ISBN:
9780323934169
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
12-04-2024
Imprint:
Elsevier
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International Healthcare Professionals’ Handbook: A Success Guide to Working in the UK for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 1st Edition
by Annesha Archyangelio, PhD Scholar, MSc Management, MSc IPC, BSc, ILM, PgCt, RGN
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323934169
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
12-04-2024
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$29.99
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The International Healthcare Professionals’ Handbook is a compendium of advice, information and support for new international recruits embarking on careers in the UK – from those who have succeeded before.
Written by Annesha Archyangelio, a Jamaican-born nurse who has worked for many years in the NHS, the book will help you navigate UK healthcare systems and processes with ease. It’s packed full of handy guidance, covering everything from terminology to cultural competency and how to adapt to new ways of working.
This invaluable book will not only help you settle into your role in the UK but provides strategies for thriving in your career into the future.
Written by Annesha Archyangelio, a Jamaican-born nurse who has worked for many years in the NHS, the book will help you navigate UK healthcare systems and processes with ease. It’s packed full of handy guidance, covering everything from terminology to cultural competency and how to adapt to new ways of working.
This invaluable book will not only help you settle into your role in the UK but provides strategies for thriving in your career into the future.
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- Offers support all the way, from the international recruitment process through to successful completion of exams and beyond
- Focuses on staff development and progression in the workplace
- Presents a guide to the structure of the NHS and other health and social care services
- Gives overviews of the NMC, RCN and other key bodies
- Covers communication challenges and cultural competency
- Includes measurements, abbreviations and a dictionary of key terms and colloquialisms indispensable for international recruits
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Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Preparing Internationally Recruited Staff for Successful Completion of
the International Recruitment Process
3 Basic Guide to the National Health Service Structures
4 Cultural Competency
5 Strategies for Coping With and Flourishing in Your Healthcare
Staff Role
6 Accelerating Staff Development and Progression in the Workplace
7 Competencies and Tools for Use in the Healthcare Setting
8 Measurements, Abbreviations, Language and Terminologies
9 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Suggested Reading
Glossary
Index
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