New Graduate with no experience

allnurses Guide · Apr 8, 2014

Hello everyone,
I am planning on moving to London, UK this August and I am not going to be able to get 1 year experience of work as a nurse because I just graduated. I am not sure what to do for me to practice nursing in uk. Please help!!!!!!!!!

You'll need to get the required time before the NMC will consider your registration.

You have to have NMC registration to practice nursing in the UK

wahida · Apr 8, 2014

so I have to get a one year experience no matter what?

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 8, 2014

The NMC states it requires experience then you have to ask them if it is really required or that they will waiver it. How are you moving to the UK?

wahida · Apr 8, 2014

I am getting married to a UK citizen

Silverdragon102, BSN · Apr 8, 2014

Then you really need to speak to the NMC, don't ask the first person you speak to at the NMC ask to speak to a supervisor or email them

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wahida · Apr 8, 2014

thank you so much. I will contact them and see what they say

allnurses Guide · Apr 9, 2014

so I have to get a one year experience no matter what?

I think you'll find that if you don't meet the criteria your application will be declined. But as silver dragon says, contact the NMC and ask.

mabpguy · Apr 11, 2014

Hello wahida,

I am a nurse who come from an UE country so I had to pass the NMC process. If you are an UE citizen I could help you because we have to get through the same process. Anyway, NMC could help you better than me.

skylark, BSN, RN · Apr 12, 2014

It might make more sense for you to stay in your home country a while and build up at least one year's experience there first.