Health Connections International

United States of America (866) 535-9697

Candidate Information
International Jobs in Health Care

Big Ben - Contact our international recruitment agency to find health care jobs in countries including England, Ireland and New Zealand.

HealthConnections International is a placement company, not a traveling company. In order for you to work in another country you must be employed by a facility there. You will not be an employee of HealthConnections. You will be a regular full time employee in a permanent position with a minimum commitment of one year and the opportunity to stay up to five years and in some cases longer. Jobs in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand are more specialized than here in the US. Your expertise within pediatrics or adults will help determine the position you go into. HealthConnections takes a personalized approach in matching your expertise to a job.

Positions Available
We currently have positions for Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians, Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand with at least three years of clinical experience.

New Opportunities for Clinical Psychologists in Ireland!

castle - Contact our international recruitment agency to find health care jobs in countries including England, Ireland and New Zealand.

Benefits
As an employee of a hospital or facility on their payroll you are eligible for the same benefits as any other employee in that country. These include:

Health Care Coverage
3-5 Weeks Paid Vacation During Your First Year
8-10 Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Time
Opportunity for Continuing Education
Shared Housing Is Usually Available (for singles in the UK) On-Site at a Very Low Cost

PAY

The salaries in other countries can be considerably less than in the US (sometimes half of what you make here depending on where you work now). They can range from 22,000 - 30,000 UK Pounds per year or 36,000-57,000 Euro(Go to www.XE.com for today's conversion). They depend only your experience level and the requirements of the job. It is livable money and you will certainly have enough to travel with all that time off!

HELPFUL INFORMATION

To practice in another country you need to be regsitered/validated (similar to license) as an Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Therapist, Dietitian or Clinical Psychologist

The Registering Bodies for each country are as follows:

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (UK) Registering Board: www.hpc-uk.org for all disciplines

Republic of Ireland: Ms Laura Kiernan, Northern Area Health Board,Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland Email: laura.kiernan@mailc.ie

Clinical Psychologists for Ireland must be Ph.D level with minimum of 3 years of post doctoral clinical practice. Request application from The Psychological Society of Ireland: Email info@psihq.ie

New Zealand: Occupational Therapy: www.otboard.org.nz

New Zealand: Speech - Language Therapy: www.nzsta-speech.org.nz

US-TRAINED PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PLEASE NOTE
The education requirements in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand are different than the US. To qualify you must hold both a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and a Master's degree in Physical Therapy or be able to show you have extensive training in Cardio-Pulmonary or Chest PT. A Bachelor's degree in PT is not sufficient and a Master's degree without a Bachelor's in PT may not sufficient.

FOREIGN TRAINED PHYSICAL THERAPISTS COMING TO THE USA-You must obtain a credential evaulation from an approved agency in order to qualify to take the national Physical Therapy test. Details can be found at: www.apta.org information for internationally trained physical therapists.

HealthConnections International

435 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02115-1357

Phone: US & Canada 888.247.1927

Phone: UK 0800.169.8256

Toll Free: (866) 535-9697