Nurses who are trained from outside European Union require registration with the Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) to work as a Nurse in UK. They can be employed under the Skilled worker visa arrangements. Our clients employ Nurses from various countries of the world including India, Pakistan, Philippines, Nigeria, South African etc and sponsor the required work visa for them.
We specialise in processing Skilled worker visa applications for Nurses and regularly deal with various care/nursing homes and hospitals across UK. Please contact us if you want to make sure that your Tier 2 visa application is processed smoothly.
For sponsoring Tier 2 work visa for a Nurse the following criterion needs to be met:
Salary rates for Nurses on a Skilled worker visa:
For issuance of a Skilled worker visa for a Nurse, the minimum salary requirements are as follows:
- Pre-registration candidate nurses who:
- have arranged to sit an Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to obtain Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (Band 3 and equivalent): £17,787.Once you have passed the OSCE and issued with a NMC, UK pin then the minimum salary has to start from Band 5 onwards.
| Band or equivalent | England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
| Band 3 | £17,787 | £18,843 | £17,787 | £17,406 |
| Band 5 | £23,023 | £23,597 | £23,023 | £22,795 |
| Band 6 | £28,050 | £28,748 | £28,050 | £27,772 |
| Band 7 | £33,222 | £34,050 | £33,222 | £32,893 |
| Band 8a | £42,414 | £43,471 | £42,414 | £41,995 |
| Band 8b | £49,242 | £50,470 | £49,242 | £48,756 |
| Band 8c | £59,090 | £60,563 | £59,090 | £58,504 |
| Band 8d | £70,206 | £72,675 | £70,206 | £70,206 |
| Band 9 | £84,507 | £86,532 | £84,507 | £84,507 |
This occupation code is currently on the United Kingdom shortage occupation list but a resident labour market test is still required.
Related job titles:
- District nurse
- Health visitor
- Mental health practitioner
- Nurse
- Practice nurse
- Psychiatric nurse
- Staff nurse
- Student nurse
Example of job tasks:
• assists medical doctors, deals with emergencies and prepares patients for examination
• monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment
• participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of mentally ill patients
• plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff
• advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc and liaises with hospital board/management on issues
NMC, UK registration requirements for nurses trained outside EU
Please visit the following link for further details: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-the-eueea/new-application/
Job opportunities for Nurses
If you are a registered Nurse in your country and would like to come and work in the UK healthcare sector then please send your details to us through the following form.
We can assist you with finding suitable employers in UK who can sponsor your work visa.