The Cox's

Dont hold your breath on WA health website jobs,if they are a recruitment pool,it stays there in the website for a year,even if theres no vacancy,I rang every single one of them except mental health. Im an ICU nurse,I used to be with Healthcare Australia (WANA),shifts gets cancelled esp in the public most of the time. Now with government NURSEWEST,its better but work still gets cancelled. Fiona Stanley will open next year but Royal Perth & Freo will downsize so technically its only 250 beds extra.Lots of new grads has no jobs. Have you look at NSW erecruit?Theres plenty of ED advertised,at least in NSW they only put it in the website when they recruit staff not recruitment poop like WA(Wait Awhile) has.

There will be lots of jobs in Sydney, NSW will enforce the 1:4 ratio in April all across any local health districts. We made a mistake of coming here in Perth(as wa website has lots of advert on recruitment pool but it actually doesnt exist, false advert!)instead of going straight to NSW but we will be heading to Newcastle next month, jobs all sorted!very organised compared to Wait Awhile(WA). If Newcastle won't work for us then we'll head back to Kent too after we earn loads of money. We wil be in Folkestone or Canterbury. Good luck

You're not alone, we went back last year & lasted 3 months! NHS pays me the lowest band 5 despite having years of experience;Started work( 2 days orientation & 1 clinical placement) I didn't even finish my clinical day as work conditions is just how I remembered it when we left the UK plus the pay is soo low £10.80/hr when u can earn $38.4 in NSW with much better conditions.No brainer,were happy to be back in oz!!! Good luck

Hi there Claire, have you looked at going to Darwin for some contract work?Drake medox & sugarman intl are advertising all disciplines of nursing,free flights & accommodation subsidised 8-12 weeks contracts. Have you also tried joining nursewest?I had more work with them between ICU,HDU,and sometimes thrown into the ward,I was dreading going to the ward but its actually not too bad,i had 4 patients and they're all self caring which is a big bonus.If you are prepared to do general nursing than just your speciality,then i think you can work everyday with nursewest;money is better than permanent staff too.

Hi there,thats true about jobs here.We've been in Perth for 3 months,there's no recruitment at the moment. I have joined a Nursing agency & they book me few weeks ahead & more than half of the shifts booked were cancelled it makes me wonder if that shift is really there.It's better now that I've joined NURSEWEST, which is equivalent to NHS professionals in the UK,shifts are more consistent with them. That recruitment pool in Rockingham is non existent, I've done shifts there & asked about it but they don't have the budget. Apparently,theres a waiting list to get in so basically I got no chance. Its very nice unit though,very british! You may find those recruitment pool positions that when you ring up,theres actually no position, i kept an eye on it every week,theres 56 nursing jobs in perth metropolitan area,i think its false advertising;they either need staff or don't; and those advertised in seek are mostly agencies which gets cancelled all the time,it rolls over every week what they advertised; stay where you are unless you got jobs sorted.

We are moving interstate hopefully in April or sooner, if anyone is interested in taking over our rental in Mount Hawthorn. Its a fantastic location, 4km to Perth CBD,10mins to Kings Park & Subiaco, direct freeway access,Leederville cafe strip is very near and very good school catchment area both primary & high school( Mount Lawley & Churchlands High school). We're paying 600/week, beautiful 3 bed home all with built ins, ensuite to master,2 toilets, laundry 1 garage with direct access to house,1 bathroom, fully ducted air con, ceiling fans in all bedrooms & very low maintenance yard with covered entertainment area and outdoor storage area. If anyone is interested PM me and we can arrange a viewing. Cheers Dan.

just an update,we got all our stuff no problems & we didn't declare anything even if we only had them for 3 months.Thanks for all the advice on here.

Sunni,we are off to Adelaide this time.We used to live in NSW before just 2 hours south of Sydney.

Thanks guys,they pack our stuff today. Im taking the plunge not to declare anything or maybe just little things. We are moving to different part of Oz this time and we can't wait!!!

Hi all,we're in big dilemma here with AQIS form. We have been back for 3 months in the UK but decided to go back to Oz.We shipped some of our stuff from Australia & kept in storage as we decided to go back after starting work & it didn't work out here. We bought new sofas,dining table, beds & other small kitchen stuff. Do people here declare goods under 12 months?I'm a bit weary as we are returning back after just staying here for 3 months,customs might check thoroughly if im unlucky. I would have just not declare anything because they can't prove it. I can just say that those furnitures were given to us by relatives as they dont look brand new anyway.How do people here go with these situation?Surely it can't be just us who return in a flash!!!!please help

Peugot 308 is gone,if anyone is interested in the Skoda we still got it & would accept offers

For those who are moving back to the UK, we got 2 cars for sale as we are moving to Adelaide

1)Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI s very economical 2009 reg,done 48000 miles

2) Skoda Ambiente 1.9 diesel manual 57000 miles 2006 reg

Both are in very good condition,we are going in 4 weeks time.

Hi folks,

Please can anybody advise on the quickest way to get a nursing job in Adelaide. I am a mental health nurse and my wife is an ICU nurse. Can anyone recommend a nursing agency. I heard that people emailed the hospitals directly, does anybody have a contact email for any of these hospitals as it seems that all the recruitment is now done through SA health website and they don't have any vacancies at present. We are desperate to get back to Oz ASAP! Any help would be very much appreciated. Kindest regards. Dan

Hi folks,

Please can anybody advise on the quickest way to get a nursing job in Adelaide. I am a mental health nurse and my wife is an ICU nurse. Can anyone recommend a nursing agency. I heard that people emailed the hospitals directly, does anybody have a contact email for any of these hospitals as it seems that all the recruitment is now done through SA health website and they don't have any vacancies at present. We are desperate to get back to Oz ASAP! Any help would be very much appreciated. Kindest regards. Dan

Hi Blobby hows it going mate hope your well, we have read your posts before sorry to hear things didn't work out for you there. Now we are back we realise we came back for all the wrong reasons (won't go into that). I am not posting on here to ask if we should go back as we know that already. Just wanted to share our experience. Did you not consider going elsewhere? Oz is a big place and surely can't be bad everywhere?

