Who are we?

Our Mission

To help Hospitals recruit smart, professional and ambitious nurses from around the world.

The founders of Universal Medics have personal experience in relocating to the UK from another country, giving us a unique perspective and understanding of the challenges faced by healthcare professionals. Our expertise in the industry, combined with our passion for making a difference, positions us well to lead the company. The team also includes experienced recruiters and professionals with a deep understanding of the healthcare industry.

Our Net Zero Commitment

At Universal Medics we want to play our part in reducing our environmental impact, and we are exploring ways to become more sustainable to reach net-zero carbon before 2045 and have it independently validated.

We encourage employees to take public transport to work or work from home to reduce their carbon footprint.
We partner with organisations that promote sustainability, such as eco-conscious charities and environmental groups.
Through these groups we look support existing environmental efforts and help plant a tree for every medic placed in the UK.

Ethical Recruitment

At Universal Medics being responsible and ethical is at the forefront of our values, and we pledge to adhere to the Department of Health’s Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel.

We ensure the safety, dignity and basic human rights of the healthcare personnel being recruited.
Ethical recruitment also means choosing the right candidate for the right job, thus ensuring long-term sustainability in our recruitment process.
We do not recruit Health personnel that are from countries that are on WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards Amber/Red list without prior consent from organisations.

Modern Slavery Act 2015

Issue Date: 01/11/2023

Universal Medics have implemented policies and procedures to prevent and detect modern slavery in our business and supply chains, in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. These include:

A code of conduct that sets out the ethical standards and values that we expect from our employees, suppliers and contractors. A due diligence process that assesses the potential risks of modern slavery in our supply chains and evaluates the compliance of our suppliers and contractors with our code of conduct and the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
A whistleblowing policy that encourages our employees, suppliers and contractors to report any concerns or suspicions of modern slavery in our business or supply chains, without fear of retaliation or reprisal.
A training programme that educates our employees, suppliers and contractors on the nature and impact of modern slavery and the responsibilities and obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. A monitoring and auditing system that reviews and verifies the effectiveness of our policies and procedures and the performance of our suppliers and contractors in relation to modern slavery.

We are committed to continuous improvement and transparency in our efforts to combat modern slavery. We publish this statement annually on our website, as required by Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

GDPR

We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the laws that set out the key principles, rights, and obligations for the lawful processing of personal data in the United Kingdom. We process personal data for the purposes of providing recruitment services, managing our relationships with clients and candidates, conducting market research and analysis, and fulfilling our legal and regulatory obligations. We only process personal data that is relevant, adequate and necessary for these purposes, and we do not keep it for longer than is required.

We respect the rights of data subjects, who are the individuals whose personal data we process. These rights include the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object, port and withdraw consent to the processing of their personal data, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection authority.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal data that we process, and to prevent unauthorised or unlawful access, use, disclosure, alteration,or destruction of such data. We also require our suppliers and contractors to comply with the same standards of data protection as we do.

We are transparent and accountable in our data protection
practices. We also maintain records of our data processing activities and conduct regular audits and reviews to monitor and improve our compliance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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