I am a UK born citizen trained in Australia hence I am going via the overseas trained route. I passed my CBT test and am in the full application and assessment stage.
I am interested in sharing information with people who are also in this stage of the application.
I commenced my application in 2013 under the old process which was rejected due to lack of clinical hours. I received a letter from NMC advising me of the new process. Like many people on this forum, this entire process has been long, drawnout, frustrating and tedious for me!!!!!!!
I'm late to this thread, hoping you guys can help ease my mind.
I'm from Australia, studied a Masters of Nursing and I have been nursing for almost 3 years now. I'm not planning to go to the UK for another 2 years, so time is on my side, BUT I'm hugely worried about my education, since we did practically no paediatric or maternity nursing as part of the degree. Where I work now I nurse children in an acute care environment on a daily basis, as well as women post-ceasarean...
My question is, will my actual work experience outweigh what I studied?
I'm really not keen on further studies in the UK, but is that what they would ask me to do if I don't have enough hours from way back when I studied?
Or will they just say there's no way for me to be registered in the UK at all?
What did you guys who were told you're missing certain aspects of experience in your degree do?
I'm late to this thread, hoping you guys can help ease my mind.
I'm from Australia, studied a Masters of Nursing and I have been nursing for almost 3 years now. I'm not planning to go to the UK for another 2 years, so time is on my side, BUT I'm hugely worried about my education, since we did practically no paediatric or maternity nursing as part of the degree. Where I work now I nurse children in an acute care environment on a daily basis, as well as women post-ceasarean...
My question is, will my actual work experience outweigh what I studied?
I'm really not keen on further studies in the UK, but is that what they would ask me to do if I don't have enough hours from way back when I studied?
Or will they just say there's no way for me to be registered in the UK at all?
What did you guys who were told you're missing certain aspects of experience in your degree do?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I think it is only NMC who can answer this question. All I can say there are heaps of Aussie nurse undertaking the OSCE exam, and all are graduates of Aussie uni's
Thank you. Well I sent them an email with a whole heap of questions, let's see how well they can answer it....
So does anyone know what happens when you don't have the required education?
Hey- I'm Aussie too but unlike you have that study experience- but if there are gaps in your education they usually just get someone from your work who's observed you nursing paeds to fill out a form. I don't know more than that because I've never had to go this far myself- but just email them to double-check. You'll be fine :) PS. good job getting in early and being prepared! I wasn't when I went over a few years ago and regretted it big time.
you will be cluster as general nurse and not a paediatric nurse because clustering is based on what you have studied. I have a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia in NICU and started her application here in UK. NMC told her that it will be based on her education and not employment so she is on General Nurse application. She studied nursing in the Philippines where we have clinical exposure as well as theory/ class room based learning in all areas of nursing paediatric, maternal, psychiatric and general nursing
Guys can you please help me with an agency looking for nurses with Decision Letters, I am a nurse from Botswana. I got my decision letter in December 2016.
Are you (and anyone else too!) in London that would be interested to study together for the OSCE ?
It would be great to have other people to work through all this study material with
I have my exam on the 15th March, so anybody who wants to study together up until then, let me know :)
Hi Ash
Have you found someone to review yet for the OSCE? I am planning to register for end of March/ early April. I know your exam is coming up soon, but i am free to get together on weekends in London.
There is also an OSCE study book available online with Barnes and Noble. I bought it and it looks like a great study guide on what they will be looking for and great advise on how to pass successfully.
Hi Janice,
is the Barnes and Noble OSCE book tailored to the NMC? does it relate to UK requirements or is it for any OSCE from nurse to doctor level?
Hello, I've been following the discussions here for a while now and I came accross a comment which seemed to suggest that a health declaration form should not be signed by a medical practitioner from the hospital where you work. please guide me as the only physicians that have examined me in the last 3 months are from my work place and I already submitted the form signed by a doctor from the occupational health department. will this be a problem?? Please help. Im in the full application stage.
can somebody help me with OSCE pls? i mean, the test resources are so overwhelming and i dont know where to start! just resigned from my work and my test date will be on the 15th. im freaking out!
I had the same problem of having no maternity or paediatric experience. I managed to get some hours exposure to these areas through RN work (about 50hrs of each).
If your training is lacking in any of these areas the NMC you state this in your application. There are forms you will be able to download and get your employer to complete stating you have exposure to these areas.
Good luck
Hi all,
I'm late to this thread, hoping you guys can help ease my mind.
I'm from Australia, studied a Masters of Nursing and I have been nursing for almost 3 years now. I'm not planning to go to the UK for another 2 years, so time is on my side, BUT I'm hugely worried about my education, since we did practically no paediatric or maternity nursing as part of the degree. Where I work now I nurse children in an acute care environment on a daily basis, as well as women post-ceasarean...
My question is, will my actual work experience outweigh what I studied?
I'm really not keen on further studies in the UK, but is that what they would ask me to do if I don't have enough hours from way back when I studied?
Or will they just say there's no way for me to be registered in the UK at all?
What did you guys who were told you're missing certain aspects of experience in your degree do?
Gloriajessica
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Hi all,
I'm late to this thread, hoping you guys can help ease my mind.
I'm from Australia, studied a Masters of Nursing and I have been nursing for almost 3 years now. I'm not planning to go to the UK for another 2 years, so time is on my side, BUT I'm hugely worried about my education, since we did practically no paediatric or maternity nursing as part of the degree. Where I work now I nurse children in an acute care environment on a daily basis, as well as women post-ceasarean...
My question is, will my actual work experience outweigh what I studied?
I'm really not keen on further studies in the UK, but is that what they would ask me to do if I don't have enough hours from way back when I studied?
Or will they just say there's no way for me to be registered in the UK at all?
What did you guys who were told you're missing certain aspects of experience in your degree do?
Any help is greatly appreciated!