Kathmandu, Nepal, August 23, 2022: Nepal and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed in a Government to Government agreement for ‘fair and ethical recruitment’ of Nepali healthcare professionals in the British health sector.
Secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) Ek Narayan Aryal and the British Ambassador to Nepal Nicola Pollitt signed the agreement amid a function in Kathmandu on Monday.
In the initial phase, the agreement has opened the door to send Nepali nurses to work in the UK. As per the agreement, Nepali nurses will receive the same rights, privileges, protection and dignity as health professionals from the UK.
Apart from the jobs in nurses, other professionals like lab assistants, pharmacists, BN Healthcare and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives would also be sent to the UK. According to the MoLESS spokesperson Dandu Raj Ghimire, about 1000 nurses would be sent to UK first after fulfilling the selection criteria.
Nepali registered nurses, who have completed Staff Nurse, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing—Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSc) or Bachelor of Nursing BN)—or Master’s in Nursing from a recognized institution and aged between 20 and 45 years with 6.5 score in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are eligible to apply for the nursing job.
It is said that the annual pay for registered nurses would be ranges from Rs4 million (27,000 pounds sterling) to Rs4.8 million (32,000 pounds sterling).
