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Published December 6th 2011

Healthcare organisation UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) has been named as a top provider for joint replacement surgery in the country. UKSH is listed first for knee replacement surgery and third for hip operations in the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011.

Published November 18th 2011

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) was recently named as the winner in the Excellence in Risk Management category of the prestigious 2011 Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards. UKSH was also honoured to be nominated as a finalist in four other categories: Management Excellence, Best Use of Technology, Entrepreneurial Achievement and Hotel Services.

Published November 18th 2011

On Wednesday 2 November UKSH South West, which operates Cirencester, Devizes and Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centres, celebrated two years of treating local patients. UKSH South West has performed over 26,500 procedures since the three treatment centres opened in November 2009.

Published November 1st 2011

Angela Brady, the architect and artist responsible for the interior design of Emersons Green, Cirencester and Devizes NHS Treatment Centres has been appointed President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession.

Published October 6th 2011

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH), which runs Cirencester, Devizes and Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centres, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior managers.

Published September 19th 2011

Emersons Green and Peninsula NHS Treatment Centres have received top marks in the National Patient Safety Agency’s annual Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment.

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09 June 2009

225 Healthcare Jobs Boost for the South West

UK Specialist Hospitals is set to recruit medical and non-medical staff for its new NHS Treatment Centres

­UK Specialist Hospitals has announced the launch of a recruitment programme for its three new NHS Treatment Centres in Bristol, Devizes and Cirencester, due to open in November this year.The new NHS Treatment Centres will create approximately 225 new jobs in the South West region.

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) is contracted to deliver NHS funded treatment to NHS patients.

UKSH is launching a recruitment drive to fill the new positions which comprise approximately 60 management and administrative opportunities as well as some 140 nursing and clinical roles and 25 full and part time roles in catering, cleaning and maintenance.

UKSH currently employs over 200 people, the majority of whom are health professionals, and is now looking to recruit consultant surgeons, nurse managers, nursing staff with a wide range of specialities and rehabilitation staff including physiotherapists for its new treatment centres. UKSH will also be recruiting for reception, bookings and patient administration roles within its non-clinical support teams.

The new facilities will be located at Emersons Green near Bristol, in Devizes, and within a refurbished section of the existing Cirencester Hospital. The majority of staff at the new Cirencester NHS Treatment Centre will be seconding over from the existing team at Cirencester Hospital.

UKSH is looking to recruit highly motivated staff that are focused on delivering high levels of patient care to support its growth. UKSH CEO Fiona Calnan, said: “We are delighted to announce the opening of these three new NHS Treatment Centres. Our goal is to provide top class patient care as well as greater choice and access to healthcare for NHS patients in the South West, and we are looking for staff to help us to deliver this vision.”

Details of vacancies are available on the website at www.uk-sh.co.uk. There will also be a nursing recruitment day for candidates who are interested in hearing more about UKSH and the roles available.

For more information about the roles available, please contact our HR team:

HR Department
UK Specialist Hospitals Ltd,
1st Floor Aztec Centre,
Aztec West,
Almondsbury,
Bristol, BS32 4TD

Tel: 01454 203781
Email: swrecruitment@uk-sh.co.uk

For media enquiries, please contact Ian O'Doherty:
Mobile: 07730989697
Email: iodoherty@uk-sh.co.uk