Nursing in UK??

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Specializes in CCU/ICU.

Hey all...I am an ICU/CCU CCRN with 8 years of experience, considering a move to either London or Scotland in the summer. Can anyone give me an idea of the job market there? I will be coming from a large teaching hospital in the US. Any suggestions on hospitals to pursue? Any advice on the pay rate I can expect? Thanks for any and all help

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

You need to sort registration out with NMC as well as immigration to get work permit. The NHS is going through some major major upheavals with strikes this coming week and many NHS hospitals will not assist with obtaining a work permit

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Specializes in NICU.

Are you registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council? Do you have a visa in order to work in the UK or are the spouse of a UK/EU citizen?

Pay is generally not very good in the UK (about $35,000 or so depending on where you are on the band scale) and they are in an economic crisis like the US is right now, so the only people who can get a visa are those with OR or NICU experience...

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