Nurse Assistants, Enrolled Nurses and Community Health Nurses: Work in the UK as Associate Nurses.

JAMES February 11, 2020
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Nurse Assistants, Enrolled Nurses and Community Health Nurses from Ghana can register as nursing associates and work in the UK as junior nurses.

Community nurses, nursing assistants and all those with at least 2-year certificates in their respective fields of nursing studies can now revive their hope of traveling to work in the UK as associate nurses. Just like that of the registered general nurses, the process involves providing evidence of English language proficiency. IELTS Band 7.0 overall, with at least 7.0 in Speaking, Listening and Reading and 6.5 in Writing, is required. The alternative is an OET score of B in the Listening, Reading and Speaking sub-tests and C+ in the Writing sub-test.

Dreams Consult has an enviable track record; we provide effective and results-driven tuition for both IELTS and OET, and also register candidates to sit the tests.


The second requirement is the test of competency delivered on a computer as an objective test, hence known properly as CBT that needs to be taken and passed. The CBT for nursing associates is different from that for general nursing, mental health nursing and midwifery.

After those two tests are cleared, an interview is scheduled with available employers/vacancies, ranging from NHS to private hospitals as well as care and nursing homes. Subsequently, after the employee (the associate nurse) has successfully gone through the interview stage, the employer takes steps to obtain the appropriate migration documents to sponsor them to obtain the visa to travel to the UK. Employees are entitled to accommodation for three months. Additionally, some employers may provide a relocation package and assist the employee until they settle in smoothly.

The second part of the test of competency, the third and the final exams to take, is the OSCE which is taken after settling in the UK. Passing this exam qualifies the candidate for the final registration as a member of the UK NMC and as a registered associate nurse in the UK.

In summary, to work as a nursing associate in the UK, you need to obtain IELTS or OET and CBT, after which you can be scheduled for an interview. After a successful interview, the employer sponsors the nurse to the UK by providing visa fees, paying insurance, buying a plane ticket and making accommodation available for about three months.

Source: UK NMC

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JAMES January 12, 2020
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    1. codexHub February 12, 2020

      The source of the information is written below the article.

      Beyond that, we have used the process to get a registered nurse assistant preventive and a community health nurse to the UK.

    3. Vivian January 15, 2022

      Thank you for the information. I’m a community health extension worker from Nigeria and I will like to immigrate to UK or Canada. Pls I need your guidance on how. Thank

      1. JAMES February 17, 2022

        Unfortunately, we can not assist you to move to Canada or UK due to the challenges we will face during the verification of your documents as the regulatory body in Nigeria differs from the one in Ghana.

  5. Cynthia Acheampomaa October 23, 2020

    I’m a senior community health nurse worked for 5 years please do I qualify

  7. Owhe Ashinedu Jennifer March 1, 2021

    I will love to take the ielts exams.. i am a trained community health extension worker

  8. S. K Adi. May 17, 2021

    Lol… interesting question after this detailed articles… take heart brother and answer them all 😂🤣

  10. Dankwah Atta Snr June 10, 2021

    I completed Nurse assistant clinical in 2020 .. can I apply for the exams

  13. JEMIMA ABANKWA DUODU July 30, 2021

    Hello, pls I am an enrolled Nurse and I want to work in the USA. Can you pls help me get a job?

  14. billy August 22, 2021

    i have a community health nurse preventive certificate can i write the exam?. am i qualified to work in the uk. and how do i go about it

  15. Grace Aidoo August 24, 2021

    So plz if all my documents are ready how long will it take for the processing.
    I’m a nurse assistant preventive

  21. Mark Eduku September 23, 2021

    Please how can I take the ilETS exams and is there any fee that I must pay for the traveling documents processing in case I qualify ? If yes how much is it ? Thanks

  22. Amanda Kessewaah October 6, 2021

    Please am a newly registered nurse Assistant Clinical..I want to work in the UK. please how can I start the IELTs exams.

  23. Emmanuel Boateng October 6, 2021

    Please am Health Assisstant with nursing and midwifery council Ghana certificate and I want to know if I can write the IELTs

  25. Cynthia January 2, 2022

    Hello..good day..I have a friend who is a community health worker..he is very well experienced in the health field..by chance is there a way he can migrate to Uk or US to work as a Nurse??

  26. Tracy January 3, 2022

    Hi, i am a nursing assistant by profession and recently wrote my IELTS and got an overall of 6.0. May i kindly know if i am eligible to apply for jobs?

    1. JAMES January 11, 2022

      Your IELTS score does not permit you to apply for the job role stated in the article, however, you may interact with us on 0240850600 for available offers.

  27. Agnes Kortey January 4, 2022

    Am a Bsc holder in Midwifery. With the restrictions on our country, by WHO, to UK Registered Nurses and Midwives, can I use the NARIC certificate to apply for the Senior Carer jobs.

  37. Nawad Abena Margaret May 5, 2022

    I’m a registered community health Nurse with diploma and yet to take the ielts course

  41. OPHELIA OWUSU June 9, 2022

    Please am a nurse assistant and also did LCM at poly. Can i use the LCM to apply ?

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