Finding a job
Advertisements for nursing vacancies can be found in the two weekly nursing journals, Nursing Standard and Nursing Times. To subscribe contact:
Nursing Standard (Subscriptions)
Copse Walk
Cardiff Gate Business Park
Cardiff CF23 8XG
Tel: 0845 7726100 or +44 20 7647 3456 (if you are ringing from outside the UK)
Email: rcndirectjournalsteam@rcn.org.uk
www.nursing-standard.co.uk
Nursing Times
Tower House
Soverign Park
Market Harborough
Leicestershire LE16 9EF
Tel: +44 1858 438847
Fax: +44 1858 461739
email: emapb@subscription.co.uk
www.nursingtimes.net
Recruitment agencies
If you would like to come and work in the UK, it is important to check first what assistance, if any, recruiting employers offer in regards to relocation, obtaining NMC registration and finding accommodation.
A UK employer wishing to employ a registered nurse from overseas will apply for their work permit. If the work permit is approved, it will cover both the 20-day protected learning programme and, if necessary, a period of supervised placement, followed by employment as a nurse.
If you would like to work for a National Health Service (NHS) employer (the NHS is the largest health care employer in the UK), you can apply directly on NHS website: www.nhsjobs.net. You do not need to go through a recruitment agency.