Hospital Doctors – Working in the UK & Ireland

Working as a hospital doctor in the UK presents several opportunities both professional and social. You’re able to enhance your career working across the National Health Service (NHS). Also, the UK, the whole of Europe and North Africa are at your feet to go on adventures on your time off.

Before you leave the country, RSG Australia will assist you in getting all the necessary documents, in order to ensure a smooth transfer into the UK workforce and into your new doctor role.

•    All practicing doctors in the UK need to be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) .To be registered with the GMC includes such steps as passing the Professional and Linguistics Assessment Board test and proving your identity. For more detailed information on registration go to the GMC website.
•    Visa — Most Australians will need to have a visa in their passport in order to work in the UK. There are several types of visas including a Youth Mobility Visa, which allows you to work for 2 years, and an ancestry visa which provides a 5 year work visa if you have a grandparent born in the UK. As doctors are in demand in the UK, sponsorship to work in the UK is a possibility, speak to your consultant if you’re interested. See the British High Commission website for details.
•    Positions — RSG Australia has strong relationships with NHS preferred suppliers so we have a wide range of opportunities available to work in different specialities of medicine.
•    Where? The NHS is throughout the UK so there is the possibility to work anywhere in the UK from John O’ Groats to Land’s End.

» Register as a UK Doctor for further information

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