Jobs for Midwives in the U.K.

Jobs for Midwives in the U.K.

Below you can find some of our latest job offers for international midwives in the UK. Simply click on your preferred vacancy and fill in the application form provided. Don’t delay and start your journey with NEU Professionals today as we offer free recruitment services to all candidates!

If you are a resident in any of the below countries, we will not be able to accept your application. For more information, please visit the NHS Employer’s website and CAREFULLY read all details for candidates in these countries.

Red List Countries

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Kiribati
  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia ,Federated States of
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
  • Samoa
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tuvalu
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Yemen, Republic of
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

If candidates are originally from one of these countries, but have immigrated to another country, we will may be able to review your application on a case-by-case basis, depending on the visa status of the country where you are currently living. Please contact us for more details.

Depending on your situation, you may not be required to present an English language certificate when registering with the NMC. Before sending your application, check that you are exempt from this requirement or have other evidence to present. You may be exempt from showing proof of passing an English language test if:

You are a pre-registration nurse, midwife or nursing associate qualification taught and examined in English.
Recent practice of at least one year in a majority English-speaking country.
In any of these two cases, please refer below to the list of countries approved by the NMC as English-speaking countries (pdf) :

  1. Antigua and Barbuda
  2. Anguilla
  3. Australia
  4. The Bahamas
  5. Barbados
  6. Belize
  7. Bermuda
  8. British Indian Ocean Territory
  9. Canada
  10. Cayman Islands
  11. Dominica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guernsey
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Jamaica
  • Jersey
  • Malta
  • New Zealand
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • US Virgin Islands

For more information, you can download the Guidance on registration language requirements or simply visit the NMC website.

Current vacancies for overseas Midwives in the UK

Current vacancies for overseas Midwives in the UK

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What do I need to become a Midwife or Registered Nurse in the U.K?

If you wish to start your journey as a nurse or a midwife in the United Kingdom you must first register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). NEU Professionals will support you with your NMC registration process so you do not need to be registered with the NMC before sending us your application. However it’s recommended that you learn a little about the NMC and their requirements beforehand (it will certainly give you brownie points! 😉)

Our application shortlisting and process

Below you can find a list of all essential requirements and steps to follow for your application with NEU Professionals to be successful:

You are required to hold a Nursing Degree at post-secondary level leading to registration as a general nurse, or a Midwifery Degree at post-secondary level leading to registration as a Midwife or Nurse-Midwife. This is usually a minimum 3-year programme taught at a university or qualified nursing school. The NMC will contact your educational institution as part of their verification process to confirm their programme meets their requirements.

All nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). If you are an overseas nurse or midwife and your experience and studies have been mainly accomplished in a non-English speaking country, the NMC requires that you hold a valid Academic IELTS or OET certificate to register as a nurse or midwife in the U.K. This is an essential requirement and your application will not be processed unless you present this certificate.

IELTS Academic

Minimum score accepted by the NMC:

OET

Minimum score accepted by the NMC:
  • Listening – 7.0
  • Speaking – 7.0
  • Reading – 7.0
  • Writing – 6.5

Candidates who do not score the minimum required by the NMC may be eligible to combine scores from a second sitting. The combined exams must be taken within 12 months of each other and the score on neither of the combined exams is below a 6.5 in Listening, Speaking, and Reading or below a 6.0 in Writing. When combining scores, a score of 6.0 or higher in Writing will be considered passing.
  • Listening – B (350-440)
  • Speaking – B (350-440)
  • Reading – B (350-440)
  • Writing – C+ (300-340)

Candidates who do not score the minimum required by the NMC may be eligible to combine scores from a second sitting. The combined exams must be taken within 12 months of each other and the score on neither of the combined exams is below a C+ (300-340) for Listening, Speaking, and Reading or below a C (250-290) in Writing. When combining scores, a score of C (250-290) or higher in Writing will be considered passing.

 

For more detailed information about NMC English language requirements, including a Combining Scores Calculator, please visit the NMC website.

Have you passed your IELTS/OET at the required scores and do you think you are eligible to register? Congratulations!

