UK
SOUTHERN AFRICA IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS WITH SWYPFT
Eswatini
30/31 March 2023
HILTON Garden Inn Mbabane
Botswana
3/4 April 2023
HILTON Garden Inn Gaborone
JOHANNESBURG
27/28 March 2023
HILTON SANDTON
LUSAKA
30/31 March 2023
Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka
Windhoek
2 April 2023
Namibia Venue TBD
NEU Professionals just can't keep Africa off our minds!
After the resounding demand from our last recruitment event in Botswana, Zambia, and South Africa, we just knew we had to return. Our last even had over 2500 applications for only 250 in-person interview slots. The candidates that were shortlisted had a 98% success rate at interview! Africa truly brought out the best of the best.
As many of you requested, we are coming back to even more countries, and this time we are bringing another prestigious NHS Trust with us; South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT). Servicing the Yorkshire and the Humber regions, this trust has many opportunities for candidates to advance their careers and discover this historic region of the UK, known for its Roman and Viking heritage. We can’t wait to meet you at one of our four interview locations!
Don’t delay and register today!
Please fill in the form below to confirm your attendance. Once submitted, you will automatically receive an email with confirmation of your registration.
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Thank you!
Thank you for your interest in this in-person recruitment event. We are not currently accepting applications for in-person interviews in Botswana, Zambia or South Africa. Qualified candidates who were not chosen for in-person interviews will be offered online interviews at a future date.
NEU Professionals are always conducting online video interviews for qualified registered nurses, midwives, and Allied Health Professionals. Please apply for these online interviews below.
HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY
MEET THE TEAM
Kerry Anne Wykes (NEU Professionals Director and NHS Nurse), Sandra Gonzalez Garcia (NEU Professionals Project Manager) and members of the SWYPFT resourcing team will be in South Africa and Namibia for a few days offering in-person interviews for SWYPFT Trusts in Yorkshore for registered nurses of the following specialities:
- Mental Health Nursing
- Learning Disability
In-person interviews are reserved for candidates who have registered for this event and are shortlisted by our recruitment team for one of the interview times. Qualified candidates will be supported by NEU Professionals throughout the recruitment process and beyond.
Kerry Anne Wykes
NEU Professionals Director
and NHS Nurse
Sandra Gonzalez Garcia
NEU Professionals Project Manager
Colin Hill
SWYPFT Specialist Advisor for Safer Staffing
Sophie Hempsall
SWYPFT Associate Director for Nursing and Professions
Paskal Otieno
SWYPFT Registered Nurse and former international NEU Candidate
Mental Health and Paediatric Mental Health Nurses
Your role is to promote and support a person’s recovery, helping them live independent and fulfilling lives. This could include any experience in caring for older adults with mental health conditions (e.g., Dementia, Alzheimers), caring for patients with substance abuse problems, working with patients with other mental health conditions (e.g. eating disorders, post-natal depression), or caring for children with mental health conditions.
- Must have Nursing degree/diploma at post-secondary level leading to registration as a general nurse
- Minimum of 12 months experience with a transferrable mental health skill as a registered nurse
- hold a valid Academic IELTS or OET certificate in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s requirements
- Should have passed CBT exam or booked prior to interview date
Learning Disability Nurses
Learning disability nurses work to provide specialist healthcare and support to people with a learning disability, as well as their families and staff teams, to help them live a fulfilling life.
- Must have Nursing degree/diploma at post-secondary level leading to registration as a general nurse
- Minimum of 12 months experience working with adults or children with learning disabilities (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, developmental disorder.)
- hold a valid Academic IELTS or OET certificate in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s requirements
- Should have passed CBT exam or booked prior to interview date
You could qualify as a Mental Health Nurse!
