[LiverpoolJane]

I would add my word of warning also. I have five overseas nurses on my ward and they are telling me that they think they may have to leave the UK after their 5 years visa expires. They have all been in the UK between 3 - 4 years and it is of such concern that a couple have applied to go and work in Australia
Fellow ward managers are telling me similar things - it seems a large number are now anticipating not being able to remain and so are making alternative plans.

[cocoy2go]

hi

Whatever the moderators have posted here are true and real. I understand that you want to come to the UK to work as a RN. We had not employed any overseas nurses for the last 3 years in my hospital.

It would be better for you to try other countries at the moment. I know many Pinoy nurses who were recruited at the beginning of year 2000 and many Indian nurses too were recruited at the sametime cos of the real shortage of RN. But now there is a freeze on hiring and many British student nurses have been recruited on my ward after completion of their studies. It is a shame that you had missed that opportunity to come to the UK.

Try Australia and Canada ...dont give up. Dont go through the agencies. Go to the internet and find out each state/province or hospital that are recruting RN. I assume that you have at least one to two years experience as a RN.

For the UK it wont take any foreign nurses at the moment and there are even cutting down on foreign doctors too. So wats the chance of them recruiting you...virutally NIL i would say.

P.S. I am not Pinoy but my girlfriend is Waray.
Cocoy2go