Melly Hutchibon

Sorry just checked the OT council and you can apply from graduating, it was the PR visa that needed experience. The job descriptions will detail post qualifying experience needed and will likely vary on each role/speciality. Each region also appear to have different banding titles I don't think it's as uniform as the A4C bands here.

I think to have your skills/degree recognised for aus you need 2 years post qualifying full time experience check out cotrb. I may be wrong, there in an OT group on pio might be worth joining and starting a chat there x

Only 71.2% are in work, 7.8% of the population are unemployed, 22.6% are classed as unfit/unable to work and those stats are only for the working age population. So the pensioners, full time students and children are not included obviously. Many of those calculated in the figures work part time, so all things considered it's a pretty sorry state of affairs, and regardless of where you sit in terms of jobs, wealth or otherwise everyone has something to be unhappy about in the current UK economy, or maybe just me!

Happy New Year folks - hope your dreams come true whatever they may be x

I think the process is different depending on each health profession, there is an OT group which may be a good place to try to generate some discussion on the OT registration process if anyone is interested! Mel x

Hi Rosie, Thank you for your reply! From looking at the paperwork for all relevant OT AHPRA registrations it appears that a nominated employer/supervisor who is themselves registered is required - as is a stamped passport I think but I may contact AHPRA beforehand to see if there are other options! My COTRB stage 1 took 13 weeks so its great that your application was done so quickly. Will this be your first OT post since graduating or have you taken this post as a means of entering Oz? Good luck with your graduate post and your time in Tasmania! Mel x

Well it could be something or nothing, it's not actually that unusual to have a little blood in the stool now and again, I assume if it were larger more frequent amounts then your GP would expedite the referral. With that in mind and considering that your visa is approved, and arrangements are made I would go and would say nothing to immigration. Put it this way, potentially you could have already been in OZ, and there for had the same thing happened there you would have sought advice in OZ accordingly so I would continue with the plan. Good luck whatever you decide x

Hello everyone, does anyone have experience of AHPRA registration and how to go about it? I hold a 175 PR visa but I'm still in the UK and have not as yet validated my visa. Am I correct in thinking that I can only apply for 'limited registration for supervised practice' whilst I undergo my 6 months supervised practice (in OZ) in order to complete stage II - Practice Audit and receive my certificate of practice completion by COTRB. Thereafter I can apply for full registration from AHPRA?........ So to summarise I need to; 1. find an OT job in OZ 2. Arrive in OZ 3. Apply to AHPRA for limited registration 4. Apply to COTRB for stage II practice audit 5. Start work 6. Complete 6 months audit 7. Apply for full registration from AHPRA If that is the case how long does stage 3 take and are you allowed to work/earn money as an OT pending the registration coming through.... Any advice or experience of this process would be greatly appreciated! Cheers Mel x

Visa Granted Today!! :jiggy:Whoop Whoop sooooooooooooo pleased! That little nudge e-mail to the case officer maybe did the trick he he... Fingers crossed for all you guys still waiting - hope that your news when it does come is worth the wait :-)

I have just e-mailed my case officer, hopefully I will get a reply soon - I'm so impatient but actually getting nipped with the whole process now - we pay a bloody fortune for the Visa's & medicals overall so really I think were a little entitled to get a bit shirty when there are delays for no apparent reason.....I just want to know.......grr!

Congratulations to everyone getting their Grants - for those of us still unsure hang on in there! From looking at the posts there is clearly no rhyme or reason to the methods or process in which our applications go from medicals referred to health requirements finalised to 'grant'! I suppose there are just too many variables.......different visa's, application methods, medical conditions, and I suppose the efficiency of the elusive 'care officers'. Ho hum tum te tum....

Thanks for updating the tracker indyanexpress :cute:

Hi Lizgats my meds were referred on the 2nd August, and I noticed the health requirements finalised on the 15th, looking down the document list though the x-ray & med forms are showing as required - I assume that I'm waiting on the case officer finishing things off and letting us know either way - although I know the meds are finalised I dont know if thats good or bad - all I know is that there is a decision made!!! Biting my nails to the quick!

Health Requirements finalised 15/09/12.......still waiting.....hope we get some news this week - good luck everyone....

There are sometimes adverts for 'pool' staff, and also Perth is scheduled for new hospitals opening 2014 I think......