A MAJOR recruitment drive hoping to recruit hundreds of nurses visits Belfast next week.
Over 25 nursing recruiters from around the UK are arriving in both Belfast and Dublin as part of the Skills4nurses 2014 Nursing and Midwifery Recruitment Shows.
With thousands of opportunities on offer, from first-time jobs for students through to managerial positions, the event covers the whole of the nursing profession, with a host employers all offering quality training and career development.
Recruiters attending the jobs fair will include employers from the NHS, private hospital organisations, agencies, as well as the medical recruitment teams from the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Speaking ahead of the event, Skills4nurses managing director, Jim Brown, said: “We have put together a fantastic array of employers; there is something for everyone, including opportunities overseas. The Western Australia Health Board will be there, 15 NHS Trusts, the three medical forces. We also have jobs here in Northern and southern Ireland. I am hoping for a great turnout from the Irish nurses, whose skills and training are in such great demand.”
The recruitment show takes place in Belfast next Tuesday, April 22 in the Europa Hotel. For more information turn to page six of today’s nijobfinder.
Meanwhile, law students at the University of Ulster are securing tribunal victories for people across Northern Ireland, thanks to an award-winning initiative providing free legal advice to the public.
The Ulster Law Clinic, which this month received a national UK award for its work, offers free advice and representation on employment and social security issues to people who often have nowhere else to turn.
The clinic, which is unique on the island of Ireland, was set up after researchers at the University of Ulster’s School of Law identified a significant unmet legal need for employment and social security tribunal users here.
It is staffed by postgraduate law students on the LLM Clinical Legal Education, who work under the supervision of Law School staff, providing a unique opportunity for them to gain unrivalled experience of working on live cases and securing skilled-based training.
Students are currently taking cases referred by the Labour Relations Agency, the Equality Commission and advice agencies including migrants’ and women’s groups. They are also representing members of the public.
Dr Gráinne McKeever, from the School of Law, said: “The University of Ulster is leading the way in postgraduate law provision and is one of the only law schools across Britain and Ireland to offer hands-on training in social security law.
“The Ulster Law Clinic provides a unique and invaluable service to tribunal users and highlights the university’s commitment to making a real difference to individuals and communities across Northern Ireland.”