Return to Practice :: N.C.A careers

The place to return to the job you love

As one of the largest NHS organisations in the country, we have experience facilitating a succession of healthcare professionals to return to registered practice following a career break.

Nurses
Midwives
Allied Health Professionals
Healthcare Scientists
Social Workers

A break from practice is when a practitioner’s registered license has lapsed, and they are no longer eligible to practice in the UK. This can be for a lot of reasons, including a career break, raising a family, or time spent working abroad.

Here at the NCA, we have established partnerships with local education providers to help skilled and experienced practitioners to re-enter their profession.

We are all about supporting easier career routes, refreshing skills, and helping you to regain confidence in the job you love.

To do this, we provide:

Voluntary / paid placements (subject to contract)
A comprehensive induction
Regular supervision from an experienced Practice Supervisor and dedicated Preceptorship team
CPD, service development and innovation opportunities
Flexible working
Support to gain employment within the NCA
Payment of your readmission / first year (or part year) of registration fee (excluding AHPs)

Hear from a recent returnee

Tracey Taylor “I returned to practice in 2019 after more than 13 years out of the physiotherapy profession. Leaving my NHS career was accidental. I did some extended travelling not long after I completed my junior rotations, and when I came back to the UK, finding a Band 5 role was extremely competitive so I looked elsewhere for employment. I decided to come back to work as a physiotherapist when it felt right. My children were older and there were opportunities for me to regain my HCPC with the Northern Care Alliance. Today, I work as a Specialist Physiotherapist in Stroke Services at Salford. I really love my job and appreciate the impact of my role so much more having had the time away. I feel loyal to the Trust and extremely grateful as they have helped me so much in terms of being able to complete the required training.”