US student nurse wants summer experience in UK

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Hello everyone!

This is actually my first post on allnurses.com, I have been reading posts on this site for about one year. Anyway, I was wondering if all of the UK nurses could help me out with something. I am a second semester sophomore in a 4 year nursing program in California. I want to work in London over the summer of 2006. It has been difficult for me to find the right information on what I am looking for, it seems like if you are not a RN it may be hard to find a job. I was thinking I could work as a healthcare assistant or nursing auxilliary. Do you think I should contact the HR departments at the hospitals directly? Or do you think I should get a nursing internship? The problem with the internships is that they are usually unpaid. If any of you have ideas as to what I should do, please let me know! Thanks for your time!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Hello everyone!

This is actually my first post on allnurses.com, I have been reading posts on this site for about one year. Anyway, I was wondering if all of the UK nurses could help me out with something. I am a second semester sophomore in a 4 year nursing program in California. I want to work in London over the summer of 2006. It has been difficult for me to find the right information on what I am looking for, it seems like if you are not a RN it may be hard to find a job. I was thinking I could work as a healthcare assistant or nursing auxilliary. Do you think I should contact the HR departments at the hospitals directly? Or do you think I should get a nursing internship? The problem with the internships is that they are usually unpaid. If any of you have ideas as to what I should do, please let me know! Thanks for your time!

hi and welcome :)

The biggest problem will be getting a work permit and unfortunately you may find it very difficult to get one especially if you are wanting to work within the health setting.

wish you all the best

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You will not be able to get a work permit to work as a Health Assistant, etc.

The only way that you can get a visa to work in a reasonable amount of time is with an RN after your name.

You may be able to get a guest student visa for the summer semester, but this would not permit you to work, and you would have to be a registered student.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

You would probably be able to get a job working in a pub, every where i go these days there seems to be Aussies, New zealanders and other overseas young people working behind bars. I think you may be able to do this as a traveller/student.

Kay

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Commonwealth country's citizens under a certain age can usually work temp jobs under the working holiday scheme (lots of my Canadian friends worked in pubs and the like with Aussies and Kiwis). I don't know if the US has a similar arrangement with the UK or not, but it may be something to look into.

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The US doesn't have the same arrangement with the Commonwealth countries.

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