Ireland medical registration and job application process

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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

  1. EPIC registration
    1. Registration with this independent company is required for verification of the authenticity of your qualifications
    2. Open account and pay
    3. Verification of identity with Notary cam – just follow online prompts – you will verify your identity through a video call
    4. At the end of verification, you can request EPIC to send your documents to the IMC
    5. Only your IDC and degree is needed for the IMC. If you upload any other documents, you will pay additional fees for its verification.
    6. Documents
      1. 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:
          1. 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,
          1. 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
          2. Send proof of payment to Stanton
  1. Medical degree
    • Upload your degree to EPIC
    • Email the university where you obtained your medical degree:
      1. Include your name, ID number, student number, name of the degree and which year you qualified
      2. Note that only certain individuals at a university is qualified by EPIC to verify your degree – this might delay the process
      3. Follow the timeline on your epic account
  1. IELTS
    1. Cost approximately R3500
    2. Do this early
    3. Requirements: average band score of 7.0 or more and at least 6.5 in all categories.
    4. Needs to be less than 2 years old
    5. 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
    6. Submit to IMC (Irish Medical Council) with registration application(courier)
  2. Police clearance
    1. Apply early! Processing can take 3-6 months
    2. Apply at local police department: fill in the form, fingerprints submission and pay the fee (R112)
    3. 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
  3. IMC- Irish Medical Council
    1. Registration will be under general medical registration – usually category 4
    2. Open an account
    3. Submit EPIC documents (you should be able to do this from the EPIC website)
    4. Submit IELTS
    5. 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)
    6. 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
    7. Pay registration fee of 310 euro
    8. 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)
  4. Job applications:
    1. Either do it yourself or use a company
      1. 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
      2. 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
          1. It would be general work permit unless you are given a 2 year contract
          2. It takes about a month to obtain
        • Getting employed in Ireland HERE
  1. Coming to Ireland:
    1. Flights HERE
    2. 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
      1. DO NOT settle on online viewing of apartments – only agree to a rental you have visited in person
      2. 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
    3. PPS
      1. Requires passport and proof of accommodation (bank account), letter from work and work permit
      2. 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
      3. PPS HERE
    4. Register for your IRP card (Irish Registration Permit) Depending on CSEP or GWP type work permits HERE
      1. 300 euro per person, requires PPS number, work permit, passports, takes about one month
      2. Book appointment with immigration office at your local Garda station
    5. Bank account
      1. You will need a letter from work, proof of address (Sometimes they will accept a letter from work stating your address), passports
      2. A letter will be sent via post to confirm your address, after which you can register for online banking
      3. Opening a Bank Account HERE
    6.  Tax registration HERE
      1. Expect emergency tax for your first salary or two, but know that you will be reimbursed once the emergency tax is removed

 

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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