Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad
Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.
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‘Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad’ provides support for prospective overseas candidates when seeking jobs in the UK health or social care sectors. It includes information on:
- how to avoid scams
- working rights and standards
- what to consider when deciding whether to take a health or care job in the UK
- where to go for further guidance, support or help in the UK
The accompanying leaflet gives an overview of the main messages from the full guidance.
Other relevant guidance on GOV.UK includes:
Last updated 3 April 2023 + show all updates
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Updated guidance around taking on additional work if you have a Health and Care Worker visa.
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First published.
Update history
2024-10-30 13:46
In ‘Part 1: applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad’, we have removed the reference to biometric residence permits, because they have been replaced with electronic visas (eVisas).
2024-03-18 09:30
Reordered and refined content into 2 parts to improve navigation of the document. New content on, in Part 1, fraud, EEA qualifications, professional indemnity, requirement to drive; and, in Part 2, example concerns, visa extensions, pensions, healthcare services, adapting to cultural differences and religious support groups.
2023-07-06 16:51
Updated link to latest WHO health workforce support and safeguards list and the number of countries on that list (which is now 55).
2023-04-03 12:01
Updated guidance around taking on additional work if you have a Health and Care Worker visa.
2022-12-15 14:53
First published.