Looking for RN job options in England

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Hello --

Not sure if anyone can help with this, but I'll give it a go anyway.

I'm graduating next year from nursing school, and I'll have a bachelor's degree in Psychology as well as Nursing. I have lived abroad and love it, so I'd be thrilled to nurse in England for a few years. Does anyone know if the license will transfer over or would I need to re-certify? Also, I'd be happier knowing I had a job waiting for me before I moved...is anyone aware of an agency that helps with international nurse recruitment, or should I just move there and wing it? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

Allison (South Dakota, USA)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Hi and welcome to the site

You would have to meet NMC requirements and a lot will depend on your training and transcripts. Also very hard currently to find a job in the UK and obtain a work permit. The unemployment in the UK is high and many NHS trusts have requirements of employing UK and EU citizens before the rest of the world. If you gain experience in a job that is on the Job shortage occupation list you may gain some advantage

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Specializes in Clinical Case Management; A&E.

is it true that its hard to find nursing jobs in the UK now? there have been a lot of ads here in the Philippines claiming theres a shortage of nurses in the uk... thats why agencies are accepting a lot of applications. :D

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

There is no shortage in the UK and for work permit there are only a couple of specialities on the occupation shortage list

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

There are very few nursing shortages, and if anything lots of hospitals are scaling down, not recruiting and making posts obsolete.

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Specializes in Clinical Case Management; A&E.

this is very bad news... there was something on the news a few weeks back saying the uk is looking into hiring filipino nurses... :( i thought there were a lot of nursing jobs available there.

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this is very bad news... there was something on the news a few weeks back saying the uk is looking into hiring filipino nurses... :( i thought there were a lot of nursing jobs available there.

Don't ever lose hope. If you would not apply to any agencies that are hiring nurses in the UK, you would have a zero chance of going here so just keep on trying. What have you got to lose... :)

If you have all the requirements, in no time you would also be here in the UK.

Good luck.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.
Don't ever lose hope. If you would not apply to any agencies that are hiring nurses in the UK, you would have a zero chance of going here so just keep on trying. What have you got to lose... :)

If you have all the requirements, in no time you would also be here in the UK.

Good luck.

What you could have to lose is the money that an agency could ask for as well as a "cancellation" fee if you were to try and get out of any contract signed. Why would you encourage someone to ignore Silverdrgaons advice and firsthand knowledge on this subject?

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I know my hospital is reducing staff per shift if possible and has plans to loose a significant number of jobs although not just nursing over the next 3 years. if will be even harder for UK nurses to get jobs. The problem is that although we do still need nurses as many nurses are reporting working with highly unsafe ratios the UK is still suffering from the recession and affect healthcare spending.

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i find it really odd for nurses based in uk to say that it is hard to get a nurse job in the uk, as i have just attended two job interviews with uk employers here in the Philippines within a month. hmm,,?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

and I find it amazing that employers are going over sees when immigration is UK then EU before rest of the world and only a couple of nurse job experiences are on the shortage occupation list for work permit.

Before I left the UK I saw job adverts for nurses decrease due to 'saving money' staffing was on the limited side of things and many trusts was downscaling jobs and many senior nurses where finding they had to reapply for their job and in some cases have to justify their pay

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.
i find it really odd for nurses based in uk to say that it is hard to get a nurse job in the uk, as i have just attended two job interviews with uk employers here in the Philippines within a month. hmm,,?

Really and have you been offered work?

Are these UK agencies or are they NHS hospitals?

I am not sure why you would be suspicious both Ayla and myself are UK nurses, we have nothing to gain from saying things that are not true.

It's not just us that are saying that it is hard to get a nurses job in the UK, take a look at the UK borders website, where UK immigration is policed, nursing is no longer a shortage occupation, these employers must demonstrate that they are not able to recruit from the UK and EU if they are going to recruit from areas other than this.

To be honest if you believe us or not is irrelevant, at the end of the day you will find out yourself how difficult it can be to get work in the UK

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