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NMC advice to Nurses on new Home Office directives
hai,
STILL THERE ARE A LOT OF VACANCIES FOR NURSES IN USA. AND IT IS NOT TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE NURSES ALREADY IN UK TO MIGRATE TO USA. AND RN EXAM IS NOT SO DIFFICULT TOO.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and currently employed in the UK healthcare sector
? Work permits may be granted for a period of up to 5 years. Most overseas nurses in permanent employment in the UK will have time-limited contracts of employment. There are arrangements within the work permit rules to allow an employer to seek an extension of a work permit. Overseas nurses should discuss this with their employer.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) seeking registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Those who secured a decision for a supervised practice placement prior to the introduction of the ONP in September 2005 and who are due to complete by the 31 August 2006
Overseas nurses who were given a decision for supervised practice prior to the introduction of the ONP will only have two working weeks from today to complete their placement under the previous system. From 1 September 2006 the only route to registration will be via the ONP. Nurses in this situation who have not completed their placement by this date will have to discontinue the placement and apply for an ONP. However they will face tough competition for places.
? Those already in the UK currently undertaking supervised practice on an Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) or who have a confirmed place on an ONP and are due to start after 14 August 2006
The approval of a supervised practice visa for international nurses to gain access to an Overseas Nurses Programme is completely separate from the work permit application process. Neither the supervised practice nor successful completion of an ONP or successful registration with the NMC should be regarded as guaranteed approval of a work permit.
Overseas-trained nurses who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list will face extremely tough competition for jobs across the UK healthcare sector. There may be more employment opportunities within the independent and social care sector but even here ? employers will still need to prove that they cannot recruit from the pool of UK or EEA nurses.
Those who have just successfully completed an ONP programme and secured registration with the NMC
The supervised practice visa that governed their training on the ONP permits nurses to stay in the UK for four months from the final day of completion of their programme. Clearly nurses may want to test the local labour market for employment opportunities in this time. However they will need to be aware that employers will be prioritising the UK resident labour market first ? because the new rules do not consider non-EEA nurses as part of the resident labour force.
Those not already in the UK or who are thinking of applying for a place on an ONP course in the UK
Nurses from outside the European Economic Area, who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list and who are considering coming to the UK to undertake an ONP, will face extremely tough competition for jobs in the NHS and across the UK healthcare sector for the foreseeable future.
The NMC strongly advises such nurses to consider their likely employment prospects before starting the process of applying for registration with the NMC.
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