St. Joseph Medical Center, Hiring nurses for UK.. Is This True?????

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jan 8, 2009

I have a few issues with this,

for a start I can not find any reference to a St. Joseph Medical Center in London, there is no mention of NMC and that it can take several months to go through the process and without the NMC you can not work as a nurse. London is the most expensive place in the UK to live and as a carer the pay will be basic so not sure how people are going to survive. Rent will be very expensive as will council tax etc.

I think this is something that needs to be investigated by contacting the local British embassy and check how accurate it is

breaking_dawn · Jan 8, 2009

this is a scam..please don't reply to that add. this has already been featured as a scam in one of teh leading networks on philippine tv..

katchupoi · Jan 8, 2009

ooohhh!! :madface: The nerve of some to people to resort to this kind of trickery and deceit just to get easy money, and to take advantage of us, filipino nurses. To think I was even the one who extended this info to my friend, I feel so embarrased.. :banghead: getting her hopes up for nothing! Good thing she investigated it first and forwarded the email to me.. I immediately thought of putting it up here for I know answers will be given.

Thanks for your reply!! next time I'll be more careful and research on it first before I tell others bout it. Whew! my bad.. :doh:Makes you think.. "who else can you trust nowadays?" :nono:

Nurse_PUKYAW · Jan 11, 2009

ita a big big SCAM ,,its an old scam

diapersprinkles, MSN · Jan 13, 2009

this is a scam. it is the same people but they change their name and number. before, they claim to be from St. Elizabeth Medical Center. they have advertisements in the net and newspapers.

JeRyL · Feb 26, 2009

Wow! And recently I received an email with the EXACT MESSAGE stating that they are HCA Hospitals HCA Recruitment! To make it worse, there really IS an existing website which could really fool you. (It almost fooled me and I almost paid the 3000 php!) Good thing they stated to make the transaction through G-CASH, and that blew it all.

Most unemployed nurses could have easily grabbed this too-good-to-be-true opportunity. And thanks to allnurses and google. They saved me my P3000.

mickeeey · Feb 27, 2009

Scam. Scam. Scam. How could you possible be selected if you didn't even apply in the first place. Spread the word! This is a scam.

JeRyL · Feb 28, 2009

@ mickeeey:

I think most of the nurses here in the Philippines have online resumes in jobstreet, jobsdb, etc. That's why they fall for the said email.

Yesterday, they texted me regarding my payment. They told me that I have until 5pm to pay for the amount, since there are only 3 slots left. Well, knowing that they are a scam, I replied, "Scam somebody else. If I pay you P3000, you'll just reschedule my training dates and I'll never hear from you again like what you you did to your previous victims, right? Oh, and I never knew Bristish people can use text speak."

Guess what, they didn't reply back! But the other day when I told them that I'm going to pay the P3000, they replied in less than a minute.

To all Filipino nurses who received an email from HCA Hospitals HCA Recruitment stating that YOU ARE SELECTED, it's a SCAM!

mickeeey · Feb 28, 2009

@ mickeeey:
I think most of the nurses here in the Philippines have online resumes in jobstreet, jobsdb, etc. That's why they fall for the said email.
Yesterday, they texted me regarding my payment. They told me that I have until 5pm to pay for the amount, since there are only 3 slots left. Well, knowing that they are a scam, I replied, "Scam somebody else. If I pay you P3000, you'll just reschedule my training dates and I'll never hear from you again like what you you did to your previous victims, right? Oh, and I never knew Bristish people can use text speak."
Guess what, they didn't reply back! But the other day when I told them that I'm going to pay the P3000, they replied in less than a minute.
To all Filipino nurses who received an email from HCA Hospitals HCA Recruitment stating that YOU ARE SELECTED, it's a SCAM!

You're right Jeryl, they have the word SCAM written all over their "agency's" name. Being "selected" even though these nurses did not directly apply to them. How the hell would that even make sense, right? Do they just randomly select resumes on these websites and "select" the fortunate (or should I say unfortunate? hehe) one?

Also, anyone or anything that asks for payment before seeing the applicant in person nor before evaluating the requirements makes my "Scam! Beware!"-alarm go off. Even more so if they have their so-called "deadlines".

