UK care jobs with visa sponsorship for overseas applicants
The UK is facing a shortage of care workers, and as a result, many employers are now offering visa sponsorship to overseas applicants. This means that you can get a job as a care worker in the UK even if you are not a UK citizen.
To be eligible for a visa sponsorship, you must have a job offer from an approved UK employer. Approved employers are those that provide health or social care services. You can find a list of approved employers on the UK government website.
Once you have a job offer, your employer will need to apply for a sponsor licence from the Home Office. This process usually takes around 8 weeks.
If your employer is granted a sponsor licence, they will then issue you with a certificate of sponsorship. This is a document that proves that you have a job offer from an approved employer and that you meet the eligibility requirements for a visa.
You can then apply for a Health and Care Worker visa. This visa allows you to work in the UK for up to 5 years.
Eligible occupations for visa sponsorship
The following occupations are eligible for visa sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa:
- Health services and public health managers and directors (1181)
- Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors (1242)
- Biological scientists and biochemists (2112)
- Physical scientists (2113)
- Medical practitioners (2211)
- Psychologists (2212)
- Pharmacists (2213)
- Ophthalmic opticians (2214)
- Dental practitioners (2215)
- Medical radiographers (2217)
- Podiatrists (2218)
- Health professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as audiologists and occupational health advisers (2219)
- Physiotherapists (2221)
- Occupational therapists (2222)
- Speech and language therapists (2223)
- Therapy professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as osteopaths and psychotherapists (2229)
- Nurses (2231)
- Midwives (2232)
- Social workers (2442)
- Laboratory technicians (3111)
- Paramedics (3213)
- Dispensing opticians (3216)
- Pharmaceutical technicians (3217)
- Medical and dental technicians (3218)
- Health associate professionals not elsewhere classified (3219)
- Nursing auxiliaries and assistants (6141)
- Dental nurses (6143)
- Care workers and home carers (6145)
- Senior care workers (6146)
Here are some websites where you can find care jobs with visa sponsorship for overseas applicants:
- Indeed
- Monster
- Totaljobs
- Reed
- Care UK
- HCPC
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