Night Owls is a Maternity Nursing Agency that is settings new standards to ensure that it delivers the very best service possible to its clients. It has been forged out of a life-time of experience and skills developed by Jan Harrison, who has been a highly respected practitioner in the field of child-care and sleep training for more than 30 years. Jan began her training after leaving school when
she completed two years full time study as a Nursery Nurse. This covered a variety of subjects including Child Development & Psychology, Child-care and Health. Jan further developed her skills through attending training courses as well as from practical experience gained, working in day nurseries, private homes, pre-schools, and in the villages of Pakistan teaching primary health care. She has specialised as a Maternity Nurse and Sleep Trainer (0-7 years) for more than 15 years. For some time now Jan has been concerned about the lack of regulation governing the employment of maternity and night nurses. Did you know:
That a Maternity Nurse needs no qualifications or training to practise? There is no professional body regulating Maternity Nurses or monitoring skills and ability. Some Maternity Nurses have no insurance, DBS check or Paediatric First Aid training. Consequently they will offer their services at a significantly discounted rate to that normally charged. Philosophy
Having worked with a number of agencies in the past Jan had a clear idea of the type of agency she wanted to establish. She believed that it should be one that would provide some of the best Maternity Nurses available and at the same time would embrace the highest standards in the delivery of that service. Jan knew from her own experience that every parent wants to know that when employing a Maternity Nurse, they were leaving their child in safe hands and could be confident in any advice they received. That is why Night Owls is committed to invest time in the ongoing training, supervision and selection of its Maternity Nurses. As far as we know it is the only agency that requires its Maternity Nurses to sign a commitment to a ‘Code of Conduct’. It is upon these key values that Night Owls (UK) Ltd has been established. Jan not only wanted to provide mentoring to the Maternity Nurses that Night Owls recommends, but to also be available to provide additional support to parents where this may be needed. Jan also wanted Night Owls to be competitive in its pricing structure. She felt that clients should not have to pay a premium to be offered experienced and trained Maternity Nurses, believing that this should be a basic provision offered by any Agency working within this field.