Tsk tsk. Don't let these evil people win! Spread the word and warn as many friends as you can.

carlmeigh · Jun 24, 2011

i got this from one of the threads in the phil. nursing forum about a month ago.. st. joseph medical center, is now offering on the job training w/ salary, food allowance, etc.. just send your resume to our email add. source: manila bulletin. so i refered it to my friend who has just transferred to manila, who did just that. now on monday she recieved a txt stating, you are selected for a nurse/caregiver position for uk, no placement, & processin, no salary deduction, check your email bulk or spam section at 1 pm today.
this is some excerpt from the email:
after more than one month of evaluation since we placed an advertisement on a leading newspaper, we are pleased to tell you that you are selected for the position of a staff nurse/caregiver/hospital staff for london .
you should attend the first & last british english training on january 10 & 11, 2008. . airfare, work permit & working visa will be shouldered by the employer, the only expenses that you are going to shoulder is the medical exam fee & training fee because this is on a direct/name hire basis. attend the 2-day british english training, get the required certificate, orientation with the employer & signing of employment contract

do you believe this?? has anyone tried this or has knowledge if such st. joseph mc do really exist?? my friend tried to look in the directory if they are listed, but they didnt find it..
looking forward for your feedbacks.. thanks everyone!!! :)

subject:re: you are selected!from:john rochato:[email protected]bcc:

date:19/06/2011 03:41 am

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reminder: please read & understand this email message, it is

advisable for you to print it.

after evaluation of your resume since you applied thru jobstreet, we are pleased to tell you that you are selected for the position of a staff nurse ( philippine licensed ) and/or caregiver/ nursing aide ( non philippine license ) for heartlands hospital in heart of england.

heart of england foundation trust employs over 10,000 members of staff, making it one of the top five employers in the midlands. comprising heartlands, solihull and good hope hospitals as well as birmingham chest clinic, the trust serves a diverse population over a wide geographical area.

the trust became a foundation trust in april 2005. in april 2007 it became the first in the nhs to acquire another trust, merging with good hope hospital. the trust has a consistently strong financial position, enabling it to invest in significant capital expenditure and to ensure the highest standards in patient care.

with a reputation for developing new and innovative services, from the nhs's first open field scanner to the availability of angioplasty 24 hours a day, the trust is at the forefront of delivering pioneering health care for the communities it serves.

the trust's five values - excellence, cherishing, finding a way, innovation for advancement and working together - are the principles by which staff seek to deliver the best in patient care. at whatever stage you're at in your career, you can expect your career goals to be supported in an environment which seeks to help everyone fulfil their potential.

the health service journal has named heart of england foundation trust 'acute trust of the year', and the nursing times has featured heart of england foundation trust as one of the 'top 10 places to work'. please take a look at our vacancies to see how you can become a part of an award-winning team.

you should attend the first & last british english training for this year 2011 on june 25 & 26, 2011 (saturday & sunday) from 9:00am-5:00pm. we, employers are now here in the philippines together with british trainors.

call us for inquiries strictly from 9:00am-5:00pm monday-friday

(12:00-1:00pm lunch break/3:00-3:30pm coffee break):

landline nos.:

cellular no.:

we will start accepting inquiries starting june 20, 2011 (monday) - june 24, 2011 (friday) strictly from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. only

(12:00-1:00pm lunch break/3:00-3:30pm coffee break).

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no placement fee! no processing fee! no salary deduction

opportunity! airfare, nurse midwife council registration pack for staff nurses & midwives, work permit & working visa will be shouldered by the employer, the only expenses that you are going to shoulder is the medical exam fee & british english training fee because this is on a direct/name hire basis.

to better understand the process, we provide you with our

application procedure:

sending of resume thru email thru jobstreet for pre-qualification (done)

once selected, you will receive an e-mail message & a text message from us telling you that you are selected for the position & we will ask you to prepare the necessary requirements listed below (done)

we will send an e-mail message requiring you to attend a 2-day british english training which is a requirement by the employer before working in any european country (done)

after receiving our e-mail message, you can call us for inquiries

or pay anytime the british english training fee at our

accredited payment center for slot reservation(first step)

attend the 2-day british english training (june 25 & 26, 2011 9am-5pm), get the required certificate, orientation with the employer (june 25, 2011 9:00-10:00 am) & signing of employment contract with interview with the employer (june 26, 2011 4:00-5:00 pm)

after finishing the 2 day british english training,

receiving the required certificate, orientation with the employer &

signing of employment contract, you can now submit the necessary

requirements.

