Application Process

Please ensure you do the following steps in order to avoid confusion. Please do not resign your job, take any tickets or make any confirmed plans till we instruct you to do so.

  • Confirm Eligibility Criteria
All doctors must meet all of the criteria detailed by the GMC. In particular experience criteria – you must have been in practice for three out of the last five years, and ALL of the 12 months preceding their application for Registration  – for this reason, please ensure that you are in regular medical practice continuously up until you make an application to the GMC for registration.

Eligibility

  • Initial Contact
Please make contact with me to confirm your interest. At this time you will also need to send an
  • uptodate CV
  • passoprtsize photograph.

This can be sent to drgeorge@pab2u.com .

Initial contact

  • Please fill in a Trust application form
This is quite a detailed document and is your formal application for sponsorship to the Trust. Please write in black ink and scan back to Dr. George at drgeorge@pab2u.com . Once this is received. I shall arrange a SKYPE interview

Application

  • Proof of Standard of English 
This is an important step and one that holds back several candidates. you will need to prove this to get GMC registration. Please set apart 2 -3 months and good preparation for this as the standards are quire high and even the most skilled English speakers can fall at the  hurdle. It is time consuming and frustrating and do not let this delay you. Adequate preparation, watching television (BBC) and mock exams all will help you understand the nuances of English language. Please send a copy of your result to Dr. George at drgeorge@pab2u.com . 

English

  • Application to the GMC

Do not apply to the GMC till this process is complete. Otherwise your application will be rejected.

Once the interview is complete and you have received your Job Offer, please apply to the GMC for registration. When you apply, put Manchester University Hospital as your sponsoring body. I will get a notification. At this time I will send your certificate of sponsorship. You will have to register with GMC online, and put your application for GMC registration.
At this point
a) GMC will acknowledge it and email the doctor a list of documents that they need to send .
b) The GMC will copy me into the email so that I will know an application has been made. I will send the Certificate of sponsorship to the GMC.
Processing an application can take a number of weeks and doctors should allow at least two months before they want their registration to start. GMC will not be able to provide you with updates during this period. However when an application is approved, GMC will copy you in on the doctor’s confirmation email.

 

 

DO NOT APPLY TILL YOU HAVE BEEN OFFERED A POST

 

GMC application

  • Visa Application

You will need to apply for a Visa in your country of origin. This can happen once the GMC approves your application, is satisfied with your reference and gives you fulll license to practice. We will then send you a certificate of sponsorship. Please check visa office for full details and requirements

 

Visa appln

  • Document verification

The doctor will be invited to attend an ID check at the GMC London or Manchester office no later than three months after we approve their application. The UK practice of all doctors new to the register is subject to the requirements of our approved practice settings (APS) scheme until their first revalidation. You can find more information on our website at www.gmc-uk.org/aps

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