Leaning Disability Nursing in Australia..

[liz_b]

Does anyone have any advice for a Learning Disability Nurse looking for work in Australia.. We were hoping to move to Perth but the qualification is not recognised in W.A. We have been told to head for Sydney or New Zealand... The high cost of living in Sydney puts me off, although i have never been.. What do you think????? Liz & family,,,.......

[stephdavidandtheboys]

Hi Liz

Your skills are in demand in South Australia. I'm in the same boat as yourself and was going to just go to Victoria on a family visa and retrain.

I'm having second thoughts as I love what I do and yet Victoria don't have a LD training programme and haven't done since 1990.

Check Adelaide out... the house prices look more reasonable too.

Regards

Steph

[stshili]

I am looking for a learning disabilities nursing Job in Australia, what are my chance s of getting one. The pathway does not seem popular out there , I currently live in the UK. Ta

Sithembiso

[ali]

When I was working on the ward when I first arrived there was a LD nurse employed as an E/N because the role isn't recognised in WA

Ali

[stshili]

So how are my chances of getting a learning Disabilities nursing job. Or shld I jus forget? Thanks

[Quoll]

It's not something I have heard of here either. Mental Health nurses are in high demand as are geriatric carers but I hadnt come across any LD nurses. The closest I have met would be the school nurses we have in our special schools but they are few and far between.