UK Immigration Work Permit and Visa Services

Information for Nurses

In the UK, there is a significant shortage of Doctors, Nurses and associated professionals as you will see from the complete Skills Shortage List.

This page is specific to Nurses wishing to come to the UK for adaption courses and/or to work in hospitals and homes here. Please also see our Students page for information Student Nurses.

In order to come to the UK to work or do an adaption course as a nurse, you must apply for NMC [ Nursing and Midwifery Council ] registration and then, once a placement has beed achieved, apply for the relevant work permit.

We can help with both these processes and the information below will give you details about how you do this and what documentation and evidence you will need.

If you do not have NMC [ formerly UKCC ] registration, please click here for further information. Please also see the new updated Working HolidayMaker scheme.

I am NMC registered and would like to work in the UK

There are requirements in the UK for general skills and specialist skills.

So now the process begins to find you a hospital or home to work or do your adaption course [ you can also work while you do this course ].

If you already know exactly where you would like to work/train or have a job offer, the process is obviously much faster and we will simply apply to process your work permit through the normal channels.

Once you have successfully achieved your NMC registration and have an offer of employment, the final step is for us to secure this Work Permit for you in the UK.

Once you have secured employment in a UK institution, we will finalise your work permit with that employer. At this point our Permit fee becomes due.

Please note that, if your new employer or employer's representative engages our services for your work permit application, this fee will be due from them and not you. Either party is able to engage and pay us for this work.

Interviews

If you are shortlisted for any job, you may be required to attend 1 or 2 interviews in your own country. Firstly by a Skillclear representative or partner and, secondly, by your prospective empoyer.

It is unlikely that you will be asked to come to the UK for interview. Of course, if you are already in the UK, you can be interviewed here. You do not need to return to your home country for this.

Otherwise, you may be asked for a phone interview.

So what now.......... ?

So, you have your registration, you have found an employer and you have a work permit.

Congratulations !

You have also seen a lot of forms.

Many NHS trusts and other instutions provide paid for accomodation along with the job.

If they don't, and if you need any other help to make your move to the UK as easy as possible, please have a look at our other services and ask us.