The NHS is looking for registered nurses with “transferable skills” to work with a variety of Mental Health patients. Transferable skills include:
- Work on a psych or mental health unit / ward / department (even if some years back),
- Care of mental health patients in community as part of community case load,
- Forensic (prison) Nursing,
- Care of older adults with dementia / Alzheimer’s,
- Care of mental health patients on medical ward / Emergency Department or during transfers to referral hospital,
- Care of patients with moderate to severe Learning Disability e.g., in conjunction with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other disorder (This could be personal, rather than professional experience),
- Care of children with Learning Disability or Mental Health condition on Paediatric ward.
If you have experience with any of these skills, please consider applying as a Mental Health nurse.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING SHORTLISTED
Candidates who have already passed their CBT exam and have their English Certificate (Academic IELTS or OET) at a level required by the NMC will receive priority when NEU Professionals is booking interviews with SWYPFT.
If you have booked your CBT exam or English Exam prior to your interview date, you will also be given priority, even if you have not yet passed these exams.
Book your exams now to improve your chances of getting shortlisted.
SWYPFT Sponsored English Language Training
We are currently accepting applications from qualified overseas Registered Nurses with experience as Mental Health and Learning Disability nurses who are yet to pass their English Language exam! SWYPFT are funding this additional training to assist qualified nurses to pass their OET exams. Qualified nurses must meet certain criteria for sponsorship and funding; please apply now for more details.
Our partner English language school Specialist Language Courses (SLC) will ascertain your current level of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). A minimum score of C1 in writing is required in a needs analysis form to be considered for the courses. For more information about SLC you may visit the this link.
UPCOMING COACHING & SUPPORT WEBINARS
LEARN MORE
WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED
Our series of webinars offer you the opportunity to engage with our recruitment consultants and NHS Trusts. Learn about all the benefits of working for the NHS, living in the UK, and how to register with the NMC. We’ll also help you with interview preparation. Please attend as many of these coaching and support webinars as you can to answer your questions and make your in-person interview a success!
COACHING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES ARE IN GABORONE TIME (GMT+2) AND WILL BE HELD VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS (Dates subject to change)
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1st March @ 20:30 - Become a Mental Health Nurse in UK - with special guests South West Yorkshire NHS Trust! (Register Now) -
10th March @ 21:30 - Support at every step: how WE will support YOU! With special guests from SWYPFT and UG Zambia (Register Now) -
15th March @ 20:30 - What’s great about living in England and working for the NHS (Register Now) - 22nd March @ 20:30 - Prepare yourself for a successful NHS nursing interview (Register Now)
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Eswatini
30/31 March
HILTON Garden Inn Mbabane
Lusaka
30/31 March 2023
Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka
Botswana
3/4 April 2023
HILTON Garden Inn Gaborone
WORKING AT THE NHS IN YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) has a catchment of 1 million people from a variety of backgrounds and they provide community, mental health and learning disability services to this catchment area, including the people who live in Barnsley, Calderdale, Wakefield and Kirklees.
SWYPFT work in partnership with different NHS organisations and local authorities and departments within the government. The trust strives to deliever a high quality service to all patients and strongly believes in working in partnership is vital to achieve this. The trusts services in the community are well supported by hospital inpatient services to ensure that when patients are identified as requiring hospital assessment and support this can quickly be arranged.
SUPPORT AT EVERY STEP
NEU Professionals is known for our award-winning recruitment services in the medical and healthcare communities around the world. But we know that we cannot do it alone without the support of our partners here in the UK and abroad. This support helps give us credibility and connections among local communities and stakeholders, as well as lasting support for our candidates both before and after they arrive in the UK.
Botswana Nurses Union (BONU)
Champions in Nursing Profession and Labour Issues
The Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) formerly Nurses Association of Botswana (NAB); NAB was founded by the late Grace Kgari in 1968 and she became the first President of the association. And BONU now was launched on the 24 October 2012 making history in Botswana.
During the NEU Professionals in-person recruitment event in Spring 2022, BONU focused on improving opportunities for nurses from Botswana who want to advance their careers overseas. They worked with local governments to reduce administrative barriers and provide additional credibility to show nurses the benefits of enhancing their skills overseas.
Learn more about this organization by contacting them at mlucas@nab.org.bw or hdema@bonu.org.bw
