This article is about what the NHS is, what they provide you and what the NHS needs overseas.
What is the NHS?
Nurses, you may have an idea of what the NHS is but for those who don’t know and are new into the healthcare industry.
The NHS is a very difficult system that sometimes can make it hard to understand, especially working out who is responsible for what. It’s made up of a wide range of different organisations with different roles, responsibilities and specialities.
For instance, here are a few of the specialities:
- Mental Health Nurse
- Learning Disability Nurse
- Adult Nurse
- Children’s Nurse
- Nursing Associate
- Critical Care Nurse
These organisations provide a variety of services and support to patients and carers.
What do they provide you?
The NHS will provide you with the funded nursing care which the NHS pays for the nursing care component of nursing home fees. The NHS pays a flat rate directly to the care home towards the cost of this nursing care.
Who’s eligible for NHS funded nursing care?
You might be eligible for NHS funded nursing care if:
- You’re not eligible for NHS continuing healthcare but have been assessed as needing care from a registered nurse.
- You live in a nursing home.
The cost of NHS funded nursing care:
NHS funded nursing care is paid at the same rate across England. In April 2021, the rate was set at £187.60 a week (standard rate).
You’re entitled to continue on this rate unless:
- You no longer have nursing needs
- You no longer live in a care home that provides nursing
- Your nursing needs have reduced and you’re no longer eligible for the high band, when you would change to the standard rate of £187.60 a week, or
- You become entitled to NHS continuing healthcare instead
NHS needs overseas
If you’re interested in bringing your nursing career to England, you’ve come to the right place. Elios can help you be part of the NHS which is one of the most varied and diverse workforces in the world, employing nurses from all around the world.
When you work with the NHS, you’ll join their passionate team of nurses and enjoy job security, a competitive salary and flexible hours. This is the place that will support you until you feel at home, providing you with a welcome pack and all information you might need.
Nursing International Recruitment in a Workforce:
The NHS is proud that their workforce is extremely diverse – just like their patients. They always benefited from overseas recruitment and from nurses coming from other countries to live and work in England. The NHS long term plan set out the ambitions for the NHS over the next 10 years, identifying ethical international recruitment as a workforce priority.
The 2019 NHS long term plan committed to reducing the nursing vacancy rate to 5% by 2028. But the government pleaded to increase the number of NHS nurses by 50,000 by 2025. Achieving these ambitions goals will require sustained effort using a variety of approaches, including:
- Improved retention
- An increase in the number of nurses being trained domestically
- Attracting previous NHS workers back into practice and employment.
However, given the time required taken to train new nurses, recruitment of international staff remains vital for addressing the current widespread vacancies,
Overall, We have briefly told you a bit about what the NHS is and what they will provide you. Also, the main thing was for you to know NHS needs overseas which will be very useful for you as an international nurse.
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