
Selection process for healthcare and senior healthcare assistants
At BA Healthcare, we understand that finding a job in a new country can be challenging, especially in the healthcare sector. We are committed to making your transition to working in the UK as smooth as possible.
From the moment you start your search for healthcare roles in the UK, we provide comprehensive support to guide you every step of the way.
Healthcare professionals from overseas bring invaluable skills, experience, and dedication to the UK’s care industry. We recognise the importance of international carers and aim to connect them with the best opportunities across the UK’s care sector.
With access to a wide network of care providers and an exclusive database of recruiting care homes, we ensure that every overseas carer is matched with the right role that suits their expertise and aspirations.
Supporting Overseas Healthcare Workers in the UK: Your Pathway to a Care Role
Requirements
For us to put consider you for a role in the UK, you must have:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 5.5-6.0 overall in all four disciplines, reading, speaking, listening and writing.
Senior healthcare assistants must hold at least a 6-month caregivers certificate, but can be a nurse, midwife, physio or occupational therapist, in the Country they qualified or have been practicing.
Senior healthcare assistants must demonstrate adequate experience of the senior healthcare assistant role.
Healthcare assistants must hold a suitable caregiving certificate and 2+ years work experience in the role.
Assessment
Before we can introduce you to an employer we also need to see:
Your passport, birth certificate, qualification certificates for each qualification being reviewed.
Registration certificates from each country where you have practiced or been registered.
Two employment references confirming competence and character.
Evidence from your doctor you are in good health.
A police clearance certificate from all countries you have worked in over the last ten years valid for at least 3 months from date of issue.
Selection
Now we’ve confirmed your suitability, we can get you ready for meet potential employers.
First we brief you on working and living in the UK to make sure you understand how health and social care works here.
While you’re doing that, we’ll be preparing your CV to share with employers.
Then you’ll do a mock interview so we can prepare you for the real thing before you meet potential employers and begin your journey to the UK.