i just arrived here in London thru spouse visa. I'm registered nurse in philippines .can i ask help where i could apply work here in UK?
i just arrived here in London thru spouse visa. I'm registered nurse in philippines .can i ask help where i could apply work here in UK?
Hi im no expert on nursing, but from what i know.Originally Posted by lady
Most Nurses from phill need to be retrained or gain accredation in the UK.
I think it unlikely you could just walk into a nursing job in the Uk.
Im not sure where you are in London, but it maybe worth going to your local Hospital and speaking to the Phill Nurses you see there. They may be able to help advise you where the careers/hr department is who might be able to help.
My Wife has spoken to phill nurses from hillingdon hospital and many are worried about their jobs as belive it or not the UK has a surplus of trainee/lower grade nurses who are having difficulty finding jobs. To top it all there is talk of hospitals in some London areas reducing the amount of nurses they employ
It maybe better to speak to a job agency specializing in nursing/care.
You may find a job in the medical industry but not a pure nursing role.
I think one of the members on here, wife is a qualified nurse in phill but she takes/checks blood samples here in the UK?
Sorry im not giving you much help, and the news is not cheery but sadly that is the way it is at the moment.
Good luck in your search whatever the goverment thinks the normal people would love to see more skillful and dedicated Nurses working in our Hospitals so hopefully soon the job market will change for the good
yes, my wife works for the nhs in the vampire squad, taking blood from patients, but shes not a qualfied nurse, but a registered doctor in the philippines.
if you want to work as a nurse, I think you have to take the IELTS english test, and get a pass average of 6.5 for a nurse, and for a doctor its 7.0
then in my wifes case she has to take PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 tests, then she can register and work as a doctor in the uk
most of the philippine registered nurses my wife knows, work either as nursing assistants or work as carers in residential homes as the are not registered to work as nurses in the UK as they have not taken exams.
sorry I can't be more helpful
Sorry this is out of the topic but ur avatar is quite funny....yes, my wife works for the nhs in the vampire squad, taking blood from patients, but shes not a qualfied nurse, but a registered doctor in the philippines.
if you want to work as a nurse, I think you have to take the IELTS english test, and get a pass average of 6.5 for a nurse, and for a doctor its 7.0
then in my wifes case she has to take PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 tests, then she can register and work as a doctor in the uk
most of the philippine registered nurses my wife knows, work either as nursing assistants or work as carers in residential homes as the are not registered to work as nurses in the UK as they have not taken exams.
sorry I can't be more helpful
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I was thinking of getting IELTS test or CPE but it was really expensive. A week course of IELTS is around £200 and CPE is a little more higher. I still don't know if they would acknowledge my Italian Diploma. But even they do I am still thinking that since I am still a Filipino citizen it will be difficult to get a job for there will be a mass of new EU demands for work (argh! pessimist). Non skilled work are plenty around which one might do for a short period of timeyes, my wife works for the nhs in the vampire squad, taking blood from patients, but shes not a qualfied nurse, but a registered doctor in the philippines.
if you want to work as a nurse, I think you have to take the IELTS english test, and get a pass average of 6.5 for a nurse, and for a doctor its 7.0
then in my wifes case she has to take PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 tests, then she can register and work as a doctor in the uk
most of the philippine registered nurses my wife knows, work either as nursing assistants or work as carers in residential homes as the are not registered to work as nurses in the UK as they have not taken exams.
sorry I can't be more helpful
. Does your wife intend to do the PLAB1 and 2 test Joe? Is it expensive?
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my wife studied for the IELTS at home , i downloaded a few books and audio tapes/cds off the net, and as i work for a company that repairs printers, i printed them out for her.
