New grad RN moving to london, UK..help!

[ocgal]

Hi everyone,

I just graduated from Creighton University in Dec 2010. with my BSN. I just found out that my fiancé's job is transferring him back to the UK. He is a UK citizen and now unfortunately has to move back to that means I have to move with him. I literally just graduated on Dec 18th 2010, and I have not even taken my NCLEX yet. I am scheduled to take it first week of Feb.

Heres my problem: I will take the NCLEX so I can get my RN license, but then in March I am moving so I wont even have any experience under my belt. I dont know what to do?? I have been reading the forums on here about US nurses moving to the UK and I have read such horrible stories and I heard its really hard to go through the NHS and nurses midwifery thing. I am just worried because if its hard for nurses with experience to get a job there, I probably dont even have a shot!

If anyone can please give me some advice, because I am moving with him, so I will need to have a job there, I thought about working for a traveling agency, but when I called them they said I need experience so I am very frustrated, please if anyone knows of any private health insurance companies or other nursing positions that will take US citizens please let me know. If you know of any nurse agencies in the US that help with filing all of the proper paper work to get my nursing license in the UK please let me know. I even checked to see if there was a US military base in london that would hire nurses, but the only one I found was the royal air force base which will not hire US citizens.

Thanks

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the International forum

Before you can get a job as a nurse in the UK you must meet NMC requirements, getting a job on a US base I think will be hard and I doubt there are any near London. Trained outside Europe | Nursing and Midwifery Council

You can discuss with the NMC the issue of not being able to meet 1 year requirements and they may accept the reason of coming to the UK. Also you will need to sort out your work/residency visa for the UK UK Border Agency | Partners

[ocgal]

Thank you Silverdragon, I will go ahead and follow your recommendations. However, do you think once I finally move to London and get all of my license stuff straightened out, do you think any of the London hospitals will hire me as a new grad with no experience? thanks for your advice!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

NHS Jobs should have a list of hospitals with jobs and their requirements. New grads do find jobs and I know London because it is soo expensive to live there you may have a better chance of getting a job but can't guarantee anything

[Baumand]

I am wondering what ended up happening for you. We're you able to move to London and get around the year experience? I am in a similar situation now. I only have 4 months experience and I am wishing to move to my fiancé in England as well. I really hope it worked out for you. I would appreciate hearin about your experience in the process!!

[babyNP., APRN]

The OP hasn't been here in a couple of years and her posting count trail says she was looking for jobs in California in July 2011...

I would seriously consider waiting until you get the one year's worth of experience. Definitely call the NMC and ask to speak to a decision officer (the first line people don't know very much and give incorrect answerse in my experience) and ask them what they think of your situation. If they say to get a year's experience, then you need to do it or get a different type of job. It seems really harsh, but it's their rules and they do have the right to make their own...after all, we make foreign nurses take the NCLEX in the USA and the pass rate is below 60%, I believe...