UK OSCE: NHS or HCA supports Pre-PIN international nurses

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Hi, I am a nurse trained in India and have been offered 2 jobs in the UK. One is an NHS hospital in Norfolk and the other a private one (HCA) in London. THe NHS are paying very less and are offering me a Med-Surg position. Where HCA is offering a much more higher salary with the theatre nurses' position that I am wanting to have.

1. My question is which hospital should I join?

2. I need to pass the OSCE exam in order to grab the higher salary offered, will the private hospital support me in terms to passing the exam?

3. I have heard NHS hospitals are much better than private one in terms of supporting you with the educational environment for passing OSCE

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You have to pass regardless if you want to work as a nurse in the UK. You are better asking the private hospital what they offer in terms of training and support towards the exam

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Thanks. They say ...................."All our hospitals have send representatives to Northampton University to do the TRAIN THE TRAINER course. This is a course that the university provide to employers in order for them to prepare NON EU applicants for their OSCE. We invest a lot to get the applicant here and is in our interest to get them to pass the OSCE and work as full pinned nurses.................."

Hopefully, they are saying the truth.

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