Atypical Working Scheme — nurse adaptation or aptitude process

The Department of Justice to Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive (HSE) agreed that the AWS would include nurses and/or midwives who come to the State to undertake the Clinical Adaptation and Assessment programme or a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) examination.

A copy of your contract of employment, signed by both you and your employer, which outlines the dates of your employment, your salary in Euro, and the location of your employment. This contract must be of a minimum two year duration

A letter from the hospital employing you confirming the dates of the Clinical Adaptation process you are undertaking OR confirmation of your examination dates with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

A copy of your contract of employment, signed by both you and your employer, which outlines the dates of your employment, your salary in Euro, and the location of your employment. This contract must be of a minimum two year duration

A letter from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland confirming your acceptance to the Clinical Adaptation process. This letter must remain valid until such time as you have completed your Clinical Adaptation or RCSI Aptitude Test

Please note that an approval in this case is only to allow you to complete the Clinical Adaptation process or sit the RCSI Aptitude Test and apply for an Employment Permit allowing you to work as a nurse. It does not grant permission to work in the State until an Employment Permit has been granted.

Family members may not accompany the person availing of this Scheme.

Nurse seeking NMBI registration on the basis of overseas qualification (6 months)

Number 2 above does not apply to Nurses undertaking Clinical Adaptation or an RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Aptitude Test, who must apply for and receive their Employment Permit prior to the expiration of their permission under the Atypical Working Scheme permission.

Permission granted under the Scheme is not reckonable when determining eligibility for Stamp 4 permission.