Just throwin' this out....for those of you who do not know, I worked in Dublin for about a year in 98/99. I have been in contact with the Director of Surgical Services at St.James Hospital and they have openings. If anyone is interested give me an e-mail and I will try to help you get started. I may want to go back and work there in a few years so if anyone wants to make a long range plan maybe we can go as a package deal. Traveling to the rest of the world is easy and cheap from Dublin. You get loads of time off and it would take about 5yrs. to totally discover all that Ireland has to offer. lpatterson5@triad.rr.com
Nursing In Ireland
Have read this thread with much enthusiasm since I joined this site. Have known a few nurses where my wife works that travel. And this seems very interesting to me. Gives you a chance to see many exciting places and get paid for it. What else is there. Hopefully with a little luck, 3 years from now I can actually get to do that. But I love reading all the stuff here about it. Keep up the good work. Jerry Harsh
This would be a dream come true. I want to buy an irish horse there also, jump the fences, and toss afew talking belarney. If you have the time I would love to hear from you. I,m an icu nurse with 14 yrs. experience. have only done local travel because of my animals Hope to hear from you. Smiles.
A little off subject..But are you a dialysis nurse..You look familiar from Allnurses...Just curious.. Do you think they might have any dialysis positions in Ireland?
Thanks for your help... I hope I am not too nosey..
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Thanks for your help... I hope I am not too nosey..
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What licensing does an American nurse need to get to work as an RN in Ireland (or anywhere in the UK for that matter) and how does one go about it?
I really don't know..But I do know that www.medhunters.com has some very good info.. I believe they have a link to foreign licensure... I've never looked at it..
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Hi,,, I was just cleaning up my fav sites and ran across this one..Guess in my old age I forgot I had it..
www.nurseworldwide.com
They are looking for nurses. I bet they have all the poop on foreign licensure.
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www.nurseworldwide.com
They are looking for nurses. I bet they have all the poop on foreign licensure.
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Heck NO, you are not too nosey!! And YES they have dialysis there, and YES you could get a job. I have worked in dialysis but my major background is surgery.
Actually, I had a contract for Saudi Arabia in hand in 1999..Wish I had gone then...Couldn't sell my house in Maine.. But I am seriously considering it..As I want to build a log home in TN...Ya know no state income tax for travel purposes and compact state...What more could a travel nurse ask for.
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Please explain further your choosing TN. Sounds interesting!
Hiya Folks,
I'm a US RN who has been living and working in Scotland, UK since July 1999. First thing you would need to do is get licensed with the UK's governing body that licenses nurses. It is called the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Homepage is www.nmc-uk.org. You will have to keep up your US license as that has to stay current in order to keep your UK one current so its two sets of fees and education requirements.
Next you need to find a hospital that is willing to sponsor you for a work permit.. I know that there are agencies that can help with finding this.. As i got my first post here in Scotland with a agency that has since gone under and they were very helpful with getting things set up with the hospital. I actually did a phone interview and then combined a holiday with a interview. Was accepted and then had to wait for the work permit to go through.
What i did was got my NMC licensure done before i even started contacting agencies as without that you can't work.
That in a nutshell is how to go about it.
Kaylesh
I'm a US RN who has been living and working in Scotland, UK since July 1999. First thing you would need to do is get licensed with the UK's governing body that licenses nurses. It is called the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Homepage is www.nmc-uk.org. You will have to keep up your US license as that has to stay current in order to keep your UK one current so its two sets of fees and education requirements.
Next you need to find a hospital that is willing to sponsor you for a work permit.. I know that there are agencies that can help with finding this.. As i got my first post here in Scotland with a agency that has since gone under and they were very helpful with getting things set up with the hospital. I actually did a phone interview and then combined a holiday with a interview. Was accepted and then had to wait for the work permit to go through.
What i did was got my NMC licensure done before i even started contacting agencies as without that you can't work.
That in a nutshell is how to go about it.
Kaylesh
I am a travel nurse.. My "tax" state is Maine. I have a condo there, a doctor, my car is registered there, I pay local property taxes there. I paid over 4k last year in state income taxes. Maine is a compact state meaning I can work in 16 other states on my Maine license. One of them being NC where I am currently working..
Therefore, I have chosen TN to move to and change my residency to there.. It is a non state income tax state and compact state..Now Alaska has no state income tax but is not a compact state..
Right now I have 19 licenses.. CA,CT and Maine... Maine is one of 17 compact states.. Clear as mud,,,
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When a travel nurse travels they need to maintain a "tax home" so that travel expenses are deductiable (sp) . In other words I am working "away" from my tax home and can deduct Meals, Incidentals and Expenses on my taxes and my housing costs are not taxed....You know you have to jump through hoops to satisfy the IRS.
Therefore, I have chosen TN to move to and change my residency to there.. It is a non state income tax state and compact state..Now Alaska has no state income tax but is not a compact state..
Right now I have 19 licenses.. CA,CT and Maine... Maine is one of 17 compact states.. Clear as mud,,,
WR,,, three commas for Becca
When a travel nurse travels they need to maintain a "tax home" so that travel expenses are deductiable (sp) . In other words I am working "away" from my tax home and can deduct Meals, Incidentals and Expenses on my taxes and my housing costs are not taxed....You know you have to jump through hoops to satisfy the IRS.