We understand that moving to the UK to progress your nursing career is a life changing experience, and can be stressful, but it also offers an enormous amount of potential for you and your family. And we’re here to make it your move as easy as possible!
We work with recruitment agencies throughout the world to help you along your journey. All agencies we work with are fully vetted and compliant with our strict UK procedures.
To make the whole process easier for you, as a nurse, we hold interviews both via Skype and face to face, through our agency network.
We provide a full information pack on both the client you are applying for, and the location in which they are based, so you can be sure you’re making the right choice. We know how important it is to be sure that you and your family will be happy and settled in the location you’re moving to.
We host an active community on social media where we keep you updated on roles, news and offer tips and guidance.
Here you can also speak to other nurses coming to work in your hospital, or into other hospitals in the UK, through Sappor Consortium Recruitment, so that you can share your experiences with others who know exactly what you’re going through.
Training to make sure you excel
We not only provide a guidance program to assist you with your IELTS, CBT & OSCE*, we also provide application support and interview preparation to help you succeed and to get rid of those nerves! .
Settling in and reducing your admin burden
We provide guidance with your NMC application, Visa application support and help with getting your National Insurance number. .
We will also arrange your flights, transfers and accommodation! And, don’t worry, we’ll even meet you at the airport when you land in the UK. .
You don’t pay anything for the process!
Sappor Consortium Recruitment feels strongly that recruitment agencies should never charge fees to candidates. That’s why we only work with agencies abroad that adhere to this policy. Nor will Sappor Consortium Recruitment charge you any fee.
As part of the process there are two items that you will need to fund yourselves, which are to pay for the IELTS UKVI test £249 & NMC initial registration £140. These payments only come at the relevant part of the process, not upfront, and are paid directly to the relevant body. Never to us.
Not only do you not pay for the process, but your relocation is even paid for on your behalf! This includes your flight to the UK as well as your first months accommodation! Our clients will be paying and supporting the rest of the process, demonstrating their commitment to you and your career through this investment.
With our levels of experience and unrivalled support offered, it really could not be simpler to relocate to the UK, making Sappor Consortium Recruitment the natural choice for your nursing career.
NMC Registration – Inside EU/EEA
NMC Registration – Outside EU/EEA
Countries exempt from taking the IELTS/OET test
English Language Testing for Nurses
• A third-party NMC application form, which allows us to act on your behalf (this is very important)
• Advice on completing each stage of the application process correctly
• Guidance on sending the correct documents with your application
• Advice on how each stage of the application process works
• Instructions on completing your NMC application form
• How to certify documents and translations
The whole process can seem complicated, but if you follow our step-by-step advice you’ll complete it without any hassle.
To get started, you need to request an application form for NMC registration at www.nmc.org.uk/eu-request Once you have applied, in 5-10 days you will receive your NMC pack for registration by post; this will include your Personal Reference Number (PRN) which you’ll need in all future correspondence with the NMC.
We would need you to fill out the third-party application form which we will send you, in order to support you through the NMC process. It won’t take long, but please fill it out carefully.
• A third-party NMC application form, which allows us to act on your behalf (this is very important)
• Advice on completing each stage of the application process correctly
• Guidance on sending the correct documents with your application
• Advice on how each stage of the application process works
• Instructions on completing your NMC application form
• How to certify documents and translations
To get started, you need to ensure you meet the NMC approved English requirements. Once confirmed, you need to register at https://ireg.nmc-uk.org/
There are four stages to registering with NMC, which we can help you with along the way, these are:
• Application for nursing/midwifery
• Part 1 test of competence (CBT)
• Part 2 test of competence (OSCE)
• Admission onto our register
Points one and two are to be completed within your home country, but points three and four can only be completed once you are in the UK. The whole process can seem complicated, but if you follow our step-by-step advice you’ll complete it without any hassle, alternatively, you can give us a call at any time.
Top Tip: Wherever a signature is required please ensure they match
How the application process works Your application form must be completed in English, and you must send the original copy (not a photocopy).
Your supporting documents must be photocopies – but they’ll need to be certified by an authorised party.
Also, any supporting documents that are not in English will need to be sent with a translation too.
We’ll provide detailed instructions on completing your application form and supporting documents later in this section.
But it’s worth noting that if your application is not completed within 6 months of the NMC sending you the form, you’ll have to start it again.
Once you’ve completed the form and sent your documents, here’s how the process will work:
English Language Requirement
If you were trained in a country that is not classed as a native English-speaking country, you’ll need to either pass the IELTS, with an overall score of at least 7, or the Occupational English Test (OET).
Part 1 test of competence (CBT)
The test of competence (CBT) is based on standards for adult (general) nursing, children’s nursing, learning disabilities nursing, mental health nursing and midwifery. They cover professional values, communication, nursing decision-making and leadership.
Once you have passed the eligibility assessment, you will be asked to sit the first part of the test of competence. This will be a computer-based test of theoretical practice-based knowledge. The test format will be multiple choice and can be taken in test centres around the world. You will need to https://home.pearsonvue.com/nmc , the test provider, to book and pay for the test.
The assessment
You will need to provide the following evidence in order for the NMC to complete an assessment:
• a valid passport – this same document must also be presented at the OSCE test centre
• birth certificate
• a qualification certificate for each qualification being submitted as part of the application
• registration certificates from each jurisdiction where you have practised and/or been registered – if your country operates
state registration, you will need to have registered in each state where you have practised
• Two employment references confirming you have at least 12 months post-registration practice, your competence and character
• Verifications from all jurisdictions where you have practised or where you have been previously registered
• Transcript of training for all relevant nursing or midwifery programmes completed by yourself. These must be calculated in hours or be accompanied by a letter from the training institution with a key to how the credits translate to hours
• A good health declaration from your general practitioner or the occupational health department at your place of work
• For every overseas country in which you have lived for more than three months, you will need to provide a police clearance certificate. If you have lived in the UK for more than three months, you will need to provide the NMC with a standard level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate
Once the NMC have completed your assessment and have confirmed you have met the minimum requirements to progress onto part 2 test of competence, you will be issued with an NMC decision letter.
Part 2 test of competence (OSCE)
The second part of the test is the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). This can only be taken once in the UK at any of the NMC approved university test centres. The test involves acting out scenarios which nurses and midwives are likely to encounter when they assess, plan, carry out and evaluate care. Each separate clinical examination is known as a ‘station’ and you will visit all the stations within a set time.
Each of the six stations has standardised marking criteria against which you are assessed. You will be assessed by a panel of examiners and will be filmed for quality assurance purposes.
Admission onto the NMC register
Once you have successfully passed part 2 test of competence (OSCE), and have paid your registration fee you will receive your NMC pin in the post.