Mid Cheshire Hospitals receives Pastoral Care Quality Award for international recruitment

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce it has been awarded the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award for its best-practice pastoral support in international recruitment .

The prestigious award reflects the Trust’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality pastoral support to internationally educated nurses and midwives, as well as the dedicated work being carried out to ensure staff receive enhanced and tailored pastoral care at the start of their NHS journey and beyond.

Julie Mitchell, Project Lead Cheshire International Recruitment Collaborative (CIRC) said:

“We are delighted that the Trust has been awarded the NHSE Pastoral Care Quality Award for ongoing commitment to providing best practice pastoral support to internationally educated nurses and midwives.  It reflects the feedback from International nurses, which has consistently been positive and confirms that they are fully supported  throughout the onboarding  process and their OSCE training.  

Indra Kunder, Pastoral Support for Internationally Educated Nurses said:

“This is a great achievement  for the Trust and shows the commitment that the organisation  offers our colleagues from overseas.  Well done to everyone involved.”