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What is it like being a mental health worker? Here at Vetro, we endevaour to end the stigma associated with mental health and as such, we have huge admiration for the mental health nurses and support workers that we work with. We know how they positively affect the lives of thousands of people each and every day and understand that even though they are working in an often mi...

What are the benefits of working with a recruitment agency? Looking for work can be a daunting process no matter what stage you’re at in your career, but having the right people on side to help guide you through the processes can make a real difference. There are lots of resources to choose from, however, one of the most underrated is that of recruitment agencies. We underst...

Interview Tips: How To Ace The Interview Looking for a new job can be a stressful time, but nothing compares to pre-interview nerves. In fact, you're not alone - most people admit to feeling anxious before the day. We understand that interviewing for a role that might be a career-changer, a big promotion or simply a new challenge can cause you to worry more than usual but ou...

What Makes A GREAT Support Worker? As a Support Worker, you are in a rater unique position..... you may well be the person with the most regular access to the child or adult that you are working with. As a result of this regular access, you are likely to have a much more detailed insight into their life than any other professional and therefore a more sophisticated and accur...

How Will The New NPS Framework Affect Supply Teachers? In 2018, the number of fully qualified teachers in full-time positions in Wales was just shy of 24,000 with 4,500 of those actively working as supply staff. So, with just over one-fifth of all qualified teachers in Wales being provided to schools by education recruitment agencies, it could be assumed that there were no p...

Happy 4th Birthday Vetro! They say time flies when you are having fun and it seems like 2 minutes ago that we were celebrating Vetro’s 3rd birthday! On the eve of Vetro turning 4, we felt it was a good time to recap on the last year, take stock of what has happened over the last 12 months and look forward to what the next year will hold. Firstly, we wanted to say a HUGE than...

World Austism Awareness Week Light It Up Blue For Autism This week is World Autism Awareness Week, the international campaign to increase knowledge of all aspects of the spectrum condition that affects around 1 in every 100 people (over 700,000) in the UK. ​ Our understanding of autism is growing all the time, as is our ability to identify where people fall on the spectrum a...

What Is The Best Way To Start My Career As A Newly Qualified Nurse? The nursing field is one of the most popular medical professions. Not only will you experience a varied and dynamic work environment, but you have the flexibility to pursue a host of unique fields. Nurses can diversify into oncology, occupational health, midwifery, clinical nursing, or any of dozens of other...

Shortage Of Nurses In The UK: What This Means For YOU The NHS is in crisis. Perhaps it has always been in crisis, but it seems like in the past few years the shortfall in qualified staff and appropriate facilities in the NHS has never been more keenly felt. The effects of this are clear to all NHS users with increased waiting times for operations, shorter hospital stays and ...

Five Benefits Of Becoming A Supply Teacher You don’t have to look far in the news to find alarming reports of full-time teachers of all seniority levels leaving the profession despite the fact that the UK is experiencing an unprecedented shortage of teachers. The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) study revealed that full-time permenant teachers work an aver...