108
Franchises from £20,000 to £50,000
Prestige Nursing
Investment level:
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£30,000
WORKING CAPITAL:
Required of up to £45,000
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Email:
franchise@prestige-nursing.co.uk
phone:
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020 8254 7533
classification:
Healthcare
must also produce at least two written
references. If they are successful, then
we make sure that they attend training
courses which deal
with all aspects of care which include
health and safety, hygiene, food and CPR.”
So rather than franchisees doing all of
this, the Central Recruitment Team does
it for them. “We do an interview over
the phone to nd out about applicants’
details. If they are successful in meeting the
criteria and pass the criminal record check,
then they will meet the franchisee or their
branch manager face to face.”
After the paperwork has been signed,
the checks have been completed, and
all other administration has been dealt
with, the franchisee or their staff signs
Care and support
off the le.
Commenting on the advantages of
this, Ms Pennington says: ‘’The fact is, for
a nursing and care staf ng agency, we are
Prestige Nursing offers its franchisees great levels of
offering a centralised support service that
very few other agencies do. Franchisees
support when recruiting care workers and nurses can rest assured that we deal with all
enquiries and our staff are targeted to get
“Franchisees
T
HE PRESTIGE Nursing franchise is provide a care service. applicants compliant and ready to work.
a business opportunity operating By having this service centrally, can rest Because we are an experienced team at
a healthcare recruitment business this leaves the franchisee and their
assured that
head of ce, we have the knowledge to
which supplys both nursing and care team the time to concentrate on support franchisees. All franchisees have
workers across many sectors which the sales and building business
we help them
a senior adviser to help with planning
include the NHS, Social Services, Care relationships within sectors like the NHS, to ensure their recruitment advertising to get them
Homes, prisions and schools through to Social Services, care homes and charities.
they have
started.
private individuals. Laura Pennington, Central Recruitment “We are a strong team, and we work
One of the advantages of the Prestige Team manager, explains the concept
compliant
hand in hand with new franchisees. The
Nursing franchise is that franchisees do further: ‘’Prestige is a specialist recruitment workers they number of compliant members grows
not have to take on the administration company, where we recruit quali ed
can send
each year and in 2008 the gure was up
side of the initial worker recruitment. nurses and care staff. Prestige has 32 by 28%.”
out. Because
This is achieved by what is known as the branches in the UK. At the head of ce Pam Feltham, franchise manager of
Prestige Central Recruitment Team (CRT). we run the Central Recruitment Team and
we are an Prestige Nursing, says: ‘’The CRT team
The CRT (Central Recruitment Team) support the recruitment marketing for the
experienced
is one of many centralised support
take enquiries from prospective workers, majority of these of ces.” services that enable our franchisees to
team at head
lter the enquiries and go through a This is different from a traditional concentrate on what they want to do
series of questions to see if the candidates high street recruitment agency, where
of ce, we
which is to develop a successful business.
have the right experience. They send out applicants simply ll out forms and do
have the
We also provide central invoicing and
information application packs, follow these a typing test; it is very different in the
knowledge
payroll support.
up and book interviews for the franchised healthcare sector because of the nature of “If people are interested in starting
branches. Once a candidate has been the work.
to support
a business in a sector that has growth
interviewed they start the ‘compliance’ “We must run a full criminal
franchisees”
potential, that provides a much needed
process, which involves CRBs, reference record check, in compliance with service to the local community and in
checking and booking of training if needed the CRB [Criminal Record Bureau],” these times of job loss is actually creating
– everything to help make the candidate says Ms Pennington. “What we do is to work opportunities – then contact us to
legally compliant to go out to work and track a person’s criminal history. Applicants nd out more.’’ ■
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