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My husband worked in an Acquired Brain Injury Unit in the UK but now works in Community Mental Health over here so it didn't seem to matter that he had no qualified experience in that field. x

Hi jac2011, We came to Adelaide at the end of February this year without jobs. My husband's a mental health nurse and had no problem at all finding work. He'd also only qualified last year and had been working for just 8 months as an MH nurse in the UK. Most positions in the public sector appear to be on a casual basis, but he's had more work than he originally wanted and is planning to start working fewer hours from mid-August. Casual positions seem to be the precursor to permanent work - he's been asked a couple of times if he'd like to go permanent. You also get an extra 24% on your wage if you're casual (but obviously no sick pay, maternity pay, holiday pay etc.). Re: AHPRA, my husband was told he'd need 3 months experience as a qualified nurse before he could apply. He then waited 7 months after applying before he was registered over here. The whole process was ridiculous with emails being ignored and them deciding after 6 months they needed more information then changing their minds again. From what I've read about them recently, the situation is even worse now so brace yourself for a wait with them! x

Hi, We came in February on a PR visa (189) with Singapore Airlines and got 60 kilos each (double baggage). After we'd booked the tickets we emailed the airline and sent them a copy of our visa. Make sure you print out a copy of the email they send confirming your extra baggage allowance as they told us at check in if we hadn't have brought the email with us they would have charged us for the extra! x

I posted this in another thread, but also thought I'd post it here so please skip if you've already read it Hello, Myself and my husband moved to South Australia at the end of February and so far we have loved it. I'm a registered general nurse and my husband's a mental health nurse. Neither of us had work before we arrived but had no problem finding nursing jobs. I'm from the UK and have found some things are more expensive in Australia and vice versa. We generally spend about the same / slightly more on food per month. At present we don't rent, having managed to stay in caravan parks and housesit which has saved us a lot of money. For anyone interested in housesitting there are plenty of websites where people advertise. We both earn more than we did in the UK now (even though I work 30 hours a week instead of full time) and despite the cost of living being higher we are better off and would most likely be even if we were paying full priced rent. I recommend salary sacrificing if you're able to as it saves a lot of money. There is also the Entertainment Book which you pay around $65 per year for. This is full of discount vouchers for days out, meals, holidays, haircuts etc. For general nurses, it seems that agency work is easy to pick up if you have some experience and there also seems to be more work in the private sector. I work at a private hospital which is very busy but people I work with tell me that the staffing ratio is better in the public sector. I applied to work in 2 of the public hospitals over 3 months ago and have been offered casual positions, however the whole process is very slow and I'm still waiting for my police checks to come back before I start. When I registered with the agency and started at the private hospital I only needed to show them a basic police check which I got myself through one of the local police stations. I had to pay around $65 for it, but it got me employed a bit faster as I was able to show it when I had the job offers instead of waiting for it to come through. We're in winter at the moment and although the weather's better than UK winters, houses are generally not very well insulated or heated. If anyone's thinking of coming to South Australia don't throw your jumpers / coats etc. away before you come! So far, I have loved being here. Adelaide is a great city and there is plenty to do. There are some beautiful places here and overall I have found most people to be friendly. I liked living in the UK before we moved here but so far I don't miss it. My mobile phone provider does a great international rate I can talk for up to 2 hours for only $1 which makes keeping in contact with family much easier. If anyone has any questions please ask - I don't claim to be an expert on emigrating to Adelaide but I can do my best to help xx - See more at:

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Hello, Myself and my husband moved to South Australia at the end of February and so far we have loved it. I'm a registered general nurse and my husband's a mental health nurse. Neither of us had work before we arrived but had no problem finding nursing jobs. I'm from the UK and have found some things are more expensive in Australia and vice versa. We generally spend about the same / slightly more on food per month. At present we don't rent, having managed to stay in caravan parks and housesit which has saved us a lot of money. For anyone interested in housesitting there are plenty of websites where people advertise. We both earn more than we did in the UK now (even though I work 30 hours a week instead of full time) and despite the cost of living being higher we are better off and would most likely be even if we were paying full priced rent. I recommend salary sacrificing if you're able to as it saves a lot of money. There is also the Entertainment Book which you pay around $65 per year for. This is full of discount vouchers for days out, meals, holidays, haircuts etc. For general nurses, it seems that agency work is easy to pick up if you have some experience and there also seems to be more work in the private sector. I work at a private hospital which is very busy but people I work with tell me that the staffing ratio is better in the public sector. I applied to work in 2 of the public hospitals over 3 months ago and have been offered casual positions, however the whole process is very slow and I'm still waiting for my police checks to come back before I start. When I registered with the agency and started at the private hospital I only needed to show them a basic police check which I got myself through one of the local police stations. I had to pay around $65 for it, but it got me employed a bit faster as I was able to show it when I had the job offers instead of waiting for it to come through. We're in winter at the moment and although the weather's better than UK winters, houses are generally not very well insulated or heated. If anyone's thinking of coming to South Australia don't throw your jumpers / coats etc. away before you come! So far, I have loved being here. Adelaide is a great city and there is plenty to do. There are some beautiful places here and overall I have found most people to be friendly. I liked living in the UK before we moved here but so far I don't miss it. My mobile phone provider does a great international rate I can talk for up to 2 hours for only $1 which makes keeping in contact with family much easier. If anyone has any questions please ask - I don't claim to be an expert on emigrating to Adelaide but I can do my best to help xx

Beautiful pictures Pom Queen, your dog is lovely! x

You're right - I'm sorry. I was just trying to help people out and didn't think of that. I've only sent the one out and won't do so again.

I've sent you a PM containing the examples. x

Hi Mel, I'm a nurse and am currently getting everything together for my skills assessment. The agent I'm using sent me a couple of examples of references suitable for ANMAC which I'd be happy to email you if you like - not sure if it'd help as we obviously do different jobs, but you're welcome to take a look. From the references that have been written for me so far that my agent has approved, it seems to be a normal reference but with a job description / person spec. included within it, i.e. what your job involves etc. x