URGENTLY REQUIRED STAFF NURSES (MALE/FEMALE) FOR NHS (UNITED KINGDOM)
This page was originally published as a 2019 Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) recruitment advertisement for Staff Nurses (Male/Female) for NHS England trusts. That campaign (Advertisement No. 09/2019) closed on 12-06-2019; the advertisement text is preserved below as a historical record. Note: the Tier 2 (General) route referenced in the original ad closed to new applicants in December 2020. The current UK immigration route for overseas nurses recruited by the NHS is the Health and Care Worker visa.
Mandatory requirements:
- The applicant will have to achieve 7 Band individually in each module (Reading/Listening/Speaking) and (6.5 score in the writing Section) of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) OR to obtain Band B in Reading, Listening and Speaking and Grade C+ in Writing in the Occupational English Test (OET). NMC now also accepts scores combined across a maximum of two test sittings taken within 12 months.
- The Applicant will have to undertake Computer Based Test (CBT). In the event of failing twice, the applicant must wait 6 months to re-appear in the application process.
- The applicant will have to submit a formal application to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of England with proof of IELTS and CBT as well as all required documents/ certificates and payment of fees.
Terms and Conditions: –
Salary:
Started from £17,787 (2019 campaign figure). NHS Agenda for Change pay scales have been uplifted several times since 2019, so this figure is no longer current — check the current NHS pay scales before relying on it.
Period of employment:
3 years.
Probation Period:
requirement to pass OSCE to receive NMC pin number.
Accommodation:
3 months’ accommodation provided on arrival, this will be furnished.
Transportation:
Nurse will be met on arrival at the UK airport and taken to their accommodation.
Joining Air Ticket:
A flight to the UK paid for by the Employer.
Working hours/days:
37.5 hours per week.
Overtime:
Additional unsocial hours payment including night duty, weekends and Public Holidays pay in addition to salary. Option to join hospital bank as per individual hospital agreement.
Medical:
Provider to complete Occupational Health assessment before departure. Once in UK access to full free NHS healthcare treatment.
Leave:
27 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
- In order to motivate maximum number of nurses to appear in IELTS, OEC offered (under the 2019 campaign) 100% refund of IELTS test fee in respect of passers who achieved the required bands and consequently appeared in the Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted by the concerned UK authorities. (Campaign offer — no longer active.)
- Interested candidates who achieved a minimum of the required IELTS Band in all areas (listening, reading, speaking, writing) were requested to apply online through jobs.oec.gov.pk under the 2019 campaign. (The 2019 application link is no longer active; jobs.oec.gov.pk was unreachable when checked.)
- *visit the OEC Job Portal and click “Register”; check your email (including the spam folder) for account activation instructions, log in, build your profile and click “Apply” against the listed job (if you fulfill the requirements). (2019 campaign instructions — the original FAQ deep link is no longer active.)
For further details please contact the following offices of OEC:
- Islamabad: PMI Auditorium Building, Near Zero Point, Islamabad – 051-9253242, 45, & 54.
- Lahore: II/A-5, Hussain Street., Old Muslim Town, Near C-2, Punjab College Campus, Lahore -.042-99332950 & 53.
- Karachi: Red Crescent Building, Dr. Daud Pota Road, Karachi – 021-99206394 & 99203471.
- Quetta: OPF Building, Block No.4, Near Masjid-e-Khazra, Satellite Town, Quetta – 081-9211652.
- Peshawar: Gulbahar Technical ad Vocational Centre, Peshawar – 091-9239342.
Last Date to Apply: 12-06-2019 (this advertisement is now closed)
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