"I have worked in the UK as a registered nurse, within the last 12 months, within an acute setting"
This has been on the last four jobs I've tried to apply for through Trac and because I've been unable to secure a nurse role since qualifying, it immediately disqualifies me from the job. The 'essential criteria' in the job description is that you are registered with the NMC, and that you have 'experience as a student or registered nurse in an acute hospital setting'. That is a box I could tick several times over as a student, but it doesn't count according to Trac.
I've tried reaching out to the contacts listed in the applications, and only one got back to me. She told me they do accept newly-qualifieds, but she can't accept direct applications via email instead - only through Trac...
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I just feel so hopeless at this point. Not that I would, and I hate that I'm even asking, but are we supposed to fudge our applications or something? If being registered and having experience as a student is allegedly supposed to be enough? I really don't get it.
EDIT: To clarify, as I saw a comment that now appears to have been deleted - I am a registered nurse, I've got a PIN, I just haven't been able to work as one due to the job crisis.