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Both hubbie and I have essential hypertension diagnosed before emigrating, we are on meds for same and both got visas. Hubbie was 50 too. Good luck!

i arrived with 14 and 8 year old boys. My 14 year old is a sports fanatic and loves it here in rural NSW. I love the community spirit you get in towns rather than cities. I am happy to travel for shopping etc. the boys did cricket, soccer, rugby union, swimming, golf, tennis, athletics and the eldest went to compete at the NSW Eastern Creek state finals for the cross country after winning his school race etc. He has come runner up in Tamworth Junior Golf open in his age/grade. For him life is perfect. The younger onew loves it here too though he took a little longer to settle. He works in a cafe at the weekend and a few days after school. He will soon be driving. Hubby found a job in his hospitality world just over a month after we arrived here. He had not found work at his manager level back home for a long while. He only regrets not coming sooner. We we love the lifestyle, the country welcome and have a good, but not hectic, social life. My work has bent over backwards to make us feel at home and get settled. I can recommend my employing health district as good to work with. I am not a city girl so it suits me, I want my children to have that upbringing so we are very happy going rural.

you can raise your tax free allowance to $34,000 by salary packaging. With a meals entertainment card I then raise it to $42k all legally. I love that it pays to work here, rather than being penalised like I was in the UK

yes bigmac mac enjoying it very much! Pm me nearer the time

It depends on where you are looking. NSW Health often has positions in CFHN advertised. The role is similar but less autonomous. You are very like a public health nurse rather than a health visitor. I use the same skills but less often as there is no real child protection or looked after children caseloads. I am an authorised immuniser, I do primary visits called UHHVs and child health checks, breast feeding support etc. not so different good luck.

https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=175526 https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=174075 https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au/ViewPosition.aspx?Id=155772 i applied for jobs and when successful was offered sponsorship. If they haven't been able to fill the post locally they may offer sponsorship. I would also suggest you talk to Rural Doctors network (rdnnsw) who can link you up with potential employers for sponsorship eligible positions. Good luck.

Nurses/doctors always have to do full visa Medicals, regardless of visa. That is why I'm wondering if everything got ticked on the application? Other applicants may have tests added, but health staff always have the same tests regardless of where they come from.

Sam did you not have to tick somewhere that you would be working in hospitals? I did for both visas and was always asked for hep.

Hi I had a letter of offer because I applied for a post with sponsorship before I came over to Oz. Do you have an independent visa? What sort of work are you looking for? If you want to chat/talk pm me. I am employed as the Aussie equivalent of HV in NSW.

i work here as a child and family health nurse. I came on a 457 a year ago and was also promised PR which was granted a few weeks ago. Sponsorship is possible but you might need to go outside the metropolitan areas. I was a HV for 11 years before I came out.

Kirsty you need one year post qualifying experience here because Australian Nurses do a post-graduate year before they are considered to be fully qualified. Any experience is counted, and skills are always deemed transferable. You may find it challenging here too, but not because of the hours or staffing levels. It's different. Especially if like me you have considerable experience in the UK. Not worse or better, just different. Good luck!

Yes I was originally :biggrin:

I was when I arrived and I produced passport, and address proof. It was fine you will be too. It took ten working days to get the registration number though good luck.

My employer is a local health district so have done nominations hundreds of times. DRC and fully completed applications are looked at as a first priority. Lots of applications are not fully completed.

My nomination and visa were granted today, 7 weeks after the nomination and 5 weeks after application. All police checks, Medicals etc were front loaded as advised by my employer. :jiggy:

Loving it here, but Child and Family Health Nursing is more like a staff nurses role in a Health Visiting team than an actual HV. CFHN do online part-time course with a 2-4 weeks practice placement. Very unlike HV course. That said I get paid a lot more than I ever did as a Health Visitor and am spending three months covering for the NUM which is interesting too. Good luck Shelz. I met another HV this year, she is in management permanently, she found the loss of autonomy in CFHN compared to that which HVs have in UK too hard to cope with.

It's acceptable in NSW. Lots of people ring and leave CVs in case of potential jobs. Good luck with the job search! it is my experience that the direct approach is better here, and not seen as forward at all. There is a very mobile workforce in health.

I work for. NSW Health, HNEHealth LHD. They are great, salary packaging is good and additional fringe benefits like meals and entertainment help a lot. I am very happy there.

Where are you? UK or Oz?

Hi I applied to APHRA Easter 2012 eligible May2012 and arrived Nov 2012. Produced proof of address, passport with visa stamp (I know! But I had one) letter of offer of employment (I had one too) and it took ten working days. good luck guys!

Making these decisions are a personal choice. I was one of a generation who were xrayed in uterus in the third trimester to estimate size, gestation and number. When ultrasounds came along they were less risky. So this stopped. Good luck with your choice/decision, parenting becomes a long journey of such choices and dilemmas. I hope the pregnancies etc go well

I am agreeing with you and pointing out the difference to the UK

The big chemists sell it cheaper. And no two packet of 16 rules. Yet

If you are confident the gas connections and electrics are the same go ahead. I would not be. Good luck.

We have a gas heater and it's nothing like any I have seen in the UK, particularly the connection. What would you do for warranty etc if it broke?