Jobs for general and specialist staff nurses, senior staff nurses and ward managers.

Who is Professional Connections?

Professional Connections often referred to as Profco is an International nurse recruitment agency. We have offices in Europe and in Asia. .

Who is Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust?

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and one of the largest acute Trust's in the country. There have 5 hospitals in Central London.

Charing Cross Hospital 
Hammersmith Hospital
Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
St Mary's Hospital
Western Eye Hospital

See http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/

What Professional Connections (Profco) offer you?

We are committed to providing the very best service to our candidates and client. We work all day every day with our candidates to keep the recruitment process moving forward with as much ease for you our candidate as possible. We know the processes very well you don't we are here to guide you.

Recruitment Process:

1. Send your expression of interest to nurses@profco.com
2. We will send you an application pack to complete and return.
3.  If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by Profco for an initial pre-screening interview by telephone.
4. Your file will be submitted to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for shortlisting.
5. Interviews will take place in Manila  in April 2014. 

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registration

We will assist you at all stages of the application process from ordering an application pack, advising you on documents required, checking your application prior to submission and following up the status of your application for you.

When you apply you must have been practising as a registered nurse or midwife for at least 12 months (full-time or the part-time equivalent) after qualifying. Also, if you have been qualified for longer than this, you must have practised for at least 450 hours in the previous three years

To be eligible to register with the NMC in the UK you must complete the academic version of the IELTS test and achieve:

• At least 7.0 in the listening and reading sections
• At least 7.0 in the writing and speaking sections
• At least 7.0 (out of a possible 9) overall

The registration process and the information required (four stages):

Source http://www.nmc-uk.org/

The current processing times at NMC means it is likely to take 6- 9 months for you to receive your decision letter. (DL)

Stage one: Initial application

For NMC to begin processing your application you will have to:

Pay an administration fee of £140, this fee is non-refundable. 

Return a fully completed application request online form. On this form you will be required to provide details of you your International English Language Testing System (IELTS) candidate number and test scores.

Send NMC photocopies of the following supporting information (please note, these no longer need to be certified):

• Passport (NMC will need a copy of the pages containing your photograph, signature and personal details).
• Birth certificate. 
• Registration certificate from the licensing authority/registration body in the country in which you qualified and any other countries where you have practised as a nurse/midwife.
• Marriage, civil partnership or deed poll certificate as evidence of your change in name if your name has changed or differs on any of documents listed above.

Stage two: Full application

When we have received and assessed all of the requested stage one documentation and the required fee we will send you a stage two application pack.

You have six months to return the following documents to NMC:

• A fully completed full application form.
• Two employment references (to be provided directly to us from your selected referees).
• A fully completed original transcript of training form (to be provided by the training institution where you attained your approved nursing/midwifery training programme).

Stage three: the Overseas Nurses Programme and the Adaptation to Midwifery Programme

If your stage two application is successful and meets our minimum standards, you will have to complete an education and/or clinical practice placement before you can be entered onto the Register. If you are a nurse you will have to undertake the Overseas Nurses Programme. If you are a midwife you will be required to undertake the Adaptation to Midwifery Programme. These courses are run by selected universities in the UK.

Final Stage: Identity Check

On successful completion of the Overseas Nurses Programme we will send you a final confirmation letter and require you to:

Complete a self-declaration of good character form.

Pay a fee of £133.

Once you have sent back your declaration form and paid your registration fee for the year then you will be invited in for an identity check. You will need to bring with you the original documents of the copies you supplied in stage one, in addition any recent versions of the documents:

• Passport.
• Birth certificate. 
• Registration certificate from the licensing authority/registration body in the country in which you qualified and any others in which you have practised as a nurse or midwife.
• Marriage, civil partnership or deed poll certificate as evidence of your change in name if your name has changed or differs on any of documents listed above.

Only once you have attended an Identity appointment and satisfied the requirements of the check will you be entered on to the NMC Register as a nurse or midwife and will be provided with your PIN.

More information read NMC web pages Instruction how to register

Recruitment Process:

Before interview

1. You need to take an English language test called Academic IELTS http://www.ielts.org/ and apply for your NMC pack one.

Once you pass the final interview

2. We will assist you with all aspects of preparing your NMC application and Profco will follow up on your NMC application once you submit your file.

3. We undertake the recruitment checks. You will need to provide police clearances from every country you have lived or worked since you were 18 years of age. We will take up references with your permission from every employment for the past five years or since you graduated. We will do verify your qualifications and your licenses.

