Links for Nurses and Care Workers
Helpful organisations &
websites
1st
Contact: Welcome to the UK!
Age
Positive: The Age Positive campaign promotes the
benefits of employing a mixed-age workforce that includes
older and younger people. Consultus are official supporters.
B
& B UK: Find bed and breakfast accommodations
by clicking on interactive maps. Alternative directory
click
here.
Currency
Converter: How much would that cost in ‘real
money’?
Criminal
Records Bureau (CRB): All care workers in England
and Wales must now undergo a compulsory CRB check
before they can gain employment in this field.
GSCC:
The professional body that will soon regulate all
social care workers in England. Also shows the Code
of Conduct that social carers – including domiciliary/community
carers – should follow. Scottish
Regulator. Welsh Regulator.
The
Full Quid: an online guide to the bare essentials
of getting to the UK and making your overseas adventure
as hassle free as possible. From “a London based
team of Aussies, Kiwis and one Pom”.
Inland
Revenue: Employed or self-employed? – A
guide.
London:
Visit the official London tourist site. Alternative
sites: London
Town; Tourist
Info; Virtual
London; Time
Out.
National
Centre for Independent Living: a resource on
independent living and Direct Payments for people
working in the field.
National
Railway Enquiries: Find train times and routes
for the UK. 24 hour help on 08457 48 49 50.
New
Deal 50 Plus. If you are over 50 and wanting
to get back to work you may qualify for a training
grant of up to £1,500. Learn about this British government
scheme here.
Nursing
& Midwifery Council (NMC): The UK regulator and registering body for nursing and midwifery professions.
MultiMap.
Road Maps & Directions.
Overseas
Nurse: Help for nurses coming to work in Britain. Alternative
site.
Protection
of Vulnerable Adults scheme (POVA): A new, countrywide
check for recruiters that provides a greater level
of protection for vulnerable adults.
Skills for Care: the employment-led body leading
on education, training and workforce development
strategy for social care. England, Scotland and Wales.
Traffic Update – The Highways Agency’s live roads update with interactive map.
Training: Online training in social care from ICS Please call Consultus for Manual Handling course
providers.
Voetsek:
South Africa offshore.
Working
in the UK: Clear information about the various
routes open to foreign nationals who want to come
and work in the United Kingdom.
Visas.
Links for Clients - click here