but the first time she took the IELTS test, she got an average of 6.5, so she revised some more and took it again.. second time she got the 7 she needed
I don't know if you know what Plab tests are ? they are medical exams for non uk and non euro docs to take, allowing them to work in the uk as a doc, if you did know sorry, plab1 test is £150 i think, plab2 is £450, and both have to be taken in london
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but my wifes english was really good to start with, why don't you start a open university course, learn from home in your own time, even while you work
Yeah Joe, I was considering to take an open Uni long distance course too. As I have written to another thread, I am considering to take a GSCE A English level just to brush up my english and hopefully would give me more confidence in speaking the language. There are a lot of choices, the only thing is to study carefully which courses would turn out more usefull in the future. I have read about the ICS courses and that is really a helpful site for those who wants to study staying at home and while you work. Taking the Plab tests is not really that expensive if that will allow your wife to practice her profession as a Doc. I am going to ask for more information about the course that I am interested to do, I am not sure if taking IELTS would be really helpful, it is just a test to determine one's knowledge of english language. I did some online test to determine my english knowledge and in one test I got High Advance Proficiency result and the other one I got Advance Intermediate I don't know what is the difference though lol
my wife studied for the IELTS at home , i downloaded a few books and audio tapes/cds off the net
but the first time she took the IELTS test, she got an average of 6.5
I don't know if you know what Plab tests are ? they are medical exams for non uk and non euro docs to take, allowing them to work in the uk as a doc, if you did know sorry
but my wifes english was really good to start with, why don't you start a open university course, learn from home in your own time, even while you work
'We dance in a circle and suppose, while the secret sits in the middle and knows'
R.F.
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Blimey...Joe's made me feel so hungry...I'm off to cook some pork chops, wrapped in bacon, with a nice side of soy sauce & pork scratching....I may have a ham sandwich for tea
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oh keith sounds like you've got enough pork in you to have a pole shoved up yourBlimey...Joe's made me feel so hungry...I'm off to cook some pork chops, wrapped in bacon, with a nice side of soy sauce & pork scratching....I may have a ham sandwich for tea
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ummm as an irish man i'll choose not to have a "tampo" session hahahahahahahahahaha
Hi my name is Kuya Allen, I'm a Registered Nurse in the UK, I'm an Irishman and I also work for UNISON a Health Trade UNION and along with Father Claro Conde, I helped 100's of Migrant Nurses into good paid health care employment, in particular from bad employers. You can contact me on my email address :[removed email] I am well known to the Philippine Embassy
Hello Kuya allen my cousin has a caregiver course how can she apply in the UK for work... as I thought nurses are easy to apply to in UK...?How about caregivers?
Thanks
We're not importing any more.....in fact we are now sending them back home, as we have a good enough supply in Europe now. So very little chance. Try the US.
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just pray always............. God has purpose for everything.....
Good luck......
u got a job yet c?
Hi Sfgvr!
it's really hard to get a job here with that type of course. i am too a graduate of accountancy. i have applied for accounts positions that required high school graduate only but i wasn't even given a chance to be interviewed. i've been applying for jobs for i think over 3months now. all i get are negative replies. so now, i am taking up a sage bookkeeping in ICS.it just cost over£500hopefully i can get a job that i want after i finish it. and at the moment, i am waiting for my interview in a beauty shop. most of us will end up as a cleaner, child minder, carer, etc. but if you want to have a job that you want, i think you should take a course. so good luck to us!
Hi peanuts! After reading all your post, i can say your english language is really good. But remember, employers look at CV first before deciding to interview applicants.
Hi Contact me via my email Reilly113@aol.com, let me have copy of your CV (Bio Data ) which will probably needs to be reformated to the UK Format.
I'm a Registered Nurse, I'm a Community Branch Officer for a Health Trade Union called UNISON, I'm well known in the UK Phil Community. Kuya Allen 07801 811 859
Kuya Allen is this addressed to me?
'We dance in a circle and suppose, while the secret sits in the middle and knows'
R.F.
just don't give up, keep learning, you'll have no problems
On spouse visa
yes you can..but if you work as a Nurse
YOU must be registered in NMC...now that you came from the Philippines you need ONP (Overseas Nurse Program) in order to complete your Registration.
You also have to take ILETS with band 7 points.Once you have your full registration you can find a job.I doubt if you can in NHS...but try in the Nursing home.NHS is on the process of deplacing people,while your not a British Citizen its unlikeley you will be offered a job.From then,try the Private Nursing home.
You can legally work in th UK in Spouce visa.
If your a Nurse in the Philippines,current regulations must be registered in the NMC.You will be assessed as an overseas nurse,whereby you need a IETLS score of 7 and undergo ONP,that is done by the local universities or privated provider.The NHS is undergoing organizational change where local and overseas nurses were displaced due to Budget Deficits,there are slim chances in getting a job nowadays.
Since you are here,try to gain experiences as a Carer in the Nursing home and when you gain registration maybe you can try to submit an application in the NHS portal,if your lucky to be selected for interview..good and if not try again.But take my advised,its hard to seek employment in teh NHS as a self starter,take my work been here as RGN in the NHS for 8 years.
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