“I’m a qualified medical doctor but I’m working as a support worker in UK”: Lady
- A lady who is a qualified medical doctor in Nigeria is now working in the UK as a support worker
- She posted a video on TikTok to tell people why she was downgraded to the level of a support worker after arriving in the UK
- The lady said she moved to the UK for studies and she was thinking she would work and study, but things didn’t go as planned
A Nigerian lady who is a qualified medical doctor relocated to the UK, where she works as a support worker.
She had moved to the UK to do a masters degree in public health, and she was hoping to work and study at the same time.
The lady had to write her PLAB 1 before she would work as a doctor. Photo credit: TikTok/@_drcho.Source: TikTok
In a TikTok video, the lady, @_drcho said when she got to the UK, she had to be registered there as a doctor before she would be allowed to work.
She said she had to first pass the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB 1) test which is compulsory for non-UK trained medical doctors who would like to practice in the country.
In the meantime, she was a student and she had bills to pay which means she had to do something to earn money.
That was how she started working as a support worker 20 hours a week to earn enough money to care for herself.
The doctor said she was scared of what people would say, but at a point, she did not care anymore.
Watch the video below:
Reactions as doctor becomes a support worker in the UK
@Ladyjay said:
“My hubby was a senior reg in naija, he’s currently a cleaner in the UK. Thank goodness he has passed his PLAB 1.”
@Nurse_val said:
“Can you tell me if I qualified for masters in Uk with my BSc nursing degree.”
Source: TheTalk.NG