while the documents are still on process you have to get an

endorsement letter for medical examination (your choice of clinic/hospital as long as it is accredited by doh, poea & marina)

after we received your documents (max. of 2 weeks after

mailing the documents), we will start processing your work permit

(max. of 4 weeks processing)

page 3 of 6

after the approval of your work permit, we will start processing

your working visa (max. of 4 weeks processing)

after the approval of your working visa, schedule for pre-

departure orientation seminar (pdos), interview in the embassy for

visa stamping & securing of pre-paid ticket advice

deployment date (maximum of 3 months if requirements are submitted on june 25 & 26, 2011)

british english training fee is 3,000.00 (philippine

peso), 100% refundable (no deductions) if not satisfied with the

employment package. refunds are process at our office after the

orientation on june 25, 2011 saturday at 10:00 a.m. employment

package will be discussed during the orientation. no other hidden

charges.

british english training will be conducted at our office

at:

heartlands consultancy

take note: british english training that you are going to attend are purely training & exercises, no exams required, nobody fails the training.

we will only accept those selected applicants who paid on or before june 24, 2011 (friday) until 12:00 p.m. lunchtime upon slot availability. please text us first before making any payment to check slot availability. we will automatically replace those who did not comply. it's a first pay, first reserve basis!

page 4 of 6

[color=maroon]reminder: please bring your id with picture during payment. you can pay thru any [color=maroon]western union branches nationwide, please ask for the to send money form & just follow the format below:

last name: rocha

sender:

first name: middle name:

last name:

date of birth: place of birth: nationality:

telephone no.: mobile no.:

present address:

permanent address:

occupation/nature of work/business:

name of employer/business:

tin or sss or gsis no.:

the receiver is my: employer

after payment, please text us the following information at [color=maroon]: mtcn (money transfer control no.): receiver: john l. rocha your full name: branch of western union you made the payment: after texting us the payment details, we will verify the validity

of payment online and we will text you back very important

information & reserve your work slot. maps & directions will be sent thru email to paid & reserved applicants together with the draft of the employment contract.we offer free food & accommodation to those selected applicants coming from the province. we reimburse transportation expenses just present to us the official receipts/travel tickets of your travel expenses on saturday june 25, 2011 10:00am. please call us for free shuttle service from the airport or terminal.

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as a company policy, all payments should be made at any western union branches nationwide. please bring the proof of payment with you on the training dates so that we will accommodate you. no payments are accepted during training days & we will not entertain walk-in applicants who are not yet paid during weekdays. names of paid applicants are forwarded to the information desk/guard on duty for them to easily identify who are allowed to enter office premises & attend the training.

schedule of activities on june 25 & 26, 2011 (saturday & sunday):

june 25, 2011 (saturday)

attire: smart casual

9:00-10:00 a.m.: orientation (you can bring your parents, nearest

relative or your husband/wife)

10:00-12:00 p.m.: british english training

12:00-1:00 p.m.: free lunch

1:00-3:30 p.m.: british english training

3:30-4:00 p.m.: free snack

4:00-5:00 p.m.: british english training

june 26, 2011 (sunday)

attire: semi-formal

9:00-12:00 p.m.: british english training

12:00-1:00 p.m.: free lunch

1:00-3:30 p.m. british english training

3:30- 4:00 p.m.: free snack

4:00-5:00 p.m.: interview with the employer & signing of employment contract (you can bring your parents, nearest relative or your husband/wife)

free training materials will be provided such as original dvd copy

of the training, plastic/brown envelope, pencil, eraser, ball pen

here are the list of requirements to be submitted during training

days if available on hand, to follow if not available 1 set all photocopied:

1. updated resume with or without picture

2. 4pcs. passport size picture (white background)

3. valid passport (if available, only needed during embassy

interview)

4. employment certificates (if applicable)

5. diploma or training certificate

6. transcript of records

7. birth certificate (nso)

8. nbi clearance (abroad) (if available, only needed during

embassy interview)

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note: no experience required because there is a free on the job training with salary, with free accommodation and food allowance within the contract period in london.

we, employers will be leaving by june 27, 2011 (monday) to immediately process your work permit.

sincerely yours,

this is just recenlty..those people wont stop talaga...!!!!!

yerfdes11289 · Aug 8, 2012

[color=#00ff00]guys, my gf received an email saying:

please beware of this scam!!!!

