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Following Brexit, doctors may only apply for registration with a licence to practise at the same time. Before applying for GMC registration, however, your primary medical qualification (degree diploma) has to be verified through ECFMG’s EPIC service. Similarly, you may also have your specialist qualification (specialty title) verified in the same way. UKmed covers every stage of the process in one unique all-inclusive service. We can also kick off with the first stage of the process while you are still preparing for your English language certification test. (And we will help estimate how much preparation time it will take to reach the minimum IELTS/OET marks required.) Once you register with the UK's General Medical Council, you then have the right to either keep or give up your licence and stay on the register with/without a licence. You can only avoid EPIC if your medical and/or specialist qualification(s) have already been verified. This may well be the case if you took part in the USMLE's in the past, or if you recently registered in other countries that also require verification. -
HCPC (the Health & Care Professions Council) is the UK’s biggest professional regulator in terms of the number of professions it regulates. You have to obtain registration with the HCPC before you may practise anywhere in the UK under one of the following protected titles:- Arts Therapist
- Biomedical Scientist
- Chiropodist / Podiatrist
- Clinical Scientist
- Dietitian
- Hearing Aid Dispenser
- Occupational Therapist
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Orthoptist
- Paramedic
- Physiotherapist
- Practitioner Psychologist – see important note below
- Prosthetist / Orthotist
- Radiographer
- Speech and Language Therapist.
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Immediately after the NHS or a private employer in the UK offers you a job, and just as you're ready to accept, we can get you started in your chosen role faster, error-free and with a higher salary. If you are in a rush, we can even make you our Top Priority Visa & Hire professional. -
Following Brexit, your dental degree can still be recognised automatically for registration by the GDC (General Dental Council), as long as it is a Relevant European Diploma. If not, then you should likely follow the ORE route. Registration with the GDC will allow you to practise as an Associate / Employed / Community Dentist in the NHS or privately in:- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- the Channel Islands
- and the Isle of Man.
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If you are a European citizen or any person with EU rights, you can get registration with the Medical Council of Ireland to work or train as a Doctor in Ireland. This is thanks to the Automatic System or the General System of recognition under European Directive 2005/36/EC. Registration in Ireland also includes the right (licence) to practise. Automatic recognition of your medical degree means that you don’t have to pass an exam as a condition for getting registered. It is the route that most European doctors make use of to practise in another member-state of the EU, including Ireland. The key condition for the automatic recognition of your medical degree in Ireland is that it is acceptable under Directive 2005/36/EC. An “acceptable” medical degree:- conforms to article 24 of the Directive,
- or your European degree, combined with your work experience and history of registration in Europe, conform to article 23 paragraph 1 of the Directive.
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Prepare and apply for 12 months of formal pre-specialist training post in Year 2 of the UK’s Foundation Programme, and get moving on the highway to specialist training and research in the NHS, the world’s largest public health service. F2 Standalone applications are submitted in mid-to-late January every year. Your application will be assessed for longlisting. If successful, you will have to well in the SJT (Situational Judgement Test), a clinical & ethics assessment available from Pearson Vue test centres worldwide. Finally, provided that you score highly enough in the SJT, you will be invited to an online interview. Successful interviewees will be offered a post starting in August. F2 posts last 12 months split into three four-month long placements. UKmed fully covers every step of F2 Standalone recruitment apart from teaching you medicine. -
You are already registered with the GMC (General Medical Council) without a licence to practise. To practise mecicine in the UK, you need a licence. You can apply for it separately with our full support. Prefer another language? Read about this UKmed service in Greek. -
You were registered with the GMC (General Medical Council) in the past, but then lost your registration. You can apply for restoration with our full support. The GMC will most likely restore you to the status you had before erasure. This means that:- if you were registered with a licence, you will be restored with a licence.
- if you were registered without a licence, you will be restored without a licence.
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Read about UKmed's Prepare for Annual Appraisal service in Greek.UKmed can prepare you for a successful Annual Appraisal.
To practise medicine in the UK, you first have to be issued a licence by the GMC (General Medical Council). After that, Appraisal is the requirement that all licensed doctors have their medical practice formally reviewed by an Appraiser annually. To keep your medical licence in the UK, you will have to go through Annual Appraisal approximately once every 12 months. Your Annual Appraisal is part of the GMC's Revalidation framework - one leads to the other. For your Appraisal, you will meet with a qualified and approved Appraiser. If your Appraiser recommends that you should keep your licence, the GMC will most likely uphold that recommendation. It is for the GMC to decide whether you will keep your licence or not. UKmed will support you throughout your Annual Appraisal process, from preparation through to completing the Annual Return. An Annual Return is only necessary outside the NHS, so most Doctors will not need an Annual Return. -
You are a dentist, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, midwife, physio or other health professional. To avoid missing out on the chance to interview for jobs in the English / Scottish / Welsh NHS, Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care, Ireland’s public health service, or independent hospitals and GP practices, you need an expertly written custom CV, resume or job application. Or a personal statement to win a place in a Postgraduate programme of study. At UKmed we have created many successful CV’s and job applications for NHS Jobs, TRAC, the Scottish NHS, HSCNI Jobs, Ireland's public hospitals, recruitment agencies, LinkedIn profiles and other targets. We only write copy for health professionals. We never rely on AI banalities. -
You are a dentist, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, midwife, clinical psychologist, dental technician, or other healthcare professional interested in advancing your career in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Or perhaps you already practise in Ireland or the UK. We can offer you personalised expert coaching, advice and support to help you achieve your career goals. Among many others, we advise:- senior doctors on how to obtain registration and make a successful first move to the UK and Ireland
- candidate Senior Clinical Fellows
- nurses interested in the career advancement opportunities the UK has to offer
- recent dental and medical graduates looking for the right service or training post in the UK and Ireland
- medical students on how to make the best of their undergraduate degree programmes
- healthcare professionals on UK visa regulations, hire processes and salary negotiations.
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Following registration as a Dentist with the GDC, every Dentist wishing to practise NHS dentistry must first be included in the Dental Performer List of either England, or Scotland, or Wales, or Northern Ireland. To be clear, NHS Dental Performer List inclusion is not necessary for private dentistry only. Although private dentistry is gaining ground in the UK, NHS dentistry continues to be the major source of revenue for the majority of dental practices and Associate/Employed Dentists. That’s why most Dentists who aim to work in the UK, especially the newly qualified or relatively inexperienced ones, should realistically aim to achieve inclusion in the NHS Dental Performer List of their chosen UK country. You are perfectly fine doing both NHS and private dentistry in parallel, from the same dental practice, for the same patient and at the same time. There will be differences in how - and how much - you get paid for your services.
