Thom4444 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I can see there are several supportive nurse threads on here - are there any doctors who have made the move? OH is a hospital doctor currently applying for jobs as lead visa holder, I'm a gp. We've 2 kids aged 13 and 11 yrs. Wondered if anyone could share their experiences ? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Im not sure if we have any on the forum but i have met plenty of Dr's and nurses at the PA in Brisbane and quite a few of the GP's i have met are English or Irish too,so lots must migrate here. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 My husband is a dr (psych). We've lived in Australia twice before and are looking to return again (husbands RRV was granted this morning before he'd even finished uploading his documents! The rest of us are citizens, so don't know if that helped..). We've lived in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne ( returning to Melbourne - or Canada or SE Asia..). What kind of things would you like to know? There are things we couldn't help with because our initial entry was so long ago, and things change constantly, but happy to help if we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom4444 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Thanks Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janh Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I can see there are several supportive nurse threads on here - are there any doctors who have made the move? OH is a hospital doctor currently applying for jobs as lead visa holder, I'm a gp. We've 2 kids aged 13 and 11 yrs. Wondered if anyone could share their experiences ?TIA Hello I am a GP and moved to Perth 2 years ago. Happy to answer any questions! Would highly recommend getting out of the NHS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yyanevans Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi Jain, I'm a uk gp applying to work in Australia. Was wondering if I could pick your mind about the racgp application? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieGirl Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 some key differences between GPs in the UK and Aus are i) in Aus you do not have to register with a GP, you can see anyone you like. So people tend to doctor shop, if they don't like someone or don't like what they are told they can go to someone else. And they do - after all why see a doctor that you aren't comfortable with? It's no good for the doctor patient relationship. ii) Some GPs specialise so if you have a particular issue you might see a different GP. In the practice I go to one doc specialises in muscular skeletal problems so people with back problems travel out of the area to see him. If you have kids you will got to a doctor who advertises they are family friendly. Check out this link https://healthengine.com.au/medical-centre/nsw/balmain/balmain-east-doctors/s58136 ii) You have to pay to see a doctor and claim it back. With the software systems available this is done at the time of consultation. You hand over your Medicare card and the receptionist puts it through the system to claim the doctors fee.The doctor can choose to charge more than the medicare rate if they want in which case the patient has to pay the extra at the time of the appointment. Some doctors do not charge more so the patient pays nothing on the day, referred to as bulk billing. It depends where you live, in the more affluent areas doctors charge more. I am in Sydney and have never been bulk billed, I typically pay $30 for a GP appointment. The net result is I have never had to wait more than 2 days for an appointment and the surgery never seems that busy. iii) You can mix private and public health care So you may see a GP who bulk bills but opt to pay for a private obstetrician. If you need an MRI scan you can be referred by a public doctor to a private facility , pay more and get an appointment quicker. Typical for sports related injuries were patients are often young and working. In the UK this two tier system is the anathema of the NHS, here it is positively encouraged via the Medicare levy and higher payments if you don't have private insurance and earn over a certain amount. Personally I prefer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieGirl Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 You say your wife is the lead visa holder so this may be redundant but have you checked whether there are any geographic restrictions on where you can work? I do not know if it applies to spouses and the system changes regularly. There is shortage of GPs in country areas so the points system takes advantage of this and can stipulate you work in certain geographies for a period of time. Country here does not mean pretty little Misomers Murder villages , country areas are 5-6 hours drive from the metropolitan areas. A friends nephew who was a GP could not work in Melbourne or Sydney but he was the lead visa holder I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom4444 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks for all the advice - my husband is a hospital doctor and lead visa holder. Whilst I'm happy to have a few months off as my current job is carnage and I'm slightly broken , would like to return to work at some point! Not sure whether DWS restrictions apply to me as the fact that I've worked in Queensland for 18 months in 2000 is apparently helpful? Just trying to find out if I can work as a Dr on a spouse visa, or if I need to apply for a separate visa in my own right. All seems sooo complicated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks for all the advice - my husband is a hospital doctor and lead visa holder. Whilst I'm happy to have a few months off as my current job is carnage and I'm slightly broken , would like to return to work at some point! Not sure whether DWS restrictions apply to me as the fact that I've worked in Queensland for 18 months in 2000 is apparently helpful? Just trying to find out if I can work as a Dr on a spouse visa, or if I need to apply for a separate visa in my own right. All seems sooo complicated... If you are on a Spouse Visa you can do any job you wish, visa-wise, you just have to look at the registration etc side of it. A Spouse Visa gives unrestricted working rights. However your posts suggest that you would actually be a dependent spouse on whatever visa your husband gets - for you to be on a Spouse Visa he would need to already be a citizen or permanent resident and be sponsoring you as his wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottieGirl Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 This is so complicated. When I arrived 15 years ago I was the spouse and my husband was on a 479 visa, he was restricted to his employer, I could work anywhere. But this changes regularly - Thom talk to one of the migration agents on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 - Thom talk to one of the migration agents on the board. For the OP, in case you haven't seen it, there is an "Ask the Agent" subforum of the Migration forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Thanks for all the advice - my husband is a hospital doctor and lead visa holder. Whilst I'm happy to have a few months off as my current job is carnage and I'm slightly broken , would like to return to work at some point! Not sure whether DWS restrictions apply to me as the fact that I've worked in Queensland for 18 months in 2000 is apparently helpful? Just trying to find out if I can work as a Dr on a spouse visa, or if I need to apply for a separate visa in my own right. All seems sooo complicated... What visa will your husband be on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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