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Hi,

I'm a female nursing student in America and I want to work in London when I graduate. I want some life experience and an adventure. I'm single and have no children, so I have nothing keeping me in New Orleans. I am a bit nervous about moving because I know absolutely no one in England. I am looking for someone to chat with about England, nursing and anything else. Here is some information about myself: I'm 22 years old, I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. I want to work in pediatrics when I graduate (May 2006).

Thanks to anyone who responds, I really appreciate it.

Can someone pls explain how I can post a new thread? Mucho thx chickadee
I would like to ask the U.K Nurses out there... How they enjoy their work and if they could compare it to Canadian experiences especially if in Montreal. I am very interested in moving to London for work... However I must register with the N.M.C... They told me it could take 2-3 months for a possible go ahead.... Is that realistic? In addition, I have my german passport, will this help my situation at all? Cannot wait to hear responses... xox :Melody:
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Can someone pls explain how I can post a new thread? Mucho thx chickadee

Go to the forum where you want to post and you'll see 'New Thread' highlighted in blue at the top of the titles. Just click on that and away you go!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I would like to ask the U.K Nurses out there... How they enjoy their work and if they could compare it to Canadian experiences especially if in Montreal. I am very interested in moving to London for work... However I must register with the N.M.C... They told me it could take 2-3 months for a possible go ahead.... Is that realistic? In addition, I have my german passport, will this help my situation at all? Cannot wait to hear responses... xox :Melody:

check the nmc website out I can't guarentee on timescale but having a german passport may help but I think would also depend on where you did your nurse training. here is the link http://www.nmc-uk.org/nmc/main/registration/Reg_Overseas_and_EU/Overseas_and_EU

best of luck

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I am a student nurse living just outside London. I hope to qualify in January 07. It is very expensive living in London but, you can get nurses accomodation in some hospitals. I don't have any children but I have been married for 12 years. I know that there is nursing accomodation at King George Hospital which is about 8 miles outside London. It costs around £60 per week to live there and it's a nice hospital to work in. It would be a good location for you to travel into London and visit the tourist locations. I love London, it has excellent night-life (I was born in London). You don't need to spend £5 on a coffee and a sandwich if you live outside the city. It is the same with most cities, very expensive.

It would be good experience for you living in the UK. I have been to the US for many vacations and I would like to come back to work someday.

Good luck with your studies. Jo.x

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I am a student nurse living just outside London. I hope to qualify in January 07. It is very expensive living in London but, you can get nurses accomodation in some hospitals. I don't have any children but I have been married for 12 years. I know that there is nursing accomodation at King George Hospital which is about 8 miles outside London. It costs around £60 per week to live there and it's a nice hospital to work in. It would be a good location for you to travel into London and visit the tourist locations. I love London, it has excellent night-life (I was born in London). You don't need to spend £5 on a coffee and a sandwich if you live outside the city. It is the same with most cities, very expensive.

It would be good experience for you living in the UK. I have been to the US for many vacations and I would like to come back to work someday.

Good luck with your studies. Jo.x

Thanks for the info. I'm sure it will come in handy when I'm looking for a job. Where in the US do you want to work?

Have a great day :)

Jen

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Can an American nurse work part-time or per-diem in the UK?

I am applying for a scholarship which would allow me to study for the MPH at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

If I do ge the scholarship, by the time I am ready to being studying at the U of London in 2007 I will have been a nurse for nearly a year.

I would like to work part-time or PRN for the year or 18 months I am in London for the experience and to keep my skills sharp.

Is part-time, PRN or a casual position possible for an International nurse?

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Hi Jen

I would like to work in the St Cloud area of Florida. I love it there. When you have passed your exams and have your visa send me an email and I will come and meet you if you would like me to.

If you need any help with anything let me know. I am 35 and although I am not young I still go out and paint the town red. My friends and myself normally go to London once a month for a good night out without the men. We drink around Soho and Leicester Square, i'm sure you would love it.

My husband is just finishing his training to fly 737's for an Irish passenger airliner, so I should have plenty of time when I qualify to show you around.

Take care, Jo. x

Thanks for the info. I'm sure it will come in handy when I'm looking for a job. Where in the US do you want to work?

Have a great day :)

Jen

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Can an American nurse work part-time or per-diem in the UK?

I am applying for a scholarship which would allow me to study for the MPH at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

If I do ge the scholarship, by the time I am ready to being studying at the U of London in 2007 I will have been a nurse for nearly a year.

I would like to work part-time or PRN for the year or 18 months I am in London for the experience and to keep my skills sharp.

Is part-time, PRN or a casual position possible for an International nurse?

Hi,

Yes you can get part time job or work with an agency, they pay great rates in London. You will still need to be registered with the NMC. :)

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There are agencies that deal with temporary nurses. One that I know of is NHS professionals. Or you could also apply for a part-time job in the NHS or the private sector.

Can an American nurse work part-time or per-diem in the UK?

I am applying for a scholarship which would allow me to study for the MPH at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

If I do ge the scholarship, by the time I am ready to being studying at the U of London in 2007 I will have been a nurse for nearly a year.

I would like to work part-time or PRN for the year or 18 months I am in London for the experience and to keep my skills sharp.

Is part-time, PRN or a casual position possible for an International nurse?

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Hi,

Yes you can get part time job or work with an agency, they pay great rates in London. You will still need to be registered with the NMC. :)

Yeah!!! Thanks madwife that is good news. I will get on my paperwork with the NMC as soon as I pass the NCLEX.

Can you recommend any other agencies?

Should I use the working holiday visa, student visa or just get the visa for nurses?

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As a new nurse, you have different requirements for getting initial licensure in the UK. Also be aware, that is London, the salaries can be considered good but the cost of livin gis totally outrageous. Same as with living in Bay Area, the salaries are high, but the cost of living is also quite high.

Similar to working agency in the US, they are going to want experience first.

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I've talked to you guys in the past - delighted, expat, to see that I'm not the only US student nurse in the UK??!! (was going to say Yank, but then remembered that you're a southerner :) !)

This has been a long and involved thread, but getting back to the original question, I too would be happy to be a UK Nurse friend to a US nurse.

What do you all think about the prospects in the US for UK-trained midwives? are there any opportunities, or are "all" US births overseen by obstreticians?

Expat and I have conversed in the past about how difficult (or not) it is to get over tothe US but I too have been mega intimidated by the prospect of not being able to measure up to US RN capabilities because of less strenuous "diagnostic" training in the UK. Maybe that's just a risk we foreigners have to take?

I know loads of people have moved to the US from UK nursing posts (see my recent post about what's it like). Most of them have been Philipinos, who are generally trained according to a US "medical" model )(according to them!)

I'm hoping to hear from people who've made the jump and can tell us how they've coped.

xx to you both

Amy

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