The aim of this document is to offer information on the process and challenges recruiting nurses from the Philippines. This document is a response to a number of senior NHS Directors (Workforce Planning, HR, Procurement, Recruitment and Nursing) from different hospital trusts, for the purpose of providing an insight into some of the key considerations for planning an overseas recruitment programme.
We have included some potential solutions for improving the recruitment process for the ‘key’ stakeholders who we identify as being predominantly NHS employers and candidate nurses. Many of these solutions are unique to Britannia Healthcare and some are inimitable. In particular, our solutions focus on reducing recruitment costs for both employers and candidates and simplifying the process to eliminate some of the unnecessary complexity.
We believe the key challenges to and considerations for running a successful nursing recruitment programme in the Philippines are:
- Government Bureaucracy
- Passing IELTS
- Costs faced by nurse candidates (IELTS, NMC registration)
- Post Job Offer ‘Candidate churn’ created by IELTS failures and overwhelming costs
- Unplanned recruitment costs (for employers) as a result of these factors
- Retention issues for nurses arriving in less desirable areas
Download full paper: BH_Recruiting Challenges_20thMay2016