F1SCHEDULE B1AAdditional measures

F2Modification of application of this Schedule where P is taking up employment as an NHS nurse

19.

(1)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

on P’s arrival in England, P is entitled to enter the United Kingdom pursuant to a skilled worker visa granted in accordance with Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules;

(b)

P is eligible for the visa by virtue of being sponsored—

(i)

for a job within the entry for occupation code 2231 (nurses) in Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations to the immigration rules; and

(ii)

by an NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust (“P’s sponsor”); and

(c)

prior to P’s arrival in England, P’s sponsor has confirmed in writing that this paragraph applies in relation to P and has not withdrawn that confirmation.

(2)

Where this paragraph applies, this Schedule applies in relation to P as if—

(a)

for paragraph 6 there were substituted—

“6.

P must, on arrival in England, travel directly to the accommodation specified in P’s managed self-isolation package, using the means of transport facilitated as part of that package.”;

(b)

for paragraph 8 there were substituted—

“8.

In this Schedule a “managed self-isolation package” means—

(a)

written confirmation from P’s sponsor of the details of—

(i)

a place in accommodation provided by the sponsor for the purposes of this Schedule;

(ii)

transport facilitated by the sponsor to the accommodation referred to in paragraph (i); and

(b)

a testing package required by regulation 3B.”;

(c)

in paragraph 9, “accommodation, transport and” were omitted;

(d)

in paragraph 10, for “designated” were substituted “specified”;

(e)

in paragraph 14, “designated” were omitted.

(3)

In this paragraph—

(a)

“NHS foundation trust” has the meaning given in section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006;

(b)

“NHS trust” means an NHS trust established under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006.