4. Once the above are cleared by the hiring manager you will have to do a medical for the hospital and for your visa for the UK.

5. Once you have your NMC decision letter you will be ready to travel.

Mobilization

1. Profco will provide meet and greet in London
2. Imperial Practice Nurse Educators will be taking you " under their wing"

How much will the process cost me?

Professional Connections does not charge a recruitment or placement fee neither does our Philippiens partner agency.( ABBA Inc)  We are paid by the hospitals.

You will need to pay for.

• IELTS exam: 
• If you request an application pack and submit the pack to us, the NMC will charge a £140
• Evaluation fee and £133 once you are accepted for registration to obtain your PIN.
• Certifying documents for NMC
• Police clearance certificate
• Certificate of good standing from all registration authorities you are registered with
• Medical
• Visa

Salary

Allocating posts to pay bands

Staff are placed in one of nine pay bands on the basis of their knowledge, responsibility, skills and effort needed for the job. The assessment of each post, using the Job Evaluation Scheme (JES), determines the correct pay band for each post, and as a result, the correct basic pay. Within each pay band, there are a number of pay points. As staff successfully develop their skills and knowledge, they progress in annual increments up to the maximum of their pay band, at two defined "gateway points" on each pay band, pay progression is based on them demonstrating the applied knowledge and skills for that job.

High cost area supplements for London area:

• Area: Inner London
• Level (1 April 2013): 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,076 and a maximum payment of £6,279

In addition unsocial hour's payments are paid. For more information see NHS Employers.

Band 3

• Point 6 16,271 + 20% = 19,525
• Point 7 16,811 + 20% = 20,173
• Point 8 17,425 + 20% = 20,910
• Point 9 17,794 + 20% = 21,352
• Point 10 18,285 + 20% = 21,942
• Point 11 18,838 + 20% = 22,605
• Point 12 19,268 + 20% = 23,121

Band 5

• Point 16 21,388 + 20% = 25,665
• Point 17 22,016 + 20% = 26,419
• Point 18 22,903 + 20% = 27,483
• Point 19 23,825 + 20% = 28,590
• Point 20 24,799 + 20% = 29,758
• Point 21 25,783 + 20% = 30,939
• Point 22 26,822 + 20% = 32,186
• Point 23 27,901 + 20% = 33,481

Band 6

• Point 21 25,783
• Point 22 26,822
• Point 23 27,901
• Point 24 28,755
• Point 25 29,759
• Point 26 30,764
• Point 27 31,768
• Point 28 32,898
• Point 29 34,530

Housing?

Imperial College Health care NHS Trust will provide the first month free. This is contingent upon completing one year with the Trust. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has accommodation at all hospital sites. The costs varies dependent on the location, size of the unit etc. but the range is from £445 -£ 767.01 per calendar month. 

You will need to pay one month deposit generally they take this payment from overseas nurses once you have had your first pay check. You can work on your days off for the Hospital Bank. Your salary is paid monthly but the bank shifts are paid weekly.

Do I get a free flight? 

Yes to take up employment. 

How long do I have to commit to?

We recruit to "perm" posts so a minimum of one year is expected. However all posts are permanent posts so you can stay as long as you want

• How long will the process take? 

• Enquiry:  Week 1
• Pre-screening interview: Week 2
• Hospital interview: Week 6-8
• Offer Week: 8-10
• IELTS By week 4-6
• NMC Registration: Apply week 4, obtain Decision letter c week 28 - 32
• Visa Can be processed while awaiting your NMC Decision letter. Start date: week 30 - 40

Do I have to pay for medical care?

You are entitled to NHS treatment; you will be able to use a GP (doctor) and other GP services (e.g. visiting a clinic) for free. You will also be able to get treatment in a hospital (both emergency and non-emergency).

Do you provide a meet and greet service?

• Yes every candidate is offered a meet and greet service. This can be by a Profco representative.
• We meet you at the airport and provide free transport to take you to your accommodation and settle you in.
• Provide you with a SIM card
• Show you the hospital and where to report to on your first day.
• Show you the local shops
• Assist you to obtain your National Insurance Number
• Assist you opening a bank account
• Assist you to register with a doctor

We look forward to relocating you to London!

Contact us:

Opening hours: 07:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday and Sundays 09:00 to 13:00

• Australia: 1800 359 104
• UK: +44 20 3519 2258
• Ireland: +353 1 679 22 77
• Email your CV: jobs@profco.com
• Register with us and create your CV using our CV builder: https://app.profco.com/cadb/login.php