from: *********

reminder: please [color=#002060]read & understand our email message, it is advisable for you to [color=#002060]print it.

after evaluation of your resume thru online posting, we are pleased to tell you that you are selected for the position of a staff nurse (philippine board licensed) and/orcaregiver (unlicensed nurse & medical allied course graduate) for cabrini health hospital in australia.

cabrini health hospital is one of the largest private health services in the country with six campuses and a proud catholic, not-for-profit tradition of serving the community.

our nurses comprise half of cabrini health’s 3,000 staff and we are proud of their work across the organization. they are a highly skilled team, vital to the delivery of quality care to patients, their families and the community.

with over 600 beds, and 64,000 patient discharges per year, cabrini offers integrated services ranging from emergency and critical care to midwifery, hospital in the home, palliative care, home care, rehabilitation and aged care.

our nurses are encouraged to assume leadership roles while receiving all the support cabrini can offer. some choose to be involved in clinical research through our extensive partnerships with major universities, while others participate in voluntary outreach projects. all participate in continuous professional development through a wide range of educational programs.

every day our nurses demonstrate their commitment and dedication to cabrini’s mandate of ‘compassionate, competent care’.

benefits

there are many reasons why nurses choose to work at cabrini:

attractive salary packaging
flexible working hours
free on-site, secure car park
public transport to the door
subsidized childcare facilities adjacent to the hospital
paid attendance for education
staff clinic for medical consultation and referral
comprehensive library with access to the internet
nurse safe, a minimal manual handling training program that reinforces our commitment to staff safety
free meals and seminars for night staff
scholarships, bursaries and travel grants offered by the cabrini institute

you must attend the first & last cabrini health british english training for the year 2012 on august 11 & 12, 2012 (saturday & sunday) from 9:00am-5:00pm. we, employers are now here in the philippines since august 05, 2012 (sunday) together with our very own canadian trainers.

call us for inquiries strictly from 9:00am-5:00pm monday-friday (12:00-1:00pm lunch break/3:00-3:30pm coffee break):

landline no..: [color=#0000cc]*****

cellular no.: [color=#0000cc]***** (company mobile phone)

we will start accepting inquiries starting august 05, 2012 (sunday)–august 10, 2012 (friday) strictly from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. only (12:00-1:00pm lunch break/3:00-3:30pm coffee break).

no placement fee! no processing fee! no salary deduction

opportunity! no show money! airfare, work permit & working visa will be shouldered by the employer, the only expenses that you are going to shoulder is the medical exam fee & cabrini health british english training fee because this is on a [color=#002060]direct/name hire basis.

to better understand the process, we provide you with our

application procedure:

sending of resume thru online posting for pre-qualification (done)

once selected, you will receive an e-mail message & a text message from us telling you that you are selected for the position & we will ask you to prepare the necessary requirements listed below (done)

we will send an e-mail message requiring you to attend a 2-day cabrini health british english training which is a requirement by the employer (done)

after receiving our e-mail message, you can call us for inquiries

or pay anytime the cabrini health british english training at our

accredited payment center for slot reservation(first step)

attend the 2-day cabrini health british english training (august 11 & 12, 2012 9am-5pm), get the required certificate, orientation with the employer (august 11, 2012 9:00-10:00 am) & signing of employment contract with interview with the employer (august 12, 20124:00-5:00 pm)

after finishing the 2 day cabrini health british english training,

receiving the required certificate, orientation with the employer &

signing of employment contract, you can now submit the necessary

requirements.

while the documents are still on process you have to get an

endorsement letter for medical examination (your choice of clinic/hospital as long as it is accredited by doh, poea & marina)

after we received your documents (max. of 2 weeks after

mailing the documents), we will start processing your work permit

(max. of 4 weeks processing)

after the approval of your work permit, we will start processing

your working visa (max. of 4 weeks processing)

after the approval of your working visa, schedule for pre-

departure orientation seminar (pdos), interview in the embassy for

visa stamping & securing of pre-paid ticket advice

deployment date will be anytime december 2012 if no problem with the results of your medical exam & nbi clearance and there should be no fake requirements. next batch for coaching will be on august of 2013 if you are not going to avail this batch cabrini health british english training but you have to re-apply again and wait for our hiring advertisement.

cabrini health british english training fee is 3,800.00 (philippine

peso), 100% refundable (no deductions) if not satisfied with the

employment package. refunds are process at our office after the

orientation on august 11, 2012 saturday at 10:00 a.m. employment

package will be discussed during the orientation. no other hidden

charges.

cabrini health british english training will be conducted at our office at:

[color=#002060]****

landline no.: [color=#002060]****

cellular no.: ****[color=#0000cc] (company mobile phone)

take note: cabrini health british english training that you are going to attend are purely training & exercises, no exams required, nobody fails the training.

we will only accept those selected applicants who paid on or before august 10, 2012 (friday) until 12:00 p.m. lunchtime only upon slot availability. please text us first before making any payment to check slot availability. we will automatically replace those who did not comply. it’s a first pay, first reserve basis!

