Surehaven Glasgow is delighted to announce the new, Low Secure Mental Health Service at Drumchapel, has been granted registration by the Scottish Commission for Care after a robust registration process.
The opening of the hospital marks the culmination of a vision to offer a bespoke facility to the people of Scotland whose mental health problems require specialist care and treatment. Surehaven Glasgow will assist the NHS by being part of the solution for patients who are sometimes placed a considerable distance from their home area.
Surehaven Glasgow is a 17 bed unit. It will treat patients between the ages of 18 to 65 suffering from a mental disorder.
The £5 million project, developed by Surehaven Glasgow Ltd, a subsidiary of Shaw healthcare, of St Mellons, in Cardiff, will be officially opened in August.
Having received regulatory approval, and with the initial appointment of Dr Luqman Khan and a Multi Disciplinary Team, Surehaven is ready to serve the NHS by assessing and admitting patients who require a specialist service.
Surehaven’s aims to work closely with Scotland’s NHS and Social Services to develop future services to meet the needs of those who require quality care, treatment and support.
Ewan McLean, Surehaven’s Director of Operations for Scotland said: ‘I am delighted that the Care Commission has approved Surehaven Glasgow. The inspection process is thorough and very important. We have worked very hard in partnership with them to meet all the standards.’
‘This has been a team effort and I would like to thank my staff, for their support over the last year during the building of the hospital.’
Approximately one hundred new jobs have been created as a result of the project in Drumchapel and Surehaven have worked closely with the local Job Centre plus team to encourage local applications.
A range of treatments and therapy services from qualified staff will be available for most mental health problems, including Acquired Brain Injury.
Surehaven Glasgow is rapidly taking shape as the only private purpose built low secure Mental Health Hospital in Lanarkshire.
In September 2009, Ewan McLean (Director of Operations) set up office in temporary accommodation in Glasgow city centre and was joined by Kirstie Gordon, Senior Administrator in early October 2009. Kirstie brings with her 13 years administrative and office management experience in both the public and private sector.
Both Ewan and Kirstie have been busy establishing relationships with key people within NHS Scotland and meetings are taking place to discuss/secure placement of patients in Surehaven Glasgow.
The team are also running a recruitment campaign online and in the local job centre, where they hope to secure candidates from the local area. (For details of current vacancies or to request an application pack, contact Kirstie Gordon on 0141 944 3990 or glasgow@surehaven.co.uk).
Garry Walker joined the team on 25 January 2010 as Hospital Manager. Garry brings with him extensive knowledge and experience in the mental health care field; having previously managed a service providing care and treatment to ex-service personnel with mental health issues.
Surehaven Glasgow is holding a professional open day on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 from 9.00 am - 6.00 pm.
It’s a very exciting and busy time for Surehaven Glasgow.
Surehaven Glasgow - Professional Open Day!
Surehaven is pleased to announce that our recruitment campaign for our new 17 bed low secure hospital in Glasgow due to open in April 2010 has begun.
We invite you to visit the s1jobs website to see if any of the positions being advertised appeal to you. Please process your application through the s1jobs website.
If you have any further queries regarding the positions being advertised please do not hesitate to contact our Glasgow office to speak to Kirstie Gordon, Senior Administrator or Ewan McLean, Director of Operations on 01412 707555.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Our Clinical/ Management Team will be representing Surehaven at the Royal College of Psychiatrists South West Division Biannual Conference on Friday, 27th November 2009 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol. Surehaven will also be exhibiting at the conference.
The Team look forward to attending and engaging with fellow delegates, exhibitors and speakers.
We always need temporary nursing staff, particularly for RMN Qualified Nurses and Support Workers.
Every Surehaven unit runs its own Nurse Bank. Joining Surehaven’s Nurse Bank offers you a flexible way of working and can provide you with access to a variety of interesting, challenging roles.
If you would like to work shifts that suit you, then becoming a member of Surehaven’s Nurse Bank might be ideal for your needs.
We offer you:
If this appeals to you, please contact the hospital(s) you wish to work in directly to discuss your availability and requirements.
Surehaven’s new Hospital in Drumchapel is due to open in April 2010 and we are now looking to recruit a dynamic and innovative Hospital Manager to assist with the final commissioning and registration of the Hospital then take on the management responsibility for the site. Please contact Ewan McLean for further details on ewan.mclean@surehaven.co.uk or call 07939 592901.
The Surehaven team in Scotland will move to a new office in the centre of Glasgow from the 28th September 2009 until the opening of Surehaven Drumchapel Hospital in April 2010. The office address is: Surehaven Glasgow Limited, Technology House, 9 Newton Place, Glasgow, G3 7PR.
Anyone interested in our services and who wants to learn more is most welcome to drop in and meet Ewan McLean (Director of Operations Scotland).