Best way to start practising nursing?

[xalis]

Hello!

I am a 30y male BSc graduate RN from EU, looking for some advice on possible ways that enable one to seek job as a nurse in the UK. The tough point is, i graduated from uni at sep 2011 (so it's nearly 4y of very little to none nursing activity) with only some clinical experience during my studies and zero from actual working environment, and i have recently decided to work as a nurse.. So i was wondering if there are any particular placements that can be handled with little to no experience for starters, as well as ways to accumulate the prerequisite experience. And something like a realism rank at a 1-10 scale for such a goal would be greatly appreciated..

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Check the NMC website but I think you need 2 years work experience

I found this on the NMC website

you can provide a certificate from the competent authority of your home memberstate confirming that you have lawfully and effectively practised as a general nurseor midwife for at least three consecutive years out of the last five years from thedate when the certificate was issued.

http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Registration/Registering-as-a-nurse-or-midwife-in-the-UK-EU-January-2011.pdf Page 9.

This is the requirements for someone that trained in the EU

[xalis]

This is referring at the route to registration to the NMC via Acquired Rights, for someone who doesn't meet the requirements for Automatic Recognition (which i do, as having a BSN from a EU university, and so have already registered) so it's not considered mandatory in my case. Sincere thanks for your time and response anyways!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Once you have a PIN from NMC then start looking for jobs on the NHS job website.You will be starting at Band 5 and more than likely treated as a new nurse so look for jobs that offer Band 5 and speak to the contact person and check what sort of orientation you will have. Good orientation will help you work on the wards in many specialities. If experience required then the job advert should say. Look for jobs outside London as London and surrounding areas very expensive

[xalis]

Will do! Thanks again for the tip!

[GrumpyRN, NP]

Sorry to say this, as someone who has interviewed for staff I would probably throw out your application. I would be looking at what you have been doing for the past 4 years and asking myself why you did not continue with your nursing. What commitment would you show to my area if you could not even go for a job after leaving uni?

Unless you had a VERY good reason for missing those 4 years (it's OK, I don't need to know them here) and managed to impress me with your personal statement on your application form I would reject you.

Always plenty of nurses looking for jobs and it can be difficult to separate people into the reject or interview piles. You have made it easy to decide which pile to put you on.

Sorry.

[xalis]

Thanks for the plain speaking mate. This makes perfect sense from the viewpoint of the employer/interviewer, and it's something i expect. And it's the reason i put all my faith in such a "personal statement".. Thanks again.