[color=maroon]reminder: please bring your id with picture during payment.you can pay thru any [color=maroon]western union branches nationwide, you can ask somebody to pay for you if you are not available in the country or busy with your work. please ask for the to send money form & just follow the format below:

destination: [color=#002060]*****

amount (in words): three thousand eight hundred pesos

amount: 3,800.00

receiver:

first name:

middle name:

last name:

sender:

first name:

middle name:

last name:

date of birth:

place of birth:

nationality:

telephone no.:

mobile no.:

present address:

permanent address:

occupation/nature of work/business:

name of employer/business:

tin or sss or gsis no.:

the receiver is my: employer

after payment, please text us the following information at [color=#0000cc]****** ([color=maroon]company mobile phone) for slot reservation[color=maroon]:

mtcn (money transfer control no.):

your name with complete middle name:

name of employer:********

city/state/province of western union you made the payment:

date & time of payment:[h=2]example: 1468-906-899 / juan sanchez de la cruz / [color=#002060]kris l. botha / western union sm hypermarket makati city / august 05, 2012 / 10:00am[/h]

after texting us the payment details, we will verify the validity

of payment online and we will text you back very important

information & reserve your work slot. maps & directions will be sent thru email to paid & reserved applicants together with the draft of the employment contract.

take note: reservation of slot is done after we received the payment details. we will start receiving payment details for slot reservation today, august 05, 2012 (sunday)

we offer free food & accommodation to those selected applicants coming from the province starting august 10, 2012 (friday) 6:00 p.m. ends august 13, 2012 (monday) 6:00 p.m. . we reimburse transportation expenses just present to us the official receipts/travel tickets of your travel expenses on saturday august 11, 2012 10:00am. please call us for free shuttle service from the airport or terminal.

as a company policy, all payments should be made at any western union branches nationwide. please bring the proof of payment with you on the training dates so that we will accommodate you. no payments are accepted during training days & we will not entertain walk-in applicants who are not yet paid during weekdays. names of paid applicants are forwarded to the information desk/guard on duty for them to easily identify who are allowed to enter office premises & attend the training.

schedule of activities on august 11 & 12, 2012 (saturday & sunday)

august 11, 2012 (saturday)

attire: smart casual

9:00-10:00 a.m.: orientation (you can bring your parents, nearest

relative or your husband/wife)

10:00-12:00 p.m.: cabrini health british english training

12:00-1:00 p.m.: free lunch

1:00-3:30 p.m.: cabrini health british english training

3:30-4:00 p.m.: free snack

4:00-5:00 p.m.: cabrini health british english training

august 12, 2012 (sunday)

attire: semi-formal

9:00-12:00 p.m.: cabrini health british english training

12:00-1:00 p.m.: free lunch

1:00-3:30 p.m. cabrini health british english training

3:30- 4:00 p.m.: free snack

4:00-5:00 p.m.: interview with the employer & signing of employment contract (you can bring your parents, nearest relative or your husband/wife)

free training materials will be provided such as original dvd copy

of the training, plastic/brown envelope, pencil, eraser, ballpen

here are the list of requirements to be submitted during training

days if available on hand, to follow if not available 1 set all photocopied:

1. updated resume with or without picture

2. 4pcs. passport size picture (white background)

3. valid passport (if available, only needed during embassy

interview)

4. employment certificates (if applicable)

5. diploma or training certificate

6. transcript of records

7. birth certificate (nso)

8. nbi clearance (abroad) (if available, only needed during

embassy interview)

note: no experience required because there is a free on the job training with salary, with free accommodation and food allowance within the contract period in australia. we offer working visa not student visa.

we, employers will be leaving by august 13, 2012 (monday)to immediately process your work permit.

sincerely,