Once you apply for a job with your email address and accepted the terms and conditions:

1. Click or hover on your user name at the top right hand corner to profile to fill in your contact details
2. Next click on the Resume to upload you CV and qualifications details
3. Once all details are complete Save your profile, shortlist jobs and setup alerts for jobs etc

Agencies on the list commit to recruiting ethically from overseas. They do not actively target individuals from countries on the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguard list, and will effectively support candidates to come to the UK, offering high levels of assistance. For information on what good overseas recruitment is and examples of best practice, visit the NHS Employers International Recruitment toolkit. This also explains the benefits of choosing an agency on an approved framework.

No. The Code of Practice explicitly states that a recruitment agency will not charge any applicant seeking employment within the UK any fee related to gaining such employment. Any recruitment agency registered within the UK charging fees to applicants will be in contravention of statutory employment agency legislation and will be reported to relevant authorities for further investigation. Employers should also satisfy themselves that UK recruitment agencies with whom they contract are not in any partnership agreement with agencies in other countries who allow fee charges to individuals solely for the purpose of placement within the UK.

Yes, you may, however we strongly recommend that your family relocate with you after you have successfully completed your Objective Structured Clinical Examination Examination (OSCE).

If your spouse is applying for a dependant Tier 2 visa they will need to sit and pass the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). However, if they are a British National Overseas (BNO) passport holder, this is not a requirement. Please see more information on the UKVI Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: policy statement web page.

No. We recruit from all age ranges providing all applicants have the required training and experience.

We can never guarantee how long the job hunting and interview process take. There are many factors to consider: from the type of role you’re looking for, to your experience, to the time of year! We estimate that most registered candidates will find a role in the first three months of meeting us.

• Pass IELTS with 6.5 in writing and 7 in remaining / OET with C+ in writing and B in remaining
• Create online account with NMC and complete eligibility and qualification application
• Pass the Computer Based Test (CBT) to prove your knowledge and skills in nursing
• Virtual or Face to Face job interview through
• Cradlefin Consultants Ltd & secure a job offer
• We process your Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) from your UK employer
• Cradlefin Consultants Ltd apply for your Tier 2 Visa
• Cradlefin book your flight & airport pick-up upon arrival to the UK
• Start working as an Assistant Nurse
• Sit the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) within 12 weeks of your start date
  Complete NMC registration process & start working as a Band 5 Registered Nurse
• Sit the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) within 12 weeks of your start date
• Complete NMC registration process & start working as a Band 5 Registered Nurse

• The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is for people applying for higher education or professional registration in an English-speaking environment. The NMC accepts this test to meet the standard of its English language requirement to work in the UK.
• Occupational English Test (OET) is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. The NMC accepts this test to meet the standard of its English language requirement to work in the UK.

The positions you will be offered is permanent. Overseas Doctors/AHPs/Nursing professionals are required to commit to their position within the NHS Trust for at least three years, which is also the visa duration.
After a period of 5 years in the UK, you will qualify for indefinite leave to remain and can obtain a British passport.

We will provide you with information about schools for your children however, Public schools are free of cost.

• You are covered by the National Health Service (NHS)
• When we apply for your visa, we pay an Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)
• The IHS is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) which you will be able to access when living in the UK.
• This includes hospital, Accident & Emergency (A&E) care, General Practitioner (GP) visit or Clinic visits at any NHS network hospitals or clinics.
• This includes hospital, Accident & Emergency (A&E) care, General Practitioner (GP) visit or Clinic visits at any NHS network hospitals or clinics.