Nursing agency in Scotland, Ireland & NI | Scottish Nursing Guild

Guild nurses regularly travel long distances to support clients. In the hot summer days this can be particularly uncomfortable, so we’ve put together some handy tips to help you stay cool when travelling to work:
Keep hydrated At the very least, you should be drinking 2 litres of water a day. In the summer months, you may need more to stay hydrated. We know how busy it can be when you arrive on shift but try and remember to drink water at every opportunity....

Thought about becoming an agency nurse, but not sure you’ve got what it takes? Even with the flexibility and enhanced pay rates, it’s not for everyone. We’ve highlighted three golden rules of becoming a successful agency nurse.
1. Be open to change
As an agency nurse you will be working in different hospitals on a daily basis, so you will need to learn how to adapt to new locations, practices and people very quickly. If you like the idea of working in different places and can adapt to new settings...

1. We pay NMC fees, which means one less bill for you to worry about – hooray!
Nurses and midwives have a lot on their mind, so we’ve taken one thing off the list – paying your NMC and NMBI renewal! Work 18 shifts in the year between your last NMC renewal and your upcoming renewal, keep your compliance up to date and we’ll reimburse...

Recent research has found that nearly a third of nurses are leaving the profession due to stress or declining mental health (2019). The stress and exhaustion of working on the frontline has increased over the years, with many feeling overworked, underpaid...