Nursing overseas can be an advantageous experience. Nurses are in high demand worldwide due to staffing shortages and growing needs for quality healthcare. We explore 6 of the top countries for nurses to work and live in 2022
1. The United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Overseas recruitment is a vital staffing strategy for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The NHS is the UK’s largest healthcare employer and employs nurses from all over the world as long as they meet the requirements.
The UK is an excellent destination for overseas nurses for the following reasons:
- Working with the NHS provides high levels of job security. Due to the growing demand for healthcare workers, the NHS actively recruits international nurses to expand their workforce.
- The NHS automatically enrolls employees in a pension scheme.
- The NHS offers an attractive salary to overseas nurses, with nurses earning between £19,409 – £31,533 pounds per year. (approximately ₱ 1,358,446 – ₱ 2,207,012 or ₹1,973,675 – ₹3,206,387)
- The NHS also helps you with your accommodation for 1-3 months, making it easy to transition to the new country. You can also bring your family to live with you.
- You can explore different career options by working in diverse healthcare settings and dealing with various patients.
- Most nursing employers in the UK have flexible working schedules, which leave room for interacting with family and spending time on the things you love.
2. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the most attractive destinations for overseas nurses. KSA offers numerous benefits to overseas nurses who want to build a career in nursing.
Benefits of a nursing career in Saudi Arabia may include:
- Tax-free income
- Accommodation or housing allowance
- Transportation allowance
- Paid leave
- Experience allowance
- Medical insurance
- Airfare
- Ability to bring your spouse and children with you
- Training and support
3. USA 🇺🇸
The USA is one of the largest employers of nurses. It also boasts some of the best hospitals and facilities where NCLEX nurses and non-NCLEX nurses can thrive. Thriving medical environments enable you to progress your nursing career while working in well-equipped facilities.
As long as you meet the job requirements, you can make your American dream a reality by applying for NCLEX and non-NCLEX nursing jobs.
Benefits of working in the USA as a nurse include:
- Highly competitive salaries (starting salaries begin around US$50,000 – US$60,000)
- High-quality standard of living
- Work-life balance (flexible working hours)
- Paid driving lessons for US Driving License
- Legal expertise support
- Paid pre-deployment training orientation
- Paid pre-worksite deployment medical
4. Ireland 🇮🇪
Located in the west of Europe, Ireland is another one of the top countries for nurses to work and live. If you want a career oversea, Ireland offers international jobs to qualified nurses. Like the UK, Ireland has a high demand for nurses, meaning nurses who move to the country have access to a wide variety of healthcare job opportunities in the public and private sectors.
Benefits of working and living in Ireland as a nurse may include:
- International nurses working abroad in Ireland can apply for citizenship. You can also bring your family to live with you in the country.
- Ireland is home to beautiful sceneries that you can enjoy when not working
- Ireland’s growing economy means that the quality of living has also gone up
- The salaries for healthcare workers increase annually. A salary example for a Registered Nurses with at least 1 year of pediatric experience would be between €38,532 – €46,000 ( approximately ₱2,245,912 – ₱2,681,198 or ₹3,261,816 – ₹3,893,875 )
- Nurses in the public sector are also enrolled in a pension scheme.
Find out how Staff Nurse and TrueProfile.io Member, Tinu Thomas, got a nursing job in Ireland and hear about her experience living overseas:
5. United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
If you are looking for international jobs to start your career in nursing, the UAE is another place to consider. The country has numerous job opportunities and benefits for nurses. Some of the benefits of working in the UAE as a nurse may include:
- Nurses earn an average of about $26,000 which can be higher depending on where you work.
- Tax-free income
- Free housing or housing allowance
- Transportation to and from work
- Food allowance
- Flight ticket
- Medical insurance and education allowance if you have children
- 30 days of annual leave per year
- Gratuity pay at the end of your term
6. Qatar 🇶🇦
If you want to nurse in environments that adhere to international values of excellence, integrity, honesty and transparency for the provision of medical services, then a nursing career in Qatar is a perfect fit! Demand for talented international nurses is high so there are many opportunities in Qatar for you. But if that doesn’t entice you, perhaps Qatar’s high-tech medical facilities that boast the latest technologies and the thriving expat communities will!
Benefits of a nursing career in Qatar may include:
- Tax-free salary
- Generous leave (vacation, sick and annual)
- Food allowance
- Renewable contracts
- Free accommodation
- Free air ticket from your country of origin
- Licensing support
Discover what a nursing career in Qatar is like from Staff Nurse and TrueProfile.io Member, Loraine Zozobrado-Ranque:
Over to You
It is rewarding to work abroad as a nurse. The international experience is a great way to boost your career, learn about different cultures while increasing your earning potential. If you want to move overseas, the UK, KSA, USA, Ireland, UAE and Qatar are some of the top countries for nurses to work and live in.
So now that you know the top 6 countries for nurses to work and live in, check out 3 of our top tips to help you find an international nursing job now! ⬇
