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Just an update in case anyone else interested, I managed to find a company that is set up by nurses for nurses and complies with all the NMC criteria and will do reflections and confirmations for nurses so they can revalidate, by the time I found this I had already tracked down an old colleague to help me but it may be useful to other people, costs £60 - ACI training and consultancy Ltd, I haven’t used them but found them through emailing a few services when I was looking for help.

2 hours ago, Nemesis said:

When we talked about it, we reckon that the NMC probably wouldn't be too happy about it! They seem to want all the t's crossed and I's dotted in detail; a friend of his was randomly selected for extra verification recently, took over 3 hours to fill in the online list of courses, and they are now waiting to see how much of the reflective stuff they will need to send in. Plus the confirmer is likely to be contacted by the NMC, and goodness knows how much paperwork that'll generate!

Wish I could offer more help; only thing I can think of now is to maybe contact the wards where you used to work and see if there is anyone there willing to help. 

I just thought that a service might offer professional reflection sessions and check your paperwork but yeah might be an nmc type restriction, thank you anyway I will have to keep looking and probably contact some blasts from the past!

1 hour ago, Nemesis said:

I was hoping maybe one of the related categories on that link would work for you if you don't know any nurses. I've just been helping a friend track down info for his revalidation and I asked about paid revalidation services, but he didn't seem to think its very likely. 

That’s a shame, there seems to be a money making scheme made out of everything, thought this may have been the same! Thanks anyway 

12 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

Have you seen the list here on the NMC website? Might help a bit. DO you not work with any UK trained nurses?  https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/revalidation/list-of-confirmers-revalidation.pdf

Thanks, I understand all the process, I just don’t know any Uk nurses who still have a PIN number needed for the form,

Or does anyone know of any revalidation services that I can pay someone to be my confirmer? Thanks 

Hi, I need help to revalidate with the nmc again and keep my UK registration, I’ve worked in aus so long now that I don’t know any uk nurses and aus nurses don’t get what I’m on about, anyone want to help me out and I will of course give you my details too. I’m in the uk at the moment temporarily caring for sick parents fyi

I’m in this situation, anyone able to help me out? Thanks 

Ours was free (the same week) and when I looked up why others were paying, people have said you have to pay if you live where your biometrics appointment is done? We live in Newcastle so didn’t have to pay as we had to travel to Sydney but had we lived in Sydney we would have been charged! Don’t know if that’s true, do you live near your appointment?

On 02/01/2020 at 15:54, MacGyver said:

Thank you for that! We submitted last week and had biometrics appointment on Friday, just an anxious wait now!

excellent, thanks very much, you have been a great help

Hi another question, we have completed the form and have bio metrics thing to do in Sydney tomorrow, but we are wondering if we need to submit proof of relationship such as photos, texts, letters from people who know us or is the marriage certificate enough? The checklist just asked us to provide proof of relationship so we thought marriage cert would be enough but now we are second guessing everything as it costs so much money!

Thanks

yeah i was thinking that too, they want to make it look hard! Thank you for your help, i will take my time and give it a go!

Wow that is alot of information on that site, it looks really complicated! 

Thank you, we have a better idea of what we are doing now.

Hi thank you, i mean that my job offer is conditional on police checks/references so do i need to wait for these to be cleared or is the conditional job offer enough to attach to visa application.

I didn't know about the Aus salary, will my payslips for 6 months be what they are looking for? And will they want my partners pay slips too or just mine?

And i didn't know about the interview either and handing in passport! Thanks for that, very helpful!

Hi, i am (dual citizen - UK/Aus) getting married to an Australian later this month and then we want to apply for the partner visa so we can return to UK to live/work. I have a written conditional job offer earning enough to cover requirements - is this enough to apply for visa or do i need to wait for police check/references to return? Also i applied for 189 visa myself and found it easy without any help, is the partner visa straight forward too or do you think we should pay someone to help us? Any idea on time frames for visa and can we return to UK before his visa is issued on a visitor visa? Any info appreciated.

Thanks

Where will u be wrking? I live in tannum and wrk in gladstone

Similar happened to me..I think u have the job but they wont tell u till all refs, paperwrk etc are checked out..I found it a bit frustrating but that's how they do it..I phoned the manager and got reassurance...got properly offered in abt two weeks

If you have enough points for 189 then its the best option and I wouldn't even be considering being sponsired by anyone..you are free to do whatever you like then..

You will still get 10points towards the visa...or do u need the 20?

I dnt remember being given a time limit but I didn't submit it till I had everything in hand ready to post....is there any point submitting before you have everything?

Maybe. Or maybe they had to take separate holidays because they couldn't take all the children together. The oldest child must have a very stressful life and perhaps the parents want her to have a bit or 'normal' time without worrying about her siblings.

Maybe the marriage is under stress and they needed a break apart. We can wonder all we like, but until the truth comes out we won't know for sure what was going on.

Or maybe they are not even together anymore and live apart...sad story for everyone involved anyway..thankfully im only reading about it.

Maybe it was planned with the father and thats why he wasnt around

I agree the media sensationlise terribly, shock horror, a jaw dropping headline - condemn her, hang her etc etc - it brings out the worst in peoples initial reactions - I must be becoming more balanced and thought out as I get older (I'm only 37.....and a half). On the surface I agree with you PC or course, however one must stop to think WHY and maybe just maybe we all get a better understanding of the underlying problem/s that culminated in this terrible situation before we express ourselves when were angry/upset/emotions running high etc. For the man/woman who casually strolls upto someone in the street and ends there life for no reason at all they should be given the rope .... Unfortunately it takes a situation like to this occur before anything is done (at the root cause of the issue) to try to prevent these things from happening again ie, a review of the case, history, care, support, analysis etc.

Sometimes I think we look to make excuses for certain ppl though as we dnt want to believe certain evil exists..this case may very well be deserving of our compassion but ppl assumed it very quickly..it may not too and could just be another mother who killed her child...there have bn countless selfish reasons given for ending a childs life. ..we dnt know what this full story is but we are judging it to be sad and understandable. ..children are dead though, we only have media reports..but I guess ppl will never change in that way and will always judge by their own values

Yes it's all maybes n perhaps..we dnt knw. .mental illness wasnt reported..we just assume things..but I would never assume someone to have a mental illness just because they carry out an act I disagree with or find difficult to understand

I must say Lorna I'm surprised at your comments especially with you being a Mental health nurse. I understand and agree with your comments about being an advocate for children but I would have expected you to be considering the mothers mental health state also.

What comments are you surprised by? I dont think it's right for adults to take the lifes of children into their own hands..being a mh nurse means I knw mental illlness isnt always present in cases where good ppl think it must be...there's bn no mention of illness..no mention of alot of things..we are all assuming things which may not be true