Now simply forward your documents (IELTS/OET certificate, up-to-date CV and passport copy) to apply@neuprofessionals.com or attach them to your application form when applying for a job. If your application is successful, our team will be in touch to schedule a first video interview with one of our recruiters and give you guidance on the next steps of the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Our NHS Trusts may demand additional required documents before scheduling an interview. These may include:

  • That you hold a CBT certificate to process your application – see point 5 for more information.
  • Certain Trusts may ask you to complete a simple test before your interview, such as a “drug calculation test”. These tests will be completed via video call and supervised by your designated NEU Professionals recruitment consultant.

It is advisable that you check if you are eligible to join the NMC register before sending us your application, as it helps speed up the whole process. However, this is not essential and our team will be happy to advise you accordingly depending on your situation and experience.

You can check if you have all the essential requirements to register with the NMC by filling in their Pre-application checklist. If the NMC agrees that your experience is relevant you will be then required to submit a number of documents so they can assess your fitness to practice. You will receive a decision letter within 60 days.

To register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council it is required that you pass their Test of Competence, which is divided in two parts (CBT and OSCE). Once you have received your decision letter, the NMC will give you green light to continue with the process and book your CBT test, which it can be taken in various exam centres around the world. Some NHS Trusts require that you hold this certificate prior sending your application, but it is not always essential to apply. However, it is still advisable that you pass this test before submitting your application or, in the case of CBT not being an essential requirement, that you at least have your exam booked.

We will ask you to share other documents with us which we will then send to the NHS Trust. These documents will include:
  • Other ID documents
  • Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) – for every country you have lived in for more than 12 months in the last 10 years.
  • References – from every employer and educational institution you have worked for / attended in the last 3 years.

Your NHS Trust will apply for this on your behalf, as they will be acting as your sponsor. You must have a Certificate of Sponsorship (C0S) to apply for your Visa and has a validity of 3 years (it can then be renewed).

As a healthcare professional you will be entitled to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa. Our NHS Trusts are mostly happy to refund all Visa costs, but note that this might not always be the case. Your Visa usually takes around 3 to 4 weeks to be processed.

Upon receipt of your visa NEU Professionals will book your flight to the United Kingdom and will arrange transport from the airport to your accommodation. A Trust representative will receive you with open arms and a warm welcome.

You will start the OSCE training provided by your NHS Trust which may take between 6-12 weeks depending on the employer. The OSCE exam will take place at one of the NMC approved testing centres in the UK. Your Employer will book the exam for you in advance.

This exam will mainly assess your knowledge and clinical skills as well as your ability to deal with healthcare scenarios that NHS nurses and midwives are likely to encounter when delivering care to patients.

You will have three attempts to pass your OSCE exam. In the unlikely event of not being successful, you will be asked to return to your home country. Therefore we recommend that you travel to the U.K. alone in the first instance until you have passed your OSCE and everything is settled.

You will receive your results within 5 days.

Within a few days of receiving the good news about your OSCE results, you will receive your Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN Number and you may officially call yourself a U.K. registered nurse or midwife!

Congratulations!

NEU Professionals Limited is an International Healthcare Recruitment Agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

All of our nursing vacancies come with a portfolio of benefits – please review our NHS Benefits section below.

We embrace and champion the values of ethical recruitment outlined in the NHS Code of Practice for International Recruitment and the World Health Organisation guidelines. This means that you can be reassured of the following:

  • The recruitment is legitimate and compliant and always adhering to UK and sourcing country’s regulatory requirements.
  • You will not be charged any fees in relation to gaining your employment in the UK – our services are completely FREE.
  • The roles you will be offered will deliver extensive opportunities for training, education and enhancement of your clinical skills.
  • We will always be fully transparent with you and disclose all of the information you need about the Trust, vacancy you are applying for, geographical area and costs of living to enable you to make an informed choice.
  • You will have a nominated Recruitment Consultant who will look after you throughout every stage of the recruitment/registration process, the entire relocation, your cultural adaptation journey and beyond.

NHS Benefits

Permanent jobs for nurses, paid holidays, flexible working hours and childcare support are some of the benefits for NHS employees, but the chances are there are more advantages to being a part of the NHS than you realise

Whichever area you join, you become part of a talented, passionate team of professionals, committed to providing the best care and treatment to patients. You will also enjoy one of the most competitive and flexible benefits packages offered by any employer in the UK.

