Work for us : Returning to practice
Overview
We can support your return to work journey, through clinical placements for both Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals.
There are two routes you could choose from to regain your PIN:
- University Return to Practice course
- NHS Professionals fast-track Return to Practice programme
How it works
How you rejoin the register depends on how long you’ve been away and how many practice hours you completed before you left.
If you’ve completed 450 hours of registered practice in the last three years, or 750 hours of registered practice in the last five years, you can apply to return to the register right away.
Routes
There are two routes you could choose from to regain your PIN:
- University Return to Practice course
- NHS Professionals fast-track Return to Practice programme
Returning to practice as a nurse
There are two routes you could choose from to regain your PIN:
- University Return to Practice course
- NHS Professionals fast-track Return to Practice programme
Our Return to Practice partner is the University of Brighton, which has a fully online Return to Practice (RTP) programme that means you can study from the comfort of your own home with no costly or time-consuming commute.
Brighton University hold regular online Q&A sessions in which you can find out all the information needed to apply for your RTP Programme.
Once you have started the application process, you will need to confirm that you have a placement in principle. Please use the Return to Practice Placement request form, which you will find at the bottom of the page.
NHS Professionals fast-track Return to Practice programme
NHS Professionals fully funded 30 week programme will guide you through the Test of Competence route back to registration. You will receive support in preparing for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) skills stations.
Returning to practice as an AHP
If you’re looking to restart your career as an allied health professional (AHP), you’ll need to re-join the register through the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Depending on how long you’ve been away, you might need to take on a work placement, join a return to work course or do your own independent study to update your skills and knowledge.
- If you’ve been out of practice for less than two years you can re-join right away
- If you’ve been out of practice for two to five years then you need to spend 30 days updating your skills and knowledge
- If you’ve been out of practice for five years or more then you need to spend 60 days updating your skills and knowledge
Whether you decide to take on a work placement in one of our services or go on a return to practice course at a local university, we’ll help you start your journey back into work.
Return to Practice Request
Use our online expression of interest form to start your journey.