International NHS recruits arrive
Health chiefs in Ayrshire have welcomed their fourth cohort of international recruits as part of the Scottish Government’s International Nurse, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Recruitment Programme.
The new recruits have joined the nursing, radiography and physiotherapy teams in Ayrshire & Arran and will build on the success of previous cohorts, who joined in February, May and August last year.
Taylor Dante, International Recruitment Lead, said: “It is a pleasure to be welcoming more international NMAHP recruits. This cohort is made up of six nurses, two radiographers and two physiotherapists.
“NHS Ayrshire & Arran will support them in their training and development including support from the Practice Development Team who train the nurses for their Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration exam, known as the OSCE.
“Last year the team supported 15 internationally educated nurses to successfully complete the OSCE, allowing them to progress in their careers from a Band 4 to a Band 5. Feedback from the previous cohorts has been excellent.”
The new cohort was welcomed to the organisation in a uniquely Scottish way with a Scottish induction and a special performance by a bagpiper at University
Hospital Ayr.
International recruitment is taking place within NHS Ayrshire & Arran on a three-monthly cycle, with a support programme in place so that by the end of their cycle new recruits have the tools, access to services and the information they need to put roots down with their families in Ayrshire.
HR Director Sarah Leslie added: “We are so pleased to be able to offer opportunities to international recruits to be part of our great community here in NHS Ayrshire & Arran. As well as attracting international healthcare workers, we also want to show them what a great place Ayrshire and Arran is to live, work, and thrive.”