NHS job guides for overseas doctors
Plain answers to the questions international medical graduates ask about applying for NHS jobs. The guides cover what to do after PLAB and GMC registration, how to read NHS job titles and eligibility questions, and how to write each part of the application honestly. We use official sources, and we say so when the answer depends on the employer.
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Eligibility and screening questions
Can you apply for NHS jobs before GMC registration?
Whether a pending GMC application is accepted depends on the employer. What is fixed, what varies, and how to plan.
4 min read
Apply for NHS jobs without NHS experience?
An advert asks for 12 months of NHS experience and you have none. How to decide, and what never to claim.
3 min read
Is AHA ACLS accepted by NHS employers?
There is no national rule. What we know, and a message you can send to ask the right way.
3 min read
Does a clinical attachment count as NHS experience?
An attachment is observation, not employment. How to describe it on your CV and answer the question honestly.
4 min read
GMC registration after PLAB: the steps in order
Which route applies to you, the documents the GMC asks for, the ID check and what happens after you are registered.
5 min read
Exam questions on NHS applications: when can you say yes?
MRCP Part 1 and other exam questions: what passed means, and what to do if you are still waiting.
4 min read
NHS screening questions: answer honestly
Yes or no questions at the start of an application can end it. How to read them and answer truthfully.
3 min read
Which life support course do you need?
ALS, ATLS or APLS: how to work out which certificate an NHS doctor job asks for.
3 min read
Why honesty matters on NHS job applications
What the GMC expects, how employers check, and honest ways to present a gap in your experience.
4 min readJob titles and where to look
Jobs after PLAB: not just FY2
Full GMC registration opens more doors than most doctors think. What to check before you apply.
3 min read
NHS job titles for overseas doctors, explained
SHO, clinical fellow, trust doctor or specialty doctor: what the titles mean and how to read an advert.
3 min read
Where to find NHS doctor jobs in the UK
NHS Jobs, the NHSScotland portal and HSC Jobs: what each one is, what you can filter by and how to set up alerts.
5 min readWriting your application
Areas for development: how to answer
Pick an honest area, show the action you have taken, and avoid the answers that backfire.
4 min read
Describing your home-country house job for the NHS
Explain what you did in words an NHS reader understands, without renaming your job.
5 min read
How to write your employment history for an NHS application
What the form asks for, how it is checked, and how to explain gaps and exam periods honestly.
5 min read
How to write an NHS supporting statement against the person specification
What NHS Jobs says employers look for, and a simple method for NHS doctors to show evidence against each essential criterion.
5 min read
NHS doctor application checklist: before you submit
A practical list to run through before you press submit on an NHS doctor application.
5 min read
The procedures and skills question: what to write
How to list the procedures you can do, describe your level honestly and keep evidence.
5 min read
NHS references for overseas doctors: who to ask and how
The three-year rule, how overseas work and training are checked, who can be a referee, and how to ask.
5 min read
Using AI for an NHS job application: what is safe?
What NHS employers say about AI in applications, where it goes wrong, and how to answer a declaration question.
5 min readBuilding your portfolio
Clinical audit vs quality improvement vs research
What each one asks, how to tell them apart, and which a doctor new to the NHS can realistically finish.
5 min read
How a clinical audit works, step by step
The four stages of an NHS clinical audit, in plain language, and where doctors new to the NHS usually get stuck.
5 min read
How to find and ask for a clinical attachment
No national list exists. Where to look, what to include in your request, and a short email you can adapt.
5 min read