Internationally Qualified Nurses Clinical Competence Assessment Handbook - Version 1.5 - Procedures and OSCE Candidate Rules

Sep 20, 2026

A handbook defining the clinical competence assessment framework for Internationally Qualified Nurses, including the orientation and preparation course and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) process. It specifies OSCE eligibility periods, identity proof requirements, provider roles, booking, costs, refunds, attendance policies, and change procedures. It covers fitness, consent, confidentiality, dress code, circuit logistics, candidate instructions, clinical documentation, station set-up, equipment, misconduct controls, and post-OSCE steps such as marking, results notification, passing, re-sits, procedural review, and data retention.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Clinical competence assessment

Orientation and preparation course (OPC)

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

OSCE stations

Eligibility period

Proof of identity

Provider

Booking and costs

Refund

Non-attendance

Late arrival

Changes to the scheduled booking

Extenuating circumstances

Useful resources

Day of the OSCE

OSCE day registration

Fitness, consent and confidentiality declaration

Personal belongings

Special requests

Dress code

OSCE circuit

Notepad

Candidate instructions

Clinical documentation

OSCE station set-up

Clinical setting

Patient types

Equipment

Candidate assistance

Misconduct and cheating

After the OSCE

Marking the OSCE

Notification of results

Pass

Re-sits

Procedural review

Data retention

OSCE candidate rules

Internationally Qualified Nurses Clinical Competence Assessment Handbook Approval date: 5 May 2024 Version 1.5 published 6 May 2024 Review date: May 2025 Contents Table of contents ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Clinical competence assessment .......................................................................................................... 4 Orientation and preparation course (OPC) ...................................................................................... 4 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) .......................................................................... 5 OSCE stations.................................................................................................................................... 5 Eligibility period .................................................................................................................................... 6 Proof of identity ................................................................................................................................... 7 Provider ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Booking and costs................................................................................................................................ 8 Refund ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Non-attendance ............................................................................................................................... 9 Late arrival ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Changes to the scheduled booking ............................................................................................. 10 Extenuating circumstances .............................................................................................................. 10 Useful resources ................................................................................................................................ 11 Day of the OSCE ..................................................................................................................................... 11 OSCE day registration ....................................................................................................................... 12 Fitness, consent and confidentiality declaration....................................................................... 12 Personal belongings ...................................................................................................................... 13 Special requests ............................................................................................................................. 13 Dress code....................................................................................................................................... 14 OSCE circuit......................................................................................................................................... 15 Notepad ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Candidate instructions .................................................................................................................. 15 Clinical documentation ................................................................................................................. 1

FAQs

What assessment formats are included in the handbook?

The handbook covers clinical competence assessment through an orientation and preparation course (OPC) and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). It also details OSCE stations and related requirements.

What are the key OSCE booking and attendance rules?

It outlines booking and costs, refund rules, non-attendance handling, late arrival policies, and procedures for changing a scheduled booking. It also describes how extenuating circumstances are addressed.

What happens after the OSCE and how are results managed?

The handbook explains how OSCEs are marked, how results are notified, what constitutes a pass, and options for re-sits. It also covers procedural review and data retention.

Sep 20, 2026

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