248 of the 256 NHS employers on the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors have sponsored overseas workers since 2023. They have issued 174,662 certificates of sponsorship for Skilled Worker visas. The biggest sponsors are Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The employers include NHS trusts in England, NHS boards in Scotland, health boards in Wales and health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland.
Live jobs at these employers are grouped by occupation code. The occupation code decides whether a job can be sponsored and which salary rule applies.
Open an employer’s profile to see its live jobs and its recent visa record.
Yes. 256 NHS employers are on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. 248 of them have issued certificates of sponsorship since 2023, 174,662 in total.
Since 2023, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has issued the most certificates of sponsorship (4,075), followed by Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (3,671) and Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (3,596).
Yes. The register lists 16 NHS boards in Scotland, 10 NHS employers in Wales and 5 health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland. In Scotland, NHS Education For Scotland has issued the most certificates of sponsorship since 2023 (1,947).
Today the most live jobs are for Specialist medical practitioners and consultants (SOC 2212), Other registered nursing professionals (SOC 2237) and Registered specialist nurses (SOC 2233). A job's occupation code decides whether it can be sponsored and which salary rule applies.
It depends on the band, the occupation code and the nation. Our NHS pay bands page compares each Agenda for Change band with the visa salary rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Open the job to read the full advert, then apply through the link on it. A sponsor licence does not mean that every job can be sponsored, so check the advert or ask the employer before you apply.
The employer list comes from the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors, refreshed daily. Visa figures are certificates of sponsorship from Home Office data. Whether a job can be sponsored depends on the role and the employer’s current licence.
Most NHS jobs are paid on Agenda for Change bands. Whether a band meets the visa salary rule depends on the occupation code and the nation. Our page on NHS pay bands and visa rules compares each band with the rules.