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!!!!!!!
On top of my read only application, three documents have been uploaded and above that it says "More information required-feedback". Do I have to call them? Or does it just say that because they've not received all of the documents yet?
Hi Phoenixblaise. Nice name :)
Basically you are getting that message (More information required - feedback) as a few of your documents are yet to be uploaded. No need to call them. But, what my friend suggested was if my documents were not uploaded after 3 weeks from the time the NMC received it, it might be best to call them.
Basically you are getting that message (More information required - feedback) as a few of your documents are yet to be uploaded. No need to call them. But, what my friend suggested was if my documents were not uploaded after 3 weeks from the time the NMC received it, it might be best to call them.
Anyone on here had significant problems with the OSCE? I haved failed twice now for pedantic reasons that are completely unrelated to competence. There really seem to be no realistic avenues for appeal or complaint though? The University will never acknowledge a complaint made against them and the NMC won't do anything either because the University of Northampton are the only institution that are able to assess the OSCE currently - this means the NMC cannot realistically remedy any complaint against the UoN or provide any alternate solution. I wish there were more institutions offering the OSCE so as to create some competition between the Universities - that way they might actually get their act together and provide you with appropriate training and resources. We are international nurses afterall so a bit of training from an approved institution and to know exactly what is expected of us would be useful (maybe even mandatory)
Hello!!! How did u know that u were put in que que? All my documents have been received last July 7 so im also hoping to get my DL AsaP. My friend got her DL after 4mos. Quite a long time waiting
Hello!!! How did u know that u were put in que que? All my documents have been received last July 7 so im also hoping to get my DL AsaP. My friend got her DL after 4mos. Quite a long time waiting
4 months? Wow, that's a long time. Any reasons why it took to get her DL that long?
Hello all, I failed the OSCE last month I am currently waiting to take it again in August. If any of you are in the same situation, or if you have passed and are willing to email me I would be so grateful! My email is [email protected]
Anyone on here had significant problems with the OSCE? I haved failed twice now for pedantic reasons that are completely unrelated to competence. There really seem to be no realistic avenues for appeal or complaint though? The University will never acknowledge a complaint made against them and the NMC won't do anything either because the University of Northampton are the only institution that are able to assess the OSCE currently - this means the NMC cannot realistically remedy any complaint against the UoN or provide any alternate solution. I wish there were more institutions offering the OSCE so as to create some competition between the Universities - that way they might actually get their act together and provide you with appropriate training and resources. We are international nurses afterall so a bit of training from an approved institution and to know exactly what is expected of us would be useful (maybe even mandatory)
i have had a lot of the same issues. Very little offered resource wise. I also find it frustrating that there are no training centres available to privately attend to. People employed in trusts are recieving specific training from people who have attended the osce centre to have training sessions to then go back and teach the people at the trust. I am not saying that this shouldn't be happening but what i am saying is it is a training resource that should be available to all candidates. Us who don't have access to this training are at a major disadvantage.
Yes! Why are there no training resources? It is an exam for INTERNATIONAL NURSES, we could certainly use and appreciate some help/training. That's why the ONP made sense to me because you were actually trained on how things are done and then judged as competent or not. Makes much more sense to me. Rather than throwing you in a stupid exam without any resources and a huge amount of unfamiliarity and expecting you to come out the other end fine (or perhaps they don't want you to pass as they have no regard for international nurses??)
How do individuals get jobs with these trusts you mention? And therefore training...?
That's right, the OSCE certainly isn't a true representation of a persons competence. I've always struggled with OSCE's even at uni, i just can't act natural in that kind of environment- but i am a excellent nurse (if i say so myself), as i'm sure you all are too. What gripes me if that in this OSCE people are failing for medial reasons, I think unless we are unsafe in our practice- administering wrong medication, breaking antt, documenting something incorrectly then certainly fail us.. but otherwise, throw us a bone and understand we're in an extremely stressful situation.
As far as i know a trust hires you either privately or through an agency and they provide the training however you're locked into a 2 or 3 year contract. Again, i am so pro training days, information meetings etc etc but if it is going to be made available for one then it must be available for all. standard.
Hi I would like to ask if you made an error in the portal then submitted the documents already, how long does it take for the NMC to allow you to make the changes?
I entered only 4 years of primary and secondary education, when in fact the total is supposed to be 10 years. I emailed the NMC already regarding the error and also included my primary and secondary education diploma.
I was able to send my complete barcoded forms and my prc forms and just yesterday all of the documents was delivered to the NMC.
I am currently waiting to take it again in August. If any of you are in the same situation, or if you have passed and are willing to email me I would be so grateful! My email is
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Hi Phoenixblaise. Nice name :)
Basically you are getting that message (More information required - feedback) as a few of your documents are yet to be uploaded. No need to call them. But, what my friend suggested was if my documents were not uploaded after 3 weeks from the time the NMC received it, it might be best to call them.
God blew and Goodluck!