Nurses that require registration with the Nursing and midwifery council (NMC) can be employed under the Tier 2 (General) visas.
The following criterion needs to be met:
The job must be paid the minimum salary according to the following:
Minimum rates:
• Supervised practice nurse (band 3 or equivalent) £15,190
• Qualified nurse (band 5 or equivalent) £20,710
• District nurse (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Community psychiatric nurse (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Community mental nurse (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Nurse specialist (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Nurse team leader (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Specialist theatre nurse (band 6 or equivalent) £24,831
• Nurse team manager (band 7 or equivalent) £29,789
• Nurse advanced (band 7 or equivalent) £29,789
• Nurse consultant (band 8 or equivalent) £37,996
• Modern matron (band 8 or equivalent) £37,996
Only the following jobs in this occupation code are currently on the United Kingdom shortage occupation list:
• Operating department practitioner
• Specialist nurse working in operating theatres
• Specialist nurse working in neonatal intensive care units
A resident labour market test is not mandatory for shortage occupations.
All other jobs in this occupation code are not currently on the shortage occupation list and a resident labour market test may be required.
Related job titles:
Health visitor
Nurse
Staff nurse
State enrolled nurse
State registered nurse
Ward sister
Example of job tasks:
• assists medical doctors, deals with emergencies and prepares patients for examination
• monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment
• participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of mentally ill patients
• plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff
• advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc and liaises with hospital board/ management on issues
We specialise in processing Tier 2 (General) Visa applications for Nurses and regularly deal with various care/nursing homes and hospitals across UK. Please contact us if you want to make sure that your Tier 2 visa application is processed smoothly.
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