Are you a non-UK registered nurse wanting to work in the UK?
Overseas Nurses Programme
We have over 15 years experience of working with Nurses and Midwives from various countries and cultures. The Overseas Nursing Programme will also provide opportunities to meet current practising Health Care Professionals.
It is compulsory for overseas nurses seeking to register with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to do so through the Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP).
Under this programme all overseas-qualified nurses seeking to register with the NMC are required to undertake a twenty day period (approximately 150 hours) of protected learning time to familiarise themselves with UK healthcare practice. In addition, the NMC may also require that they undertake a period of supervised practice in a clinical setting which has been audited and quality assured by an education provider approved by the NMC.
The University of Sheffield programme
The University of Sheffield School of Nursing and Midwifery has been approved by the NMC to offer the ONP and will be offering the twenty-day protected learning component of the programme starting 28 July 2008.
Upon completion of the programme and registration with the NMC, there is a wide range of further study opportunities at the University of Sheffield. The University does not provide supervised clinical practice required by NMC. The programme is available to applicants who already meet the NMC practice requirements.
The aims of the programme
- Context of and orientation to the UK Health Services
- Cultural issues
- Responsibility and accountability
- Ethical and Legal obligations
- Respect for individuals and communities
- Contemporary issues of care provision
- Management of care
- Health for all orientation
- Lifelong learning
- Quality and excellence
Teaching methods
A variety of teaching methods will be used including, formal lectures, group discussions, web based/online learning materials, observatory visits to key clinical areas, reflective learning journals and debates.
Entry requirements
NMC assessment
You must have completed the NMC application/ assessment process to join the nurses´ part of the register
Original documentation
You must provide:
NMC decision letter issued within the previous two years
Certificate of English Language attainment IELTS 7.0 (academic)
NB Holders of a British passport do not have to have a IELTS certificate
Certified Declaration of Good Health and Good Character (within application form) Photocopies of these must be submitted with your ONP application form. The originals must be presented to the ONP programme leader on the first day of your course.
For further information and register your interest please contact:
Mrs Paula Hancock
The School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of Sheffield
Samuel Fox House
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield S5 7AU
email : p.k.hancock@sheffield.ac.uk
Other useful Information
http://www.nmc-uk.org
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