New to the UK Register with us
The prospect of working in a new country is an exciting one. While the process of registration is very bureaucratic, please do not be disheartened as we will be there to support you and believe the rewards of working in the UK are well worth the effort.
Finding Employment in the UK
When you register with Scanloc we will send you an information pack with details of the documentation needed. Click here to register now.
If you have not previously registered with The NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council - the UK registration organisation for nurses) click here to start up the process now.
You need to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B. If you have been vaccinated check your Hepatitis B titre levels. If they are less than 100 miu/ml you will need a booster dose. It can take up to 3 months to attain adequate titre levels from vaccination so we strongly advise that you start the vaccination process immediately
Stage 2 - Getting your paperwork together:
NHS Hospitals have to adhere to an 'Employers Code of Practice', which requires them to perform rigorous checks on your documentation.
To make sure that your application is complete, we will send you an information pack containing the following:
1. Scanloc application form (please send this document back to us as soon as possible).
2. Up to date CV (a description of yourself and your career) in English via e-mail if possible in Word-format using the template we send in the information pack.
3. Health questionnaire.
4. Information about how to obtain a Police check statement in English from the police authority in your country.
5. You need a NMC certificate in order to be able to practice in the UK. When you have the certificate please send a copy to us. Your NMC retention certificate will also be needed if you have been registered with the NMC for more than three years. Information regarding how to register with the NMC.
As soon as they are ready let Scanloc have the above five documents plus a copy of your passport and two passport sized photos for your ID badge.
Please send each document as soon as it becomes available as the more we have the easier it is to find a suitable job for you.
Stage 3 - Making your job preferences:
Once your documentation is complete, please inform us of your preferences as regards when, where and in which capacity you want to work. It is then up to us to meet your requirements and find a suitable post. We may have a suitable position on our list of vacancies but we may need to ring to our contacts or send mail shots.
It is very important that once you have agreed upon your availability with us that these dates are kept. Please notify us of any changes immediately.
We will contact you before we put your name and CV forward for any vacancies. This is a crucial time in the job placement process and we must be able to contact you as the jobs are often given on a `first come first served` basis.
Your CV and references will be presented to the Hospital for approval. We would normally have a response from the hospital's medical staffing department within one week.
If they offer you the job, they may ask that you come over to the UK for a job interview. Occasionally this can be done by telephone. Once they have given us a firm job offer we will contact you and ask if you wish to accept this. If you do so, a contract will be issued and sent to you.
Once you have accepted a job it is seen as very poor if you then back out. Both your own and our reputation would be severely damaged should you do so.