The Manila Times

How to choose a genuine RN employer in the UK

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THE UK will need more than 40,000 nurses till 2026, the worst nursing shortage in the country’s history, but there’s not enough UK

Large numbers of nurses from the quitting because of staff shortages

The NHS, launched in 1948, is the system for England and one of the four

This healthcare staffing shortage scenario was made public through the tary of the Royal College of Nursing

Recruitmen­t of licensed profession­als

of thousands of job openings and

Many licensed recruitmen­t agen cies were granted unlimited number limited need for RNs, the job orders

Meanwhile, hundreds of thou sands of Filipino nurses continue with their job hunt: unemployed, or succeeding year, tens of thousands more nursing students graduate without clear prospects of pursuing

So, if there’s a great need for nurses in

The answer may well be what prison

Registrati­on process and costs.

scores is just the beginning after an RN applicant completes an online assessment of eligibilit­y to apply then pay fees for the subsequent stages during the applicatio­n process:

wifery £140

UK’s regulatory body for nursing, • Admission onto pean Union or European Economic

• Registered and practiced for a After passing the eligibil minimum of one year in a country ity assessment, applicants take the where English is the

a successful pass in an

The NMC currently accepts two lan where applicants would be required to

listening, reading sections, writing and

taken from February 2016 only: at least ized marking criteria against which all

An applicant two test sittings if the tests were within

and Combining tests. Test of competence

the NMC

Costs borne by employer/agency, not applicants.

The cost of registrati­on plane fare, accommodat­ions during the £5,000 to £7,000 per applicant, without assurance that all – if not most of those signed up for deployment – pass the

For Filipino RN applicants, the key to signing up with an employer with employer offers not just during the registrati­on process but what assistance RN pursue a successful career for the

consist of the following:

• Employer has partner hospitals pro to ensure the nurse gains UK registrati­on

surcharge paid in full when applying

• Full preparatio­n to undertake by NHS clinical staff with partner Assist RNs in qualifying for the sidies for further study of up to £1,500

NHS England for a period of three years, which not only augment the RN’s skills and capabiliti­es through the learning

For assistance in determinin­g a genu ine job offer by a licensed recruitmen­t agency and accredited employer with the email any job offers you get through the web to Cagayan de

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