97418 HCPC Visiting Health Factsheet A4_a4 27/03/2017 14:22 Page 1
97418 HCPC Visiting Health Factsheet A4_a4 27/03/2017 14:22 Page 1
Factsheet
Factsheet
Visiting
European
health
social
work
professionals
Visiting
European
health
or or
social
work
professionals
Practising
a temporary
Applying
registration
Practising
on on
a temporary
andand Applying
forfor
registration
occasional
basis
occasional basis
A declaration
is valid
for one
A declaration
is valid
for one
yearyear
but but
maymay
European
health
social
work
European
health
andand
social
work
professionals
can
make
a
declaration
professionals can make a declaration to to
practise
in the
a temporary
practise
in the
UK UK
on aon
temporary
andand
occasional
basis.
occasional basis.
do not
assess
visiting
professionals’
We We
do not
assess
visiting
professionals’
professional
knowledge
and
against
professional knowledge and skillsskills
against
standards
of proficiency,
so there
our our
standards
of proficiency,
so there
are are
some
limitations
on how
practise
some
limitations
on how
theythey
can can
practise
whilst
in the
whilst
in the
UK.UK.
be renewed.
If a professional
makes
be renewed.
If a professional
makes
another
declaration,
we
may
ask
for further
another declaration, we may ask for further
information
about
temporary
information
about
the the
temporary
andand
occasional
nature
of their
practice.
occasional
nature
of their
practice.
A
professional
who
wishes
to become
A professional who wishes to become
established
in
their
profession
in the
established in their profession in the
UK UK
must
apply
for HCPC
registration.
must
apply
for HCPC
registration.
details
on applying
available
Full Full
details
on applying
are are
available
at at
www.hcpc–uk.org/apply/
www.hcpc–uk.org/apply/
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Visiting
professionals
must:
Visiting
professionals
must:
to practise
–
be
currently
established
in in More
–
be currently established to practise
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information
information
relevant
European
State;
another
another relevant European State;
more
register
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out out
more
andand
see see
our our
register
of of
practise
in the
a temporary
– – practise
in the
UK UK
on aon
temporary
visiting
European
health
or social
work
visiting
European
health
or
social
work
occasional
basis
andand
occasional
basis
only,only,
andand
not not
professionals
at
www.hcpc–uk.org/
professionals at www.hcpc–uk.org/
up any
amounts
taketake
up any
role role
thatthat
amounts
to to
aboutregistration/declaration
aboutregistration/declaration
becoming
established
in
the
UK;
becoming established in the UK;
–
–
–
– use use
home
State
professional
theirtheir
home
State
professional
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in
a
language
of
that
State;
in a language of that State;
– practise
practise
within
scope
of their
within
the the
scope
of their
home
State
profession;
and
home State profession; and
– be able
be able
to communicate
effectively
to communicate
effectively
in in
English
to
the
level
necessary
for
English to the level necessary for
practising
in the
UK.UK.
practising
in the