Happy Sixth Birthday To Prescript!
Prescript is Six Years Old!
It’s good to have the opportunity to pause and reflect sometimes. Birthdays and anniversaries are often traditional times to take stock and look back. March marks six years since Prescript opened its doors as medical recruitment specialists.
And - Wow - what a year! It has been a challenging time for everyone.
Here are SIX things jump out from the last year.
Thank You, Everyone
The biggest thank-you goes to our community of Prescript doctors:
★ staffing fever clinics
★ swapping from their usual roles to go where the need is greatest
★ volunteering to quarantine to fulfil locum commitments
★ crossing national and inter-state borders
★ showing good humour and understanding with all the travel changes that have taken place
★ making sure regional communities have the healthcare they need
The health-services we work with have been incredible - each time a border closed, we saw medical administration and management swing into action to put a plan in place to cover shortages. Flights booked, cancelled and rebooked; accommodation reservations unpicked; credentialing paperwork fast-tracked.
A huge well done too for the Prescript Recruitment team - I know that the doctors, hospitals, and practices we partner with have benefited from having Prescript operate at full capacity – the team have been there to manage cancelled locum shifts, change travel logistics, juggle border closures and answer questions. Our recruitment and credentialing teams have worked diligently to support our Prescript doctors and health services – they have focused on the ‘now’ with practical help, and they have focused on the ‘later’ with optimism that better times lie ahead.
Navigating Prescript through the last 12 months has been tough, and I want on a personal note to thank Stef, Nicola, Lee, Marcia, Grace, Kathleen, Max, Hugo, Rebecca and Nadine. We have stuck together and made it through.
In the next 12 months, Prescript is focused on improving our level of service - we want health services and doctors to love working with us (even more) and with that in mind, there are some exciting updates to come!
New Arrivals
Congratulations to Nadine Onto, on the arrival of baby Charlotte! It was wonderful to virtually say hello via zoom.
We are excited to welcome a new recruitment partner - Max Drakeley! Max is based in Melbourne.
New additions to our fur-colleagues - welcome to Stef’s Lukas; Marcia’s Bear and Max’s Monty and Barnaby.
Google and Prescript
We were delighted to share that Google spotlighted Prescript’s mission to help solve the regional doctor shortage - watch the video to learn about Marcia Beere (Prescript’s Recruitment & Credentialing Partner, based in Bega, NSW) and her working relationship with Dr Emily Vink (a GP Obstetrician based in Kununurra, remote Western Australia).
Office Has Reopened
We are now back in the office for part of the week. Embracing a hybrid model of working from home and spending time together in the office.
Zoom has helped us stay connected, across our different locations, however, being together again in person has been great!
I’ve flown to our Sydney HQ and our Melbourne office, from Adelaide and loved seeing the team. It feels like things are returning to some normalcy.
Adelaide Team Trip
To stay connected as a team, we get together three times a year to celebrate and acknowledge hard work. We also reflect on how we can provide a better level of service to the doctors, hospitals and practices we partner with.
Next week, the whole Prescript team will be in Adelaide! It will be a chance to have fun, reflect on the past year and plan for our future.
Since 2015 we have visited every State and Territory - been on the tilting train from Bundaberg to Rockhampton; taken a shuttle bus to Noosa; driven to Bunbury and Busselton; bumped around in a 4x4 in the Northern Territory - we can’t wait to have more adventures across regional Australia!
250,000 Days Of Water!
For 2021 and beyond, our giving goal is to provide 1 million days of access to clean water for families in Ethiopia.
In fantastic news, this week we have reached 250,000 days of water! We are now a quarter of the way to our goal.
How? Each time we help a doctor with the next step in their career, we also contribute to the clean water and new wells in the Tigray region.
You’re part of making it happen by working with Prescript. Thank you.
About James Hill
James Hill is a medical recruitment specialist. He is passionate about helping regional hospitals and practices across Australia find doctors for their permanent and locum positions.
As the founder of Prescript Recruitment, he has the practical experience of delivering an exceptional recruitment service for doctors with the result that communities everywhere have the healthcare they deserve.
James’ fourteen years of working with regional healthcare providers has given him a first-hand insight into the issues they face to attract doctors. His successful track record of filling locum and permanent positions in every State and Territory means he knows what strategies work and what don’t.
James is also a writer of blogs for LinkedIn and the Prescript Recruitment website where he draws on his experience to share his opinions on current staffing issues.
There are three ways to contact James:
Call James on 0410 792 310
Email james@prescript.com.au
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At Prescript we’re known for helping solve the regional doctor shortage in Australia.
Every day we’re focused on two clear outcomes - Helping hospitals find doctors that create departments and clinics that run better, have more capacity and less stress. And placing Doctors in jobs that leave them feeling highly valued, rewarded and, most importantly, enjoying what they do.
We believe that when we get these two crucial things right, it has a huge impact on the regional doctor shortage and the healthcare of communities across Australia.
There are two ways to contact us:
Call 1300 755 498
Email contact@prescript.com.au
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We’d love to hear from you!