Specific challenges present themselves when you first arrive and start working in the UK. With this live event series, together, we’ll explore how you can help drive meaningful change for yourself and the nursing profession on areas including:

• What is the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register?
• Terms and conditions of employment in independent health and social care settings
• RCN professional offer and support for career progression
• Immigration and support with personal matters
• Arriving and settling in the UK
• Becoming an RCN Representative and Workforce Champion
• Organising for the profession.

• The UK Government’s proposals on Indefinite Leave to Remain.
• What changes could mean for different visa routes and career pathways.
• How the RCN is responding to these proposals and working to influence the UK Government.
• How you can act in regard to this issue.

• Increases to the immigration salary threshold, and the impact on those in NHS Band 3 roles and in the care sector.
• Changes to rules around family dependents for roles which are RQF levels 3-5.
• Changes to rules for sponsoring care workers.
• Government proposals on indefinite leave to remain.

• The basics of organising: building networks and mobilising support.
• How to empower your colleagues and make sure your voice is heard by decision-makers.
• Why solidarity is essential in confronting injustices that nursing staff face across the profession.
• How organising can help create a profession that values its workers and prioritises patient care.

• How to become a union rep and workforce champion in your workplace.
• The power of collective action and how you can use your voice to fight for fair wages, better working conditions and equal opportunities.

• Cost of living
• Climate
• Childcare and Education
• Registering with a GP and dentist
• Housing
• General - Welfare
• Discovering your area
• Staying in contact with family and friends outside the UK
• Pay and payslips

• Settlement
• Right to work
• The Health and Care Visa
• Bringing family and partner to the UK
• Leaving employers and your visa/sponsorship
• No recourse to public funds.

Alongside our team of presenters, we were joined by RCN President Sheilabye Sobrany, who introduced the session.

• Contracts
  • Key terms and conditions
  • Unwritten terms
  • Changes to terms and conditions
  • Resignation.
• Legal
  • Repayment clauses
  • Dismissal
  • Employer or recruitment agency disputes
  • Immigration skills charge.

• A live demonstration of:
  
  • RCN Learn - how to access the latest quality assured nursing, health and social care learning resources
  • The RCNi Revalidation Portfolio for nurses and nursing associates, with tips on keeping a personal development plan.
• Getting involved with the RCN's forums and networks
• Getting the most out of support within the workplace, including: reflection, mentorship, clinical supervision, preceptorship and management supervision
• Career resources and support
• A brief introduction to the RCN's professional framework and nursing workforce standards.

• NMC registration requirements
• Application process
• Remaining on the register/revalidation
• Readmission to the register
• English language requirements
• Health and character evidence
• Transcript
• Process time and cost
• Final steps to registration
• Adding qualifications once on the register
• Transitioning from Nursing Associate to Registered Nursing
• Independent health and social care
• An introduction to trade unions
• Differences between working in the four countries.

• Registration requirements
• Application process
• Remaining on the register/revalidation
• Readmission to the register
• IENs transitioning from nursing associates to registered nurses
• The independent sector.