exploring a nursing job at netherland

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Hi! Iam new to this site and it appears to be informative and fun. I would like to explore the possibilities of short stint in a nursing job at Netherlands preferably a government hospital. Iam an RN with 15 years work experince in a government job! Is a language test must?

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Not sure where you are from, but if not from an EU country, you will also need to deal with immigration and the regular steps for doing that. Lanaguage requirements are also required, especially if not from the EU. You will also need to apply for and obtain a nursing license for there, which would invlolve taking their licensing exam, in their language.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
Not sure where you are from, but if not from an EU country, you will also need to deal with immigration and the regular steps for doing that. Lanaguage requirements are also required, especially if not from the EU. You will also need to apply for and obtain a nursing license for there, which would invlolve taking their licensing exam, in their language.

I am a Dutchgirl (duh) and have been told that since I am bilingual that I could get a job in the Netherlands in a New York minute. Netherlands (Holland) does not require a dutch license if you are bilingual and licensed in the US. I still think it would be difficult for me to work there because the meds have much different names for the same ones we use here.

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You still have the immigration requirements. They will then be the first EU country that doesn't require a license from their own country if you are from the US. Same as for a nurse from there to come to the US.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
You still have the immigration requirements. They will then be the first EU country that doesn't require a license from their own country if you are from the US. Same as for a nurse from there to come to the US.

Point is, I am Dutch, I was born in Holland, I am a transplant to the US. I'm just going by what I was told by my cousin in Holland who is a RN and a DON at a government hospital.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Point is, I am Dutch, I was born in Holland, I am a transplant to the US. I'm just going by what I was told by my cousin in Holland who is a RN and a DON at a government hospital.

Even though you are Dutch I would have thought that as your training was in the US you would still have to get your RN training accepted in Holland before you can nurse

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You still do. It doesn't automatically transfer. Nor does it to any other country. Even to Canada, we still need to write their boards and they have to write ours.

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Thanks for the information, Suzzane. Iam from India and i just heard from an agency here that there is no language test for the nursing job they are offering at netherlands. Iam yet to see the contract though. The agency say since its a goverment recognized private hospital, local licence and language test are not mandatory. Thats confusing? any advise on who to contact for a query in netherlands?

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Definitely is confusing, check with the nursing board there yourself, do not rely on what the agency is telling you since it doesn't sound kosher.

If not needing a license, then you would not be working as an RN? I would be very suspicious of that. And what about immigration? If they tell you that it is quite fast, then they are not submitting you as an RN, but as an unskilled laborer If they are submitting you as an RN, all of your credentails still need to be checked.

Please do your homework on this. Too many red flags to me.

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I have looked into working in Holland too, as I too am a Dutch transplant but living and training in England. So to help you out, you need to have your qualification recognised on the 'BIG register' if you want to use your professional title. Also, it is highly unlikely that you would get a job in a public or private hospital as a nurse without speaking Dutch!

However, there are English schools and even the English armed forces, present in Germany which may offer community nursing/health visiting type jobs from time to time.

This website explains the process of recognition further: http://www.bigregister.nl/eng/index.html

Good luck!

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Thanks! The Big register is informative. Guess I got to learn Dutch before planning to move to Holland.

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