An Bord Altranais – The Irish Nursing Board

To work in Ireland you must be registered with An Bord Altranais – the Irish Nursing Board. For further information and an application form please contact:

An Bord Altranais Nursing Board
18/20 Carysfort Avenue,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin,
Ireland

Tel: (+3531) 639 8500

Fax: (+3531) 639 8515

As this process can take approximately 8–12 weeks it is advisable to start your application as soon as possible if you are seriously considering relocating to Ireland. For more information visit the An Bord Altranais website at www.nursingboard.ie

Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK Nursing Board)

To work in the UK you must be registered with the nursing & midwifery council. For further information and an application form, please contact:

Nursing & Midwifery Council
23 Portland Place,
London,
WIB IP2,
England

English Language Test

An essential requirement of the Irish Nursing Board if you have completed your initial nurse training programme outside the EU. One of the following English Tests must be completed prior to interview.

1. Academic IELTs (English Language Test) as organised by the British Council. Without this you will not be eligible to register as a nurse in Ireland. You must take the ACADEMIC form of the test and achieve an overall band score of 7 with a score of no less than 7 in both writing and speaking module and achieve a score of no less than 6.5 in both reading and listening module.

2. Paper Based T.O.E.F.L/T.S.E - must have an overall score of 570 or Computer Based T.O.E.F.L/T.S.E - must have an overall score of 230

Interviews with Hospital Personnel

Hospital Personnel hold regular interviews in the United Kingdom and in Dublin, but if you are travelling to Ireland on a holiday we will do our best to arrange an interview for you while you are here.

Further Information

For more information, please call or write to us enclosing:

• Detailed, updated Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of Nursing Certificate and Current Registration
• Copy of Passport Page that shows your passport number and date of issue / expiry
• 2 x passport photographs
• Cover Letter

We have regular starting dates each month to facilitate both you and the hospital. RELOCATE NOW!