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Supporting your Job Search

An eight week programme for HKBNO offering personalised 1- 1 support for all of your employment needs!

Steps Towards Work – Employability Training for HK(BNO)s is a programme ran by Transform Training across Nottingham City and Beeston

Public sector and healthcare jobs

There are lots of employment opportunities with local councils including Social Care work. 

Where to search?

The East Midlands Jobs site allows you to search for jobs advertised by a number of organisations; it only features genuine employers and real opportunities 

Find opportunities to work within local authorities near you. This website uses a postcode search to identify your nearest local authorities and signposts you to their latest opportunities.

Find opportunities across the public sector on Jobs Go Public – This site is especially useful for roles in teaching and social work

The UK Government’s ‘Find a Job’ service can help you to search and apply for public and private sector jobs near you.

This site is useful for those looking for a job in the National Health Service, such as a nurse or doctor

If you are struggling to get a job in the public sector or in healthcare, please contact us and we may be able to support you. Email us at hkbno@emcouncils.gov.uk.

Nursing support

There is a really useful pack for Hong Kong nurses who want to work in the UK here:

Criminal checks

If you are applying for a job in the UK which needs criminal checks, you will need to apply to the Hong Kong Police for a Certificate of No Criminal Convictions. You can find the UK Government guidance here:

Letter on Certificates of No Criminal Conviction (publishing.service.gov.uk)


Volunteering 

Volunteering in the community can not only help with your integration, but also provide valuable experience for your CV. Some of the benefits of volunteering include:

The following Community Voluntary Support (CVS) organisations can advise you of volunteering opportunities in your area:

If there is nothing suitable for you, please contact us and we may be able to link you with opportunities in your area.


Interested in Teaching English? We can help!

Flying Cows

English as a second or other language (ESOL)

Funded places for Hong Kong BNO Visa holders living in the East Midlands


OET Pilot Project

Discover more about East Midlands Councils’ pilot project to help Hong Kong BNO into NHS jobs in the Midlands.

In 2022, EMC funded 20 nurses to sit a preparation course with Klik2learn to help them to pass the Occupational English Test (OET) which is the first step in their pathway to employment.