Everyone who joins the NHS is guaranteed a competitive salary that matches their ability and responsibilities, plus pay enhancements on top of your basic salary for out-of-hours, shift and overtime working and given every opportunity to increase it through training and development.

On top of your basic salary, you will receive a generous holiday entitlement of at least 27 days’ holiday each year, rising to 29 days after five years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus eight general and public holidays, plus a range of other benefits including occupational health and counselling services.

The NHS recognises that many employees have caring responsibilities outside of work and that from time to time, emergency leave may be required. The Trusts also offer comprehensive maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes with benefits in excess of the statutory schemes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The process is very simple. You only need to apply by filling in the form provided on our job vacancy pages. To speed up the process, we always recommend that you attach your up to date CV. Once you have applied for a job, our team of Recruiters will be in touch within the next 48h to inform you about the next steps. The process is simple and very straightforward and our recruitment services are free of charge to all candidates. in addition, most of your expenses will also be sponsored by your NHS employer. For more detailed information about the NMC registration process you can visit our Candidate Section.

We recruit nurses from all backgrounds and we always make sure they get placed in a setting of their choice wherever possible. The most important thing for us is that our candidates feel happy and comfortable with their new job in the UK. NEU Professionals offers positions for nurses at some of the most prestigious hospitals in the UK. We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

  • PICU nurse (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurse)
  • NICU Nurse (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse)
  • Paediatric Nurse
  • Mental Health Nurse
  • Adult General Nurse / Medical Nurse / Surgical Nurse
  • Theatre Nurse / Operating Room Nurse
  • Cardiothoracic Nurse
  • Endoscopy Nurse
  • A&E nurse (Accident and Emergency Nurse)
  • ICU nurse (Intensive Care Unit Nurse)
  • Community Nurse
  • Midwife or Nurse-Midwife

The starting salary is at £24,336 (this is before you pass your OSCE exam). Once you have passed your OSCE then you will get a Band 5 nurse salary which is currently at £28,407. Your salary will be increased depending on how many years of service with the NHS you have achieved. For example, a nurse who has served as a Band 5 nurse for 2>4 years will get a salary of £30,639. You also have the option of applying for a higher nursing Band once you have been in the NHS for at least 1 or 2 years. The higher the Band, the higher your post will be. The career development opportunities within the NHS are exceptional. For more information about NHS salary Bands please visit the following link.

For more detailed information about the interview, recruitment, and relocation process, you can visit our Candidate Section.

The NMC in the UK requires all international candidates provide proof of English competency, usually IELTS Academic or OET certificate.

Effective communication is important between NHS staff members and patients, and miscommunication in the medical field should be avoided at all costs, to ensure patient safety and well-being.

Although the English level required may seem difficult, there are many resources on the web to help you study your English, or learn how to improve your chances of passing the test.

Also, candidates who apply with NEU Professionals and are accepted will be offered access to our library of study materials and support from our friendly recruitment consultants, which can also help improve your chances of passing your English exam.

Even if English is one of the official languages of your country, you may still not be exempt and will have to take either the IELTS Academic or OET exam. This list is based on countries where the “majority spoken” is English, not “official languages” include English.

The NMC has a list of countries they have designated as “majority English speaking” which are exempt from the NMC requirement to provide proof of English competency. For more details, please see the NMC’s English Requirements website.

  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Anguilla
  • Australia
  • The Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • British Indian Ocean Territory

  • Canada

  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guernsey
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Jamaica
  • Jersey
  • Malta
  • New Zealand
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

  • St Kitts and Nevis

  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • US Virgin Islands

Unless your school was in one of the NMC’s list of “majority spoken” English countries, you will probably need to take one of the NMC approved English language exams, either IELTS Academic or OET exams.

For more information about the Trained in English exemptions, you can visit the NMC website.

Unless your practice was in one of the NMC’s list of “majority spoken” English countries, you will probably still need to take one of the NMC approved English language exams, either IELTS Academic or OET exams.

The only possible exemption to this is if your direct line manager was an NMC registrant and was manager of you for at least 6 months. For these exemptions, we review them on a case-by-case basis and will need to contact the NMC on your behalf to see if you personal situation will allow an exemption, before we can put you through for interview.

For more information about the Practiced in English exemptions, you can visit the NMC website.

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