The COVID-19 vaccination programme

It’s great news that the UK finally has its COVID-19 vaccination programme underway. Despite a difficult year for the healthcare sector (among many others), there is light at the end of the tunnel. But as we say goodbye to 2020 and what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging years the public health sector has ever had to face, many hurdles remain in the fight against this deadly disease. 

It’s been well-publicised that the NHS is beginning its much-anticipated vaccination programme with the elderly (over 80s in the first instance), care home residents and frontline healthcare workers: in other words, those at greatest risk of contracting the disease and falling seriously ill. 

It’s now critical that the NHS delivers its large-scale programme without negatively impacting on other essential services. But it’s no small undertaking: the logistics involved in recruiting sufficient properly trained staff to the vaccination programme, whilst simultaneously continuing to manage the delivery of all other vital healthcare services, requires extensive planning and support. 

The vaccination programme is likely to continue for at least another 6 months, with the least vulnerable in society being the last to receive this crucial vaccine. During that time, thousands of people will be drafted in, not just to administer the vaccine but also to support the programme, manage appointments, co-ordinate logistics and manage the vaccine supply chain.

In order to meet these staffing demands and ensure that the majority of the population receives the vaccine as soon as possible, the NHS will need to turn to partners, volunteers and the private sector. This will place additional demands on clinicians, in addition to HR departments and recruiters within the sector.

‍Credentially can help. Our automated healthcare recruitment software is custom-designed to meet the hiring needs of the health and social care sectors. By automating - and simplifying - the on-boarding of clinical staff and practising privileges, our software will:

• Standardise the recruitment journey
• Reduce costs and time spent on recruitment of new staff
• Ensure patient safety and clinical governance through extensive checks
• Automate professional registrations, compliance, verifications and on-boarding
• Streamline the entire process, leading to greater satisfaction levels for both candidates and recruiters
• Significantly speed up the recruitment process.

We already work with a wide range of healthcare providers, helping them to improve the recruitment journey and save thousands of hours of valuable clinical time.

If you would like to find out more about how we can help you to fulfill your staffing requirements for the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination programme, and save money at the same time, then get in touch.