cherries002

Awe thats a shame, and frustrating. How much experience do you have? I qualify in Sept 2013 and I will be starting my first job in the busy medical assessment unit, as they have so many different conditions on the ward it should give me an excellent start and experience. I kind of hope that 2014 will be the time I can start the visa process, I KNOW I need tons of experience etc but if I can express dedication etc etc I kind of hope someone somewhere may JUST give me the opportunity (I live in hope). Hope you find something soon 'practicenurse'.

I totally agree, we have had a few on our cohort (this does not apply to everyone straight from college though) who in my opinion didnt appear quite empathetic when dealing with patients which I found quite annoying as I know some people who cant get onto the course who would make fantastic nurses. That said I think the 12 month minimum experience should apply to everyone, not necessarily full time, perhaps so many hours over a 12 month period to satisfy entry requirements so that people can still work full time/college etc.. I totally love being a nurse (I can say that now Im only about 8 weeks from finishing :wink:) and love being there for them when they need you the most, very rewarding, just wish id done it years ago. My next stage is to get that much needed experience and then start the ball rolling for Oz, beyond excited about the prospect of 1. moving to a country Ive wanted to do for so long and 2. being able to be a nurse while im there

I did 3 days voluntary work in my local care home, loved it and knew that nursing was for me, i included this in my personal statement and applied a scenario when i got through to the final interview.. They never asked how many days i had done. I think that as it is becoming more competitive to get a place it could be just the extra experience you have that clinches that place.... Good luck

Hi... Im a student nurse, and set to qualify this September :biggrin: I started the process quite a few years ago, having to do an access course first so once I finish it will have already taken me 5 years to get to this stage. Ive been fortunate to have got a job offer this week so I intend to get some experience with a view of trying to get a job in Oz next year (think I will have to be very persistent and just hope I find someone who is prepared to take me on). I did approach a couple of Universitys re: graduate scheme but they were very honest and said it was very unrealistic for me to get onto this as they took preference to the Oz student nurses first. She did however say that once I gained the experience some hospitals are prepared to give some the chance and do take them a little earlier than the normal required length of time (experience that is). What kind of nursing are you doing? what are your plans ??

I have a real quandry. I qualify in Sept as an adult nurse and intend on gettingg a minimum of 1 years experience before I try and gain employment in Adelaide. I will be 44 next year and due to the points system Im worried I wont achieve the 60 points needed even if I get the highest marks in the IELTS test. I will have a degree so thats a + I also have 2 daughters who are both in education with the eldest being 18 which also poses more problems as shes close to not being classed as a dependent :mad: I know the permanent visa is the most preferable of the 2 but can any one offer any positives about the 457, I feel this is going to be our only opportunity as a family to get us out there. Its taken me 5 years of retraining to get to this stage so you have some undestanding of how much we want this. I have researched so much and all we want to do now is get out there...... thanks, and hope some of you can offer me some encouraging stories, I really feel I need them right now :biggrin: