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International recruitment

If you are a care worker

Displaced workers

You are considered a displaced international recruit if you have received a letter from UKVI saying your sponsor (employer) has had their licence revoked.

This means that you may need to find another sponsor who will employ you so you can stay in the UK. 

Support available

If you want further information after you receive your letter, call the UK Visas and Immigration Contact Centre on 0300 790 6268 (select option 2). 

More information and other forms of contact can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

The Department for Health and Social Care have produced guidance to help international recruits looking for jobs in the UK's social care sector. 

This guidance includes information on:

  • how to avoid scams
  • spot signs of exploitation 
  • funding further support 

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) International Recruitment Project

As part of the BNSSG International Recruitment Project, Proud to Care have developed some guidance and support programmes for overseas care workers in North Somerset.

  • Welcome to North Somerset - a useful guide to living in North Somerset
  • Free access to an English learning app – we are providing free access to this app for overseas workers. Please email us for more information
  • Welcome vouchers – we’re excited to offer a limited number of retail vouchers for individuals sponsored to work in the care sector in North Somerset. These vouchers can be used at most supermarkets and a variety of high street stores. Please ask your employer to email us. 
Proud to care team

Training

Bristol City Council has organised cultural awareness training sessions for sponsored care workers. These will be delivered by ASH Healthcare Training/ 

The sessions are for sponsored care workers who have recently arrived to the UK. Care workers who have recently started working in a local care setting are also eligible.

The training will focus on:

  • care values
  • improving communication skills
  • improving record keeping
  • how to delivery care with dignity and respect

Local care providers have kindly offered training rooms to accommodate this training across the BNSSG area. This is to provide a session local to your organisation. There are 12 places available for each date so these may fill up quickly.

2025

Training will take place over a full day - 9:30 for 10am start until 16:30PM.

Tuesday 1 July

Caremark Offices

Filwood Green Business Park

1 Filwood Park Lane #Office Unit 02, Bristol, BS4 1ET

book this session via Eventbrite

Wednesday 16 July

Bristol Community Links South

Langhill Ave, Inns Court, Knowle, BS4 1TN

book this session via Eventbrite 

If you have any questions about these sessions please contact greta.cerniauskaite@bristol.gov.uk.

Further support

More information can be found at these supporting organisations: 

Healthzone - our sponsored care workers app

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We are excited to announce the release of our new BNSSG Sponsored Care Worker app for sponsored care workers across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

On the app you can find information around how to live and work in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This includes:

  • how to register with a doctor
  • how to find somewhere to rent
  • where to do your shopping - including international or specialist food markets or where to buy second-hand school uniform
  • how to travel across the area - by bus, train or bicycle
  • how to get help and support if things don’t go according to plan

You can download this in the App Store or on Google Play.