New Canadian Nurse working in the UK?

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Hi,

I am a new Canadian RN grad from the BSCN. I have fixed plans to go to the Uk in the next 6 months but have just read that in order to be registered with me NMC I have to have 1 year experience in my home country. I was just wondering if there was any way I could work in the UK as an RN without the 1 year experience?

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Welcome to allnurses!

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.
Hi,

I am a new Canadian RN grad from the BSCN. I have fixed plans to go to the Uk in the next 6 months but have just read that in order to be registered with me NMC I have to have 1 year experience in my home country. I was just wondering if there was any way I could work in the UK as an RN without the 1 year experience?

Afraid not, the 12 months is required to register with the NMC and without registration you cannot work as a registered nurse in the UK

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Also process to register with the NMC will take longer than 6 months and if you read Nurse Registration you will see many IEN's are not passing first stage of the 2 stage process

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Ah ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me :)

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