Nurse needs help!

[moores2melbourne]

Hi everyone,

I know that as nurses are such a friendly and supportive bunch I can ask for advice. I am a nurse who has been qualified for 15 years (!) and am looking to move the family to Melbourne. I was intending to come over on the skilled migration visa but alas as I have been on maternity leave for 9 months out of the past year, I do not meet the 20 hour per week rule.

I am now looking to coming over on a long term sponsorship visa (457?) but don't really know where to start! I am going to start the process with the Victoria Nurses Board this week but am not sure how to go about looking for sponsorship. Also is there a good chance of getting permanent residency from this visa?

I also have a predominently community background and it seems to be a lot of the sponsorship is hospital based. I have experience in Primary Care (Minor Injury/illness) but was really hoping to do Community Nursing.

I noticed that there is the Royal District Nursing Service, does anyone know anything about them and whether they sponsor overseas nurses? I was looking at their job vacancies and I fit a lot of them perfectly.

Any help and advice would be greatfully received-I need a bit of hand holding!

Lynn

[Graham&kym]

aah all nurses need help...but aern't they great. just peruse the pages of the WA online and you will find loads of jobs....TLC heading your way in buckets...

[ashmalog]

my friend went over to melbourne on a 457 but she has to work full time. she applied for PR after 6 months of being out there. they gave her a bridging visa in between so that she didn't have to come back to the uk to apply. i am community based (practice nursing) and would love to be sponsored but no such luck - yet! going for PR as i don't want to work full time as i have 3 young children. i looked on careerone.com for jobs and emailed companies directly.

[planky]

hi....I am going on a 457...i e-mailed hospitals directly and asked if they would sponsor me...i was surprised at the amount of interest i received too....worth you giving it a go!

Have you been on our nurses thread on pio?