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NMC Position Statement
Changes to the International Recruitment of Nurses – Regulatory Impact
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), regulator for 682,000 nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses working in the UK, has issued advice to overseas-trained nurses (those from outside the European Economic Area - EEA), following changes to the Home Office’s arrangements for granting work permits to overseas workers seeking employment in posts on the “shortage occupation list”.
The NMC urgently contacted the Home Office to seek clarification of the new rules when they were announced in July. We were particularly concerned about the potential impact on overseas nurses already in the UK on a supervised practice placement, those undertaking an Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) and newly registered nurses just about to enter employment in the UK and the possibility of concessions for these groups.
However the Home Office has set out its requirement quite clearly. We have set out in this advice what the new rules will mean for overseas-trained nurses, registration with the NMC and future employment prospects in the UK.
Background
Recent initiatives to train and recruit more UK nurses have resulted in an increase in the numbers of newly qualified UK-trained nurses in band 5 and band 6. National Health Service (NHS) employers are being encouraged to prioritise their recruitment from this pool of nurses and those from the European Economic Area (EEA). This means that NHS employers will first have to demonstrate that they cannot fill a post with a UK or EEA applicant before considering overseas applicants. The new rules will also affect equivalent nursing grades and roles in the independent and social care sector but there may be more employment opportunities available in these sectors.
Nurses affected by the change
• Nurses at band 5 and 6
With effect from 14 August 2006, registered nurses at bands 5 and 6 will be removed from the shortage occupation list.
Nurses who will not be affected by the change
As of 14 August 2006, the Home Office shortage occupation list will only include the following nursing posts:
• Registered Nurse employed or engaged at Band 7 or Band 8 of Agenda for Change, or their Independent sector equivalents
• Registered Nurse employed or engaged in the following specialities:
• Audiology
• Sleep/respiratory physiology
• Neurophysiology
• Cardiac physiology
• Operating theatre nursing
• Clinical radiology
• Pathology
• Critical Care (nurses working in wards with a Level 2 or Level 3 classification)
In order to qualify for treatment as a shortage occupation, employers will need to clearly state that overseas-trained applicants will be employed in Agenda for Change band 7 or 8 posts, or will be engaged in one of the specialist posts listed above.
Midwives
• This announcement does not apply to midwives. Midwives will remain on the shortage occupation list.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and currently employed in the UK healthcare sector
• Work permits may be granted for a period of up to 5 years. Most overseas nurses in permanent employment in the UK will have time-limited contracts of employment. There are arrangements within the work permit rules to allow an employer to seek an extension of a work permit. Overseas nurses should discuss this with their employer.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) seeking registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Those who secured a decision for a supervised practice placement prior to the introduction of the ONP in September 2005 and who are due to complete by the 31 August 2006
Overseas nurses who were given a decision for supervised practice prior to the introduction of the ONP will only have two working weeks from today to complete their placement under the previous system. From 1 September 2006 the only route to registration will be via the ONP. Nurses in this situation who have not completed their placement by this date will have to discontinue the placement and apply for an ONP. However they will face tough competition for places.
• Those already in the UK currently undertaking supervised practice on an Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) or who have a confirmed place on an ONP and are due to start after 14 August 2006
The approval of a supervised practice visa for international nurses to gain access to an Overseas Nurses Programme is completely separate from the work permit application process. Neither the supervised practice nor successful completion of an ONP or successful registration with the NMC should be regarded as guaranteed approval of a work permit.
Overseas-trained nurses who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list will face extremely tough competition for jobs across the UK healthcare sector. There may be more employment opportunities within the independent and social care sector but even here – employers will still need to prove that they cannot recruit from the pool of UK or EEA nurses.
• Those who have just successfully completed an ONP programme and secured registration with the NMC
The supervised practice visa that governed their training on the ONP permits nurses to stay in the UK for four months from the final day of completion of their programme. Clearly nurses may want to test the local labour market for employment opportunities in this time. However they will need to be aware that employers will be prioritising the UK resident labour market first – because the new rules do not consider non-EEA nurses as part of the resident labour force.
• Those not already in the UK or who are thinking of applying for a place on an ONP course in the UK
Nurses from outside the European Economic Area, who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list and who are considering coming to the UK to undertake an ONP, will face extremely tough competition for jobs in the NHS and across the UK healthcare sector for the foreseeable future.
The NMC strongly advises such nurses to consider their likely employment prospects before starting the process of applying for registration with the NMC.
Work Permits (UK) will be monitoring the employment market and have given assurances that the shortage occupation list can be amended quickly if employment trends change.
Applying for registration with the NMC
The NMC has a statutory obligation to assess all applications for registration from overseas-trained nurses and midwives – under this obligation we are not allowed to tell applicants that they should or should not apply – the decision is down to the individual.
However, the NMC would ask all overseas-trained nurses thinking of applying for registration with the NMC to consider the following very carefully before making an application:
a) Are you sure that you qualify for registration with the NMC?
b) Do you fully understand the registration process and its implications?
c) Do you understand the current difficulties in gaining a place on an ONP?
d) Do you understand the new situation regarding overseas-trained nurses who fall outside the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list?
e) Are you fully aware of the difficulties in securing employment in the UK in the current, highly competitive employment market?
f) Do you understand that the NMC charges an administrative fee to assess applications for the ONP? This fee – which is currently £140 - is non-refundable.
g) Do you understand that funding yourself through an ONP training course is an expensive undertaking and it does not guarantee a work permit or secure employment in the UK?
