CORONAVIRUS: URGENT appeal for experienced domestic staff issued by health trusts

Appealing online the Southern Health Trust said there is an ‘urgent need for experienced domestic staff, ideally coming from the hospitality sector’.

They asked people to ‘please register today if you are available to work or share with your friends and family that maybe experienced in this area’ at the following website - https://hscworkforceappeal.co.ukThey asking for people able to work in the Newtownards, Down, North Down and Lisburn areas, including the Ulster Hospital.

The HSC (Health and Social Care) Workforce Appeal has been established by the Department of Health to manage the recruitment and deployment of healthcare professionals and non-healthcare workers across the health and social care system during the outbreak of Covid-19.

It is understood they received 14,000 applications since issuing an appeal for help.

“The response to Covid-19 is putting enormous pressure on the HSC and we are urgently seeking expressions of interest from Clinicians and Social Care Workers who are not already working in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system or who have not been contacted as part of the final year medical, nursing, allied health and social care student recruitment programme,” said a Trust statement.

“We are also seeking Non-Healthcare Workers to fill a range of vacancies with paid employment including Porters, Catering Staff, Cleaning & Domestic Services Staff, Laundry Staff, ICT Professionals, Finance and Payroll, Call Handlers, Drivers, Electricians, Plumbers, Joiners, Warehousing, Maintenance Staff and more.

“We need your help and the first step is registering an expression of interest to join the team.

“We might not need everyone, but knowing you are available to work is just as important.”

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