new grad RN with fiancee in UK HELP ,nmc registration, work etc

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Hello all,

im in a predicament that i need to solve..and looking for suggestions. I am engaged to a resident of the UK and i am also a new grad ADN. i am doing my RN to BSN online that has a clinical component..(3 semesters).I was thinking of just staying in the usa and visiting him for one year in order to finish my bsn's clinical aspect and to gain one year experience. i contacted Continental Travel nurse agency and was advised the NMC doesnt give licenses to nurses with under 1 yr experience and a BSN is required. I also was advised certain specialities are needed more than others(but never given a website name to verify those)

I really want to be with him and if i have to wait a year i will. However is there another way? maybe work for private hospital/clinic that dont require an NMC registration? is that possible? Or do i have no other choice but to wait for a nmc license? its not really that i have to work but i want the option thus i am trying to get some ideas on the quickest and best way to improve my situation. Im 30 years old and my fiance lives in London.

thanks!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

You can not work in the UK as a nurse without a NMC PIN. I also suggest you check with the NMC that your online conversion is acceptable as a certain number of hours both clinical and theory have to be provided

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Specializes in NICU.

It sucks, but Silverdragon is right; they won't let you work in the UK as a nurse without having a year's experience and that's blanket over everywhere. It's getting a bit trickier to get a UK nursing license too and if you're approved, you'll have to go under a supervised practice for a few months. It's possible that your education won't be accepted at all and there would be no way to help it out except completing an entirely new nursing program in the UK.

If your nursing license is accepted, you don't have to worry about which specialty you are in because your fiance will be petitioning you on a UK visa (assuming he is British or European). You will have the right to work in any facility; what CTN is talking about is if you had no other legal way to come to the UK, you'd have to be petitioned by a hospital and there are not very jobs available for that sort of thing.

Can you fiance come to the US for a few years? You could petition him over, assuming you're a US citizen.

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Specializes in ER.

Check the NMC website for the specific info, then read up on where the ONP is still offered, I know its has been scaled down.

Also, you say your fiance is a UK resident, not a citizen, I think you need to speak to an immigration lawyer and find out exactly what your situation is.

Living apart for a while might be your only option. Hubby and I did it for 3 years, you get used to email and skype in the end : )

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thanks for the advice everyone. he is becoming a resident of the uk very soon as he has been there for over 10 years..and is masters degree educated. i dont really mind not finding a job immediately, i just want the registration number so that i have the option to work....as eventually we will move to the usa or canada in a few years. it really isnt feasible for me to live away from him for more than another year as i really want to have children.He is already established very well there..im just hoping that with him becoming a resident of the uk that it can help to up my odds of getting a registration number.

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Specializes in ER.

I would check this all out with an immigration lawyer, if your fiance is a resident and not a citizen he may not be able to sponsor you to join him.

Wanting children is not going to cut it with immigration either, I've heard of folk who have done the 'anchor baby' thing, thinking it will get them through quicker. But what actually happens is that daddy ends up watching the birth on skype as you cannot both be in the same country at the same time. be very careful if you attempt that route, it doesn't ever seem to end well.

Just accept that it will take a few years.

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i never said i was gonna have an anchor baby. I doubt it will take a few years that is not what the recruiter told me...again i just need registration..if i never work that is ok.And no skype babies you are taking it wayy too far with that assumption.Im a us citizen and he is a temp resident and his permanent residency is coming up..so no.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Unless you meet both immigration and NMC requirements you will not be able to live and work in the UK. Last I read your future husband has to apply for you and meet financial requirements. Suggest a good read on the UK borders website. Only the NMC can say whether you meet requirements and issue a PIN enabling you to work as a nurse in the UK

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Specializes in NICU.

Your fiance becoming a resident of the UK has absolutely no effect on your NMC application. I know this because I applied for my own PIN a couple of years ago. The NMC does not care if your husband is Prince Harry: they will only consider your application in regards to whether or not it meets the requirements. If you're fine with not working in the UK as a nurse, then don't worry about it. That seems to be your best course of action, although it would be difficult to find work in the US or Canada in the future if you've never worked as a nurse ever and it's been a couple of years since you've graduated.

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ok again...the nmc requirements and per the recruiter i only need one year of RN experience and a BSN. that is what i will have when i apply in one year. as i am about to start my first year working.

i was simply asking on here becos i forgot to ask the recruiter if it will help me get the registration even though i probably wont have a job there lined up when i apply. I just want the registration even if i dotn work immediately..i just want it for the meanwhile we are there..eventually we will move back.

im not worried about a job here in the usa..my mother is a nursing executive for a major hospital here and so is my father a physician i can always have ajob in the USA.. im specifically speaking of the UK. I JUST want the registration to meet the min requirements...

all i wanted to see is if someone recently had an experience with the nmc etc...

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Specializes in NICU.

Well, the answer is still no. There are no shortcuts to getting the registration. Best of luck to you and your fiancé.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

You need a minimum is 12 months full time employment or equivalent hours plus English language plus meeting both clinical and education hours. NMC has recently reviewed International requirements so read the NMC handbook for training outside the EU

Practice Requirements

At the time of the application, the applicant must have been practising as aregistered nurse or midwife for at least 12 months (full-time or the part-timeequivalent) after qualifying. Also, if the applicant has been qualified for longer thanthis, they must have also practised for at least 450 hours in the previous threeyears. The NMC defines 'practising' as working in some capacity by virtue of yourregistration as a nurse or midwife. Practice can include administrative, supervisory,teaching, research and managerial roles as well as providing direct patient care. Inaddition, this can include volunteer work as long as any practice is registered.

Adult (general) nursing

Applicants must have completed a full time programme at post secondary levelleading to registration as a general nurse.

The duration of the programme must be a minimum of 4,600 hours. At least half ofthe programme (2,300 hours) must be in clinical or practical training and at leastone third (or 1,533 hours) must be theoretical training.

http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Registration/Registering%20as%20a%20nurse%20or%20midwife%20from%20outside%20EU%20or%20EEA.pdf

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