Overseas Nurses

Application Process for Overseas Nurses

Consultus welcomes Nurses from overseas if they fulfil all our requirements.

All overseas Nurses* who receive a Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) assessment letter must enrol onto a course known as the Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) which will help them prepare for work in British healthcare settings.

The programme has two parts: twenty days ‘protected learning time’, then, if deemed necessary, a period of supervised practice in a clinical setting. You will have to meet the standards and competencies of the ONP in order to register as a nurse in the UK.

To secure an ONP placement, you will need to have the following:

• A letter from the NMC inviting you to take part in the ONP; this should not stipulate that you need a period of 'Supervised Practice'
• An IELTS (English language) exam pass rate of 7.0 or higher
• A right to work in the UK e.g. Youth Migrant Visa or an Ancestry Visa (unfortunately work permits are not permissable for agency work)

* Except nurses from EU and EEA States and Switzerland - there are no other exceptions.

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