NMC Position Statement
Changes to the International Recruitment of Nurses – Regulatory Impact
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), regulator for 682,000 nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses working in the UK, has issued advice to overseas-trained nurses (those from outside the European Economic Area - EEA), following changes to the Home Office’s arrangements for granting work permits to overseas workers seeking employment in posts on the “shortage occupation list”.
The NMC urgently contacted the Home Office to seek clarification of the new rules when they were announced in July. We were particularly concerned about the potential impact on overseas nurses already in the UK on a supervised practice placement, those undertaking an Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) and newly registered nurses just about to enter employment in the UK and the possibility of concessions for these groups.
However the Home Office has set out its requirement quite clearly. We have set out in this advice what the new rules will mean for overseas-trained nurses, registration with the NMC and future employment prospects in the UK.
Background
Recent initiatives to train and recruit more UK nurses have resulted in an increase in the numbers of newly qualified UK-trained nurses in band 5 and band 6. National Health Service (NHS) employers are being encouraged to prioritise their recruitment from this pool of nurses and those from the European Economic Area (EEA). This means that NHS employers will first have to demonstrate that they cannot fill a post with a UK or EEA applicant before considering overseas applicants. The new rules will also affect equivalent nursing grades and roles in the independent and social care sector but there may be more employment opportunities available in these sectors.
Nurses affected by the change
• Nurses at band 5 and 6
With effect from 14 August 2006, registered nurses at bands 5 and 6 will be removed from the shortage occupation list.
Nurses who will not be affected by the change
As of 14 August 2006, the Home Office shortage occupation list will only include the following nursing posts:
• Registered Nurse employed or engaged at Band 7 or Band 8 of Agenda for Change, or their Independent sector equivalents
• Registered Nurse employed or engaged in the following specialities:
• Audiology
• Sleep/respiratory physiology
• Neurophysiology
• Cardiac physiology
• Operating theatre nursing
• Clinical radiology
• Pathology
• Critical Care (nurses working in wards with a Level 2 or Level 3 classification)
In order to qualify for treatment as a shortage occupation, employers will need to clearly state that overseas-trained applicants will be employed in Agenda for Change band 7 or 8 posts, or will be engaged in one of the specialist posts listed above.
Midwives
• This announcement does not apply to midwives. Midwives will remain on the shortage occupation list.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and currently employed in the UK healthcare sector
• Work permits may be granted for a period of up to 5 years. Most overseas nurses in permanent employment in the UK will have time-limited contracts of employment. There are arrangements within the work permit rules to allow an employer to seek an extension of a work permit. Overseas nurses should discuss this with their employer.
Implications for overseas-trained nurses (bands 5 and 6 and equivalents) seeking registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Those who secured a decision for a supervised practice placement prior to the introduction of the ONP in September 2005 and who are due to complete by the 31 August 2006
Overseas nurses who were given a decision for supervised practice prior to the introduction of the ONP will only have two working weeks from today to complete their placement under the previous system. From 1 September 2006 the only route to registration will be via the ONP. Nurses in this situation who have not completed their placement by this date will have to discontinue the placement and apply for an ONP. However they will face tough competition for places.
• Those already in the UK currently undertaking supervised practice on an Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) or who have a confirmed place on an ONP and are due to start after 14 August 2006
The approval of a supervised practice visa for international nurses to gain access to an Overseas Nurses Programme is completely separate from the work permit application process. Neither the supervised practice nor successful completion of an ONP or successful registration with the NMC should be regarded as guaranteed approval of a work permit.
Overseas-trained nurses who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list will face extremely tough competition for jobs across the UK healthcare sector. There may be more employment opportunities within the independent and social care sector but even here – employers will still need to prove that they cannot recruit from the pool of UK or EEA nurses.
• Those who have just successfully completed an ONP programme and secured registration with the NMC
The supervised practice visa that governed their training on the ONP permits nurses to stay in the UK for four months from the final day of completion of their programme. Clearly nurses may want to test the local labour market for employment opportunities in this time. However they will need to be aware that employers will be prioritising the UK resident labour market first – because the new rules do not consider non-EEA nurses as part of the resident labour force.
• Those not already in the UK or who are thinking of applying for a place on an ONP course in the UK
Nurses from outside the European Economic Area, who do not fall into the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list and who are considering coming to the UK to undertake an ONP, will face extremely tough competition for jobs in the NHS and across the UK healthcare sector for the foreseeable future.
The NMC strongly advises such nurses to consider their likely employment prospects before starting the process of applying for registration with the NMC.
Work Permits (UK) will be monitoring the employment market and have given assurances that the shortage occupation list can be amended quickly if employment trends change.
Applying for registration with the NMC
The NMC has a statutory obligation to assess all applications for registration from overseas-trained nurses and midwives – under this obligation we are not allowed to tell applicants that they should or should not apply – the decision is down to the individual.
However, the NMC would ask all overseas-trained nurses thinking of applying for registration with the NMC to consider the following very carefully before making an application:
a) Are you sure that you qualify for registration with the NMC?
b) Do you fully understand the registration process and its implications?
c) Do you understand the current difficulties in gaining a place on an ONP?
d) Do you understand the new situation regarding overseas-trained nurses who fall outside the categories mentioned in the new shortage occupation list?
e) Are you fully aware of the difficulties in securing employment in the UK in the current, highly competitive employment market?
f) Do you understand that the NMC charges an administrative fee to assess applications for the ONP? This fee – which is currently £140 - is non-refundable.
g) Do you understand that funding yourself through an ONP training course is an expensive undertaking and it does not guarantee a work permit or secure employment in the UK?
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