Last December, Catherine spoke with Chilanzi about her international recruitment experience with NEU Professionals. Together they discuss the entire recruitment and relocation process, from Chilanzi's decision to advance her career at the NHS in England, the NHS interview process, the concerns of temporarily leaving her family behind in her home country while she studies for the OSCE and settles in a new country, and the value of setting goals for yourself. Chilanzi gives valuable advice for any internationally recruited healthcare professional about how to make the cultural adjustment easier, by reaching out to friends, family, colleagues, and members of their faith to make the transition easier and ensure support throughout the first few months.

In this episode, Catherine J. Morrison, NEU Project Manager, and Hasan, Mental Health Nurse from Iraq, discuss the three exams necessary for international nurses: OET, CBT and OSCE. Hassan assures his application process with NEU Professionals was quite easy and straightforward, and his recruitment consultant was very helpful in preparing him for his interview!

Maxwell is a truly inspirational nurse who has successfully completed his journey to the U.K. in 2022 and is now working in London as part of a fantastic NHS hospital team. This Mental Health nurse originally from Eswatini used part of his wages to build a borehole for his village back home so they could have access to clean water.

In this episode, Catherine J. Morrison (NEU Professionals Project Manager) speaks with Roshanak Adelian, midwifery candidate from Iran 🇮🇷, about her struggles relocating to the UK from Iran amidst her personal struggles as well as geopolitical struggles. Roshanak speaks honestly about the difficulties of relocating from Iran amid international sanctions, sitting her English test in another country, and ultimate success of working in the maternity ward at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (part of the CapitalMidwife collaborative).

In this episode, Catherine J. Morrison speaks with Courage Young, nursing candidate from Ghana 🇬🇭, and Tlamelo Mangole, nursing candidate from Botswana 🇧🇼, about their experiences relocating to the UK to work in the NHS. They talk openly and candidly about the challenges encountered during the recruitment process, the cultural adaptation, and their ultimate acclimations to life in the UK and work progression at the NHS.