International Recruitment
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International nursing
We’re looking to recruit qualified, international general and mental health nurses who are able to provide high standards of care for our patients. All nurses must adhere to and maintain the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) professional standard of practice.
To maintain this standard, international nurses must have completed the following:
- pass the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) before travelling to the UK for work
- commence and pass the first part of the NMC registration process – a computer-based test of your theoretical and practical knowledge (CBT)
- after passing the CBT, apply to the NMC before travelling to the UK to complete your Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCEs)
Information for overseas doctors
All doctors must have registration with a licence to legally practise medicine and undertake activities restricted by law to doctors, such as writing prescriptions and signing death certificates.
The licence to practise is issued by the General Medical Council (GMC) and applies to all doctors in the UK regardless of whether they are working in the NHS or independent sector, either on a full or part time, permanent or locum basis.
It also applies to all levels of registration, whether provisional, full or on the specialist or general practitioner (GP) register.
Registration
All doctors intending to practise medicine in the UK are required to be registered with the GMC, follow the GMC’s good medical practice guidance and be subject to the GMC Fitness to Practise actions. Doctors who hold registration but not a licence may be working as an academic or outside the UK. They cannot undertake any of the activities – clinical work – for which UK law requires them to hold a licence to practise.
Doctors who have never been registered with the GMC will have to apply for registration with a licence to practise. They will not be able to apply for registration without a licence.
The requirements for registration in the UK will depend on a number of factors:
- Your nationality
- The country in which you gained your primary medical qualification
- The type of work you want to do
- Whether or not you have completed a period of post-graduate training or an internship
First, you should check that you possess an acceptable primary medical qualification to apply for registration. If you are in any doubt you should check your qualifications status with the GMC.
In addition, international medical graduates (IMGs) will be required to demonstrate their medical knowledge and skills, and all applicants may have to demonstrate they are competent in using the English language before they are registered. NHS Employers has published a helpful guide for IMGs on its website.
Being registered with the GMC does not guarantee that you will find employment within the UK.
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