Very true we should have got our citizenship would have made things a lot easier. You live and learn it's not the end of the world!

Hi everyone just want to say hello, and share our story. We are a family of four my wife and I are both nurses and we moved to Oz in 2008. We moved to NSW in a place called the Illawarra region initially it was fantastic and we adored the lifestyle, but after a couple of years the honeymoon period wore off and we began to doubt whether we had done the right thing. We started to miss friends and family and all things British. We stuck it out for another couple of years but things didn't get any better. We decided to come back to the UK in July this year we also thought about moving to a different area in Oz (In hindsight this is what we should have done). We have been back a few months and initially it was brilliant. We both managed to secure jobs in the NHS but the downside was that we have to start at the bottom of the pile again which is a real kick in the teeth. My wife started work this week and is very disappointed and she feels like a junior nurse all over again. I really really don't want to sound ungrateful but I think Australia was very kind to us when we were there. When we arrived we only had 4 thousand pounds and I was the only one working for the first 4 months but we somehow managed. We built a house and were given $24k by the Australian government which we will be eternally grateful for. We have been back since July and my wife only started working this week. I'm still waiting for CRB and health clearance it takes far too long! If we didn't have significant savings there is no way we would have been able to survive. Life just seems a lot harder here to Australia, We really took things for granted when we were there and now only realise this now that we are back. We feel pretty bad about the whole thing! It has been a roller coaster of emotions since we have been back. Our PR visa runs out in December this year so we both really feel under the cosh to make a decision! Initially when we were first going to emigrate we planned to go to Adelaide as it looked an ideal place for families. (what do people think of this?) I have got family in Adelaide from my brother in laws side and my wife has a friend who lives there as well. One thing we found very difficult in Oz was making friends, our neighbourhood was very special and we always had barbies and get togethers on a regular basis. My son who is 8 found it difficult to make good friends there I don't know if it is because he is half fillipino probably not. Its just difficult because people already have well established social networks. We have been looking at Brisbane and Adelaide and feel Adelaide would be a very nice place to live. We also have friends in Brissie but it gets very hot and humid up there (sure you get used to it though). Can anybody give us an idea whats its like to live in Adelaide? (I know thats quite difficult!) Are there any nurses on here that can tell us what its like working in Adelaide? My wife works in Intensive care and I work in mental health. Can anybody tell us of any nursing agencies in Adelaide (thanks). I know that there are many other people in the same predicament as us so it would be nice to hear from you as well. Really look forward to peoples views and any information would be very much appreciated. Thanks a lot. Dan:wink:

Hi Chris is this car petrol or diesel?

Is this car sold now?i wish ive seen it when we arrived

4 years but we all have the required hours as we are still doing the same profession. Just get your pack sorted as it has an expiry date.Ref 2&3 are no problems.Me & hubby are both nurses,we both had our managers to sign ref2 & our neighbour who is a lawyer for ref3.I rang NMC before regarding ref1,the first person I spoke to said we don't need to send ref1 as we are overseas,we only need certificate of good standing from AHPRA($50)then 2 weeks later since I posted the paperwork we got a letter from NMC asking ref1 so I rang them up & told them what I was told then she said no you need your current manager to sign it with official stamp of the hospital where you're working.Then I read the guide again,we do need the registering authority to do it so we rang AHPRA again & they did it then 2 weeks later again we got a letter from NMC that we need part b of ref b to be filled in.finally got it,so much to do but once you submitted everything you'll be on the register within 4 weeks.So much time & postage wasted,we always provide AHPRA the international prepaid envelope so it will arrive in 2-5 days in uk.We are now back 3 weeks ago & loving it.We started applying whilst in oz & most employers will ask you when are you available for interview.i got a job a week after we arrive but will take time to start due to crb checks,hubby is going for 2 interviews this week,hopefully all goes well for him too.Good luck with re registration,it will be done its just so much hassle to do.

When you contact AHPRA & do the certificate of good standing,they will sign ref1 too but make sure the part b is signed by the GP or occ health before you send it to AHPRA.Ahpra can certify your good character but not the good health.Managers are for ref2&3.Current managers & hospital are applicable for ref1 too when you're in the UK not overseas.Ours took nearly 4 months due to miscommunication

It really isn't worth a drive even if someone in here describes Kiama as very beautiful,but nah the novelty wears off after a while & as someone said you can always come down the coast during weekends. The drivers here are lunatics!!!Kiama is nice for tourist but very expensive to live.See for yourself when you come here & decide

Hi there,we just did ours last month.You need Ref1 to be signed by AHPRA and download the form Certificate of good standing in their website and pay $50.If you want the mail to be reliable and quick,it will be worth getting a prepaid international envelope from post office worth $13 and tell AHPRA you'd like to do this. I thought ours was lost as NMC sent us a letter that they haven't receive ref1 and that form. I have to chase up AHPRA & NMC if they sent it & if they got it. In the end I told AHPRA if they could resend it with the envelope provided and they agreed.It's now in the decisions panel which apparently take up to 3 months!!!Good luck with yours

Hi all, has anybody decided to owner build rather than go with a project builder? We would really love to hear your views on this and the positives and negatives.

Look forward to your replies.

Cheers

Hi Barbie, life is good nursing here, the money is excellent compared to the UK working conditions not too bad. Only negative thing is lack of career development and training/education but thats probably just the area where we are. Are you still in the UK? How's life in Blighty?​