pediatric Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists

-       Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiographers 

-       Graduate Play Therapists

-       Clinical Nurse Managers

Opportunity for free CV writing and interview skills seminars

Locations & Dates for Open Days

-       Central London                                           21^st April, 28^th April & 8^th May

-       Bristol/Cardiff                                                23^rd April

-       Birmingham/Coventry                                 24^th April

-       Manchester/Liverpool                                 25^th April

-       Leeds/Bradford                                             26^th April

-       Newcastle/Gateshead/Sunderland          3^rd May

-       Glasgow/Edinburgh                                    5^th May

-       Brighton/Worthing/Eastbourne                 12^th May

-       Southampton/Portsmouth                          13^th May

For further information and to book your place please email your CV to Lauren Pryce: lauren.pryce@kcr.ie. or call her on: 0207 833 8830. Please be quick though as places will go very quickly!   Website: www.kcrjobs.com

• Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Clinical Nurse Manager 1
• Staff Nurses

If you think you are a suitable candidate who has passion for a paediatric palliative environment  and are interested in any of the above positions call us today on 00353 1 671 5557 or email your CV to info@kcr.ie for further information.

Telephone: + 353 (0) 1 671 5557/ + 44 (0) 207 838830 Website: www.kcr.ie

Kate Cowhig International Recruitment, 49 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

London office: Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB, UK

Preparation for Healthcare Interviews

Coming up to the New Year we know that a lot of people are starting to plan for newer pastures for 2011. To help you kick start your jobs search we have some sample Interview Questions which we feel should get you thinking about applying for that healthcare job.

A healthcare interview is different from other interviews in that you really must think be able to relate past experiences with clinical expertise. Here are some examples of Questions you might be asked in a healthcare interview.

Sample Questions to assist you in preparation for interview

1. What has interested you about this job?
Think carefully about this question and stress positive aspects that have attracted you. Indicate that you have done some research on the Hospital e.g. looking up websites

2. Tell us about your clinical placements to date?

3. What are you long term career aspirations?
Stress opportunities for personal growth, new challenges, ongoing education etc.

4. What do you think you can bring to the ward if we recruited you?
Include strengths that you think you have and can bring to the position with examples of times you demonstrated these.

5. What support do you think you may need?
Orientation etc

6. What are the skills and qualities that you feel are required to be a good staff nurse?

7. As a registered nurse what skills do you have which will help to ensure effective communication with patients, and relatives within our hospital?

8. What do you understand by privacy and dignity?

9. How do you put this into practice?

10. What do you think are the most important concerns of patients when they come into hospital?

11. How can you help to reduce cross infection within the clinical area?

12. What measures would you take to ensure that you are a safe practitioner whilst you are doing a drug round?

13. As a registered nurse what do you feel constitutes professional behaviour?

14. What skills would you require to support a student nurse in her first year of training?

Scenarios

You might be given some scenarios to discuss with the Interview panel. Be prepared for clinical scenarios and use your past experiences as guidance.

• You are looking after a patient who has been admitted for an angiogram. He buzzes and tells you he has chest pain. He is looking grey and sweaty. What are you going to do?

• You come on duty and you find that the sister who was on duty with you has gone off sick. You are left on the ward with an agency staff nurse, two third year students and two HCA’s. How would you deal with the situation.

• You are taking care of a patient and they complain about your care, how would you deal with that? If you were unable to resolve the issue, what would you do?

• You are looking after a patient who returned from theatre having had a bowel resection 4 hours ago. He has been quite stable until his blood pressure drops to 90/40. What may be the cause of this and what will you do?

Useful Websites:

o Nursing and midwifery council (UK)L www.nmc-uk.org
o National Health Service; www.nhs.uk
o Royal College of Nursing: www.rcn.org.uk
o Department of Health: www.dh.gov.uk
o Kate Cowhig International Recruitment: www.kcr.ie
o Unison: www.unison.co.uk

Remember these questions are just examples of those you may be asked. Please read up on notes in relation to your specialty, conditions of the patients, anatomy and physiology, equipment used, nursing care, drugs used and day to day questions.

If you have any queries or wish to speak to us today about any job opportunities that are available online call 00 353 1 671 5557 or email info@kcr.ie today for further details.

In the twenty years of operation, Kate Cowhig International Recruitment has placed approximately 10,000 candidates. That’s a lot of C.V.’s!

We at Kate Cowhig International Recruitment know how difficult it is for nursing and healthcare professionals to prepare a CV. We have found that many applicants find it difficult to express their clinical knowledge and expertise onto paper. We here know that many of our candidates have the gift of the gab but find the application process a daunting experience.

It’s time to freshen up that nursing and healthcare CV to show potential employers just how suited you are to their hospital. With today’s cutbacks potential employers have little time available for recruiting and will only interview the best possible candidates. So by making your CV clear and concise you will strengthen your chances of securing permanent placements. Remember CV’s should be at a maximum of two pages.

 Our top tips for a good CV include:


1.       Contact Details- You would be surprised how often people forget to put their contact details on their CV. It is so important to include your

• Name

•  Home Telephone Number

•  Mobile Telephone Number

• Home Address

•  Email address

•  Qualification

• Visa Status (where applicable)

 Potentials employers will have hundreds of CV’s on their desk- if your contact details are wrong they won’t chase you.

2.       Key Skills and career objective- At KCIR we love to read an ambitious CV. It is important for your key skills, key attributes and career objective to be clearly stated near the top of your CV.  This description should be concise and to the point containing key words depending on your key attributes. Example of these key words are; Surgery, Midwifery, Psychiatric, Mental Health, Neonatal, General, etc.

3.       Nursing Employment History- It is important to briefly outline all of your relevant nursing experience so that potential employers are interested in you as a nurse or healthcare professional. There are many ways to showcase your experience but we believe at KCIR that reverse chronological order is the best as it shows exactly what role you are currently undertaking.

If you are a new graduate be sure and write about the experience you learnt on your internship. Most new graduates have fantastic experience from working in major hospitals so don’t be afraid to mention the hospital’s name and what speciality you worked in.

You should always include all of your nursing duties and responsibilities. This is an opportunity to reiterate your key skills. Don’t forget to include all of the key skills as mentioned above. When we at KCIR are searching for a nursing/healthcare CV we do a search on these key words.


These should be duties and responsibilities should be kept clear and concise in bullet format.

If you have taken a year out to go travelling be sure and highlight this. Gaps in CV’s can act as a deterrent for potential employers. If you feel a position is not relevant to the position you are applying to, give a one line outline on that job.

4.       Qualifications- Briefly outline in bullet format your qualifications including degree/ diploma and courses undertaken.


5.       References- Job seekers should always have good professional and academic referees. Remember always ask your references prior to giving their name!

We hope that these hints help you in your job search in the future. If you want any further information please contact any of the team on 00353 1 671 5557 or email info@kcr.ie for further details.

We at Kate Cowhig International Recruitment pride ourselves on listening to the candidates needs and wants throughout the entire recruitment process. We are conducting some primary research into the overall experience that a candidate experiences. This survey would help us greatly in improving our recruitment process for both the hospital clients and the candidates in the future. The questionnaire does not require you to give your name or any other information that might identify you. Information compiled from the questionnaire will be reported in aggregate form and individuals will remain anonymous. No one else will have access to this information except for Kate Cowhig International Recruitment staff. You do not have to participate in this study if you do not wish to do so. We thank you for taking the time in particpating in this survey.

Please follow the link and fill out this short questionnaire aimed to improve the experience for both clients and candidates!

Survey for recent KCIR candidates