How to Apply

To apply to work as a CapitalNurse in any one of our member trusts please apply through one of our agencies whose full details can be found on the Agencies page.

But if you have completed a recognised pre-registration nursing or midwifery qualification in your country of training and want to work in the UK as a Registered Nurse or Midwife, there are five routes open to you

In order to become a registered nurse or midwife in the UK with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) you have to pass a test of competence that consists of two forms of assessment:

CBT
Multiple-choice computer-based test. Needs to be specific to the part of the register you are applying for - Adult, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Paediatric or Midwifery.

OSCE
A practical test. Needs to be specific to the part of the register you are applying for - Adult, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Paediatric or Midwifery.

How to change an existing Adult Nursing NMC application to a new field of nursing

The following process applies for whichever change you wish to make. The closing of an existing Nursing application can be done very quickly. It normally takes one working day for the NMC to process. The additional cost will be to retake a new CBT. Your appointing trust – if relevant – will reimburse this.

Step by step process to change the NMC nursing application to a different field

• Discuss your required nursing change such as Adult to Paediatric part of the NMC register with your agent and ask for support
• Contact Capital Nurses’ NMC representative to close the existing Adult Nursing application
• Re-apply as a new application under your chosen field (Mental Health or Children’s Nursing
• Re-pay the £140 qualification eligibility fee – this will be refunded by the NMC if your first application has not progressed beyond the evaluation stage
• Re-contact the CapitalNurses’ NMC representative and request refund of £140*
• The NMC will progress the eligibility evaluation manually, if done already in a previous Adult Nursing application
• Take the new CBT and pay £83 fee

*This will allow you to then take the right OSCE test – Mental Health or Paediatric and join that part of the NMC nursing register.
For further information about registering as a nurse with the NMC please click here

To apply to work as a CapitalNurse in any one of our member trusts please apply through one of our agencies whose full details can be found on the Agencies page.

But if you have completed a recognised pre-registration nursing or midwifery qualification in your country of training and want to work in the UK as a Registered Nurse or Midwife, there are five routes open to you

In order to become a registered nurse or midwife in the UK with NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) you have to pass a test of competence that consists of two forms of assessment:

CBT
Multiple-choice computer-based test. Needs to be specific to the part of the register you are applying for - Adult, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Paediatric or Midwifery.

OSCE
A practical test. Needs to be specific to the part of the register you are applying for - Adult, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Paediatric or Midwifery.

How to change an existing Adult Nursing NMC application to a new field of nursing

The following process applies for whichever change you wish to make. The closing of an existing Nursing application can be done very quickly. It normally takes one working day for the NMC to process. The additional cost will be to retake a new CBT. Your appointing trust – if relevant – will reimburse this.

Step by step process to change the NMC nursing application to a different field

• Discuss your required nursing change such as Adult to Paediatric part of the NMC register with your agent and ask for support
• Contact Capital Nurses’ NMC representative to close the existing Adult Nursing application
• Re-apply as a new application under your chosen field (Mental Health or Children’s Nursing
• Re-pay the £140 qualification eligibility fee – this will be refunded by the NMC if your first application has not progressed beyond the evaluation stage
• Re-contact the CapitalNurses’ NMC representative and request refund of £140*
• The NMC will progress the eligibility evaluation manually, if done already in a previous Adult Nursing application
• Take the new CBT and pay £83 fee

*This will allow you to then take the right OSCE test – Mental Health or Paediatric and join that part of the NMC nursing register.
For further information about registering as a nurse with the NMC please click here

To apply to work as a CapitalAHP in any one of our member trusts please apply through the agencies whose full details can be found on the Agencies page.

To work as an Allied Health Professional (AHP) in the UK you will need to be registered with the regulator. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) are the regulator for 13 of the 14 AHPs in the UK, with Osteopaths regulated by the General Osteopaths Council (GOsC)

Details about the registration process are on the HCPC website. This will verify your qualification and your English language level. When this process is completed, you will be on the HCPC register and have a unique registration number.

English Language Proficiency
To be on the HCPC register you must be able to communicate effectively in English to meet the standards of proficiency. You must declare if English is your first language or not; Studying English or training at an English speaking institution does not necessarily mean English is your first language. If English is not your first language you will be required to provide a language test certificate as evidence; This will need to be IELTS (International English Language Testing System) level 7.0 with no element below 6.5 (or ILETS level 8.0 with no element below 7.5 for Speech and Language Therapist) or equivalent.

Any test certificate submitted must be no more than two years old

For further information about registering as a AHP with the HCPC please click here