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Ireland medical registration and job application process:
* Thank you to Madeli for submitting this step by step to register as a medical doctor in Ireland
- EPIC registration
- Registration with this independent company is required for verification of the authenticity of your qualifications
- Open account and pay
- Verification of identity with Notary cam – just follow online prompts – you will verify your identity through a video call
- At the end of verification, you can request EPIC to send your documents to the IMC
- Only your IDC and degree is needed for the IMC. If you upload any other documents, you will pay additional fees for its verification.
- Documents
- Internship duty certificate (IDC):
- Contact HPCSA (Mr Stanton Prinsloo of the HPCSA - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; cc Lebogang Maloisane <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Request IDC, attach form 10A/first page of Internship logbook for a quicker response as well as proof of payment (R412)
- Use MP Number and address at end of email
- Pay the fee into bank account:
- HPCSA, ABSA bank, Arcadia branch, branch number:334945, Account number: 0610000169, reference number is your registration number
- Upload IDC online/electronic copy to EPIC, no hard copy required, no notarisation needed
- EPIC will send this back to HPCSA to verify authenticity,
- once received by HPCSA you have to pay another R432 for them to do this – keep an eye on EPIC account to note when request was sent
- Send proof of payment to Stanton
- Internship duty certificate (IDC):
- Medical degree
- Upload your degree to EPIC
- Email the university where you obtained your medical degree:
- Include your name, ID number, student number, name of the degree and which year you qualified
- Note that only certain individuals at a university is qualified by EPIC to verify your degree – this might delay the process
- Follow the timeline on your epic account
- IELTS
- Cost approximately R3500
- Do this early
- Requirements: average band score of 7.0 or more and at least 6.5 in all categories.
- Needs to be less than 2 years old
- Focus on preparing whatever it is you might struggle with – most people struggle with writing. Go through the exam format pre-test and know what to expect
- Submit to IMC (Irish Medical Council) with registration application(courier)
- Police clearance
- Apply early! Processing can take 3-6 months
- Apply at local police department: fill in the form, fingerprints submission and pay the fee (R112)
- If you struggle to obtain the clearance, you can try and contact the head office in Pretoria (Criminal Record Centre) in person or telephonically: +27 12 393 3928
- IMC- Irish Medical Council
- Registration will be under general medical registration – usually category 4
- Open an account
- Submit EPIC documents (you should be able to do this from the EPIC website)
- Submit IELTS
- Obtain Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from HPSCA (this is only valid for 3 months so keep this in mind) – pay into same account as above, send to Stanton and mention the amount paid for courier service (R570) as well as amount for the certificate itself (R485)
- Send both the cover letter from IMC website and COGS hard copies, as well as certified copy of passport and IELTS to IMC – courier service advised
- Pay registration fee of 310 euro
- Pay annual fee of 605 euro at end of registration process. IF you can pay this early December you will be able to pay only a half year fee (the year runs from June to June of the next year)
- Job applications:
- Either do it yourself or use a company
- The agencies usually get paid a commission by the hospital
- They assist with setting up interviews, contracts and getting your work permit – 512 euros(sometimes your employer will pay this fee)
- They also assist in creating your CV
- They may require you to keep using them for any applications in the near future.
- Lots of A&E posts available
- If you choose to do it yourself:
- Use the HSE website to look for available jobs
- Send in your CV – make sure to include details of your skills and day to day work in the field that you are interested in applying for
- IMPORTANT: you will only be considered for employment if you are registered with the IMC, make sure to include this in your cv
- Obtain multiple character references from your previous employers, at least three and especially in the field you are applying for
- Lots of job opportunities in A&E, Obs & Gynae and also some anaesthetics posts
- You will most likely get a 6 month contract
- Garda Vetting(Irish police clearance) – agency can initiate this or yourself. Takes about a month.
- Most employers obtain and pay for the work permit, if not you would have to apply yourself
- It would be general work permit unless you are given a 2 year contract
- It takes about a month to obtain
- Getting employed in Ireland HERE
- The agencies usually get paid a commission by the hospital
- Either do it yourself or use a company
- Coming to Ireland:
- Flights HERE
- NOTE: there is a housing crisis in Ireland, so try and pre-book AirBnB or on booking.com for at least 3 weeks accommodation. Housing Crisis HERE Setting up home HERE
- DO NOT settle on online viewing of apartments – only agree to a rental you have visited in person
- Bring references of people you rented from before (something stating you faithfully paid your rent and didn’t destroy the place you rented) – this gives you a better chance of being approved for a rental
- PPS
- Requires passport and proof of accommodation (bank account), letter from work and work permit
- Pre-book appointment online, takes about a week, but can be obtained earlier if you ask them nicely – they send you the card via the post
- PPS HERE
- Register for your IRP card (Irish Registration Permit) Depending on CSEP or GWP type work permits HERE
- 300 euro per person, requires PPS number, work permit, passports, takes about one month
- Book appointment with immigration office at your local Garda station
- Bank account
- You will need a letter from work, proof of address (Sometimes they will accept a letter from work stating your address), passports
- A letter will be sent via post to confirm your address, after which you can register for online banking
- Opening a Bank Account HERE
- Tax registration HERE
- Expect emergency tax for your first salary or two, but know that you will be reimbursed once the emergency tax is removed
- Flights HERE
Note if you are a Doctor:
- Very often Doctors receive only 1 year work offers from the hospital or practice where they apply for work. As a result this does not give you a Critical Skills Work Permit, instead you get a General Work Permit. However, the Minister of Justice has made allowance for this in giving immediate family reunification as exceptional circumstances. Please do email the work permit department for clarification: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- A new announcement affecting medical doctors and their families announced 8/3/22
- AMAZING document here to download- its a .pdf so will come down into your downlod file of your device
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