Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Hospitals

• St Mary's

• Hammersmith

• Charing Cross

• Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea

• Western Eye

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has a long record of recruitment from abroad. Over the past 12 years they have recruited for most specialities from about 15 countries.

Professional Connections have been selected to manage the recruitment of nurses from abroad for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Professional Connections provides an end-to-end process from pre-screening to candidate relocation.

Professional Connections is a supplier named on the NHS Employers list of approved suppliers demonstrating that we comply with the DH Code of Practice. All of our sub-contractors around the world also must comply with this code and as a result no candidate will ever be charged a fee in relation to their recruitment to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Registration

Professional Connections will guide candidates through the professional registration process so that all candidates have their professional registration before starting with the Trust.

Pre-screening

Professional Connections cross matches the skills and experience of candidates to the person specification requirements of the Trust. Once an initial short listing has been carried out, all candidates are interviewed by a registered nurse or midwife by phone to further explore their skills and experience.

All NHS Employers have a responsibility to ensure that the staff they recruit are able to communicate in English with patients, so this telephone interview provides an opportunity to assess the English communication skills of the candidate both in conversational English and Medical terminology.

However, in addition, all international candidates (non-EU/EEC) are required to obtain Level 7 or above in the IELTS test as part of the NMC registration process. Candidates from the EU/EEC countries are who are not required to obtain Level 7 in the IELTS test as part of the NMC registration process are tested using the Oxford Online Placement Test. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust expects all assessments of English language competence to be completed prior to interview.

Interview and Selection

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust prefers to interview candidates in their own country as part of a dedicated campaign. This enables Trust staff to gain an understanding of the transition successful candidates will be making when they relocate.

European nurses will be flown to London for personal interview.

Relocation

Following success at the interview, Professional Connections works closely with candidates to produce supporting documentation and undertake the relevant checks prior to relocating to London.

Professional Connections finds and sources appropriate accommodation, and undertakes all liaison with the Trust to ensure that all arrangements, flights and orientation programmes are in place.  We meet and greet candidates at the airport and accompany them to the Trust, settling them into their accommodation. The local orientation then commences.

Interested?

If you live outside the UK and are interested in employment with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, please contact Professional Connections by emailing your CV to nurses@profco.com.

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