Hey Duke,
Thanks again for taking the time to reply. No worries for the time taken - always just glad to have a dialogue open with anyone out there.
Somewhat disheartening and a bit of a culture shock coming from the UK where every job has to be listed for equal opportunities employment etc to a place where it's often a case of who you know. I was lucky enough to have a chat with a lovely radiographer who lives on the Sunny Coast who said exactly the same to be honest.
I think the best way I can position myself before leaving at this stage is to either stay with my current employer or move and do 18 months or so of CT so I'm fully cross-sectionally trained for when I get out there.
Disheartening to hear about a post grad requirement for MRI at the Sunshine Coast, however I'm happy for this to be a long term goal and work towards that when I'm out there, perhaps finding some work in the private sector prior.
Bit of a concern about needing some plain film skills having not taken an X-Ray in nearly 4 years, but also something I was by the lady I spoke to the other day. I'm unsure how to handle this one really without abandoning MRI altogether for a while. Unlikely to find MRI/CT/Plain film anywhere really. CT is often paired with a band 6 role which I may struggle to get anyway as it's primarily plain film and I'm somewhat deskilled by now. A tricky one this.
I didn't contact any of the people you provided me with just yet as we intend to land 2 years from now all being well, so I thought it perhaps too early to bother them just yet. I certainly will so so thanks again.
As far as ASMIRT is concerned, it was brought to my attention by my agent. Unsure if this has been changed since you applied. Details below:
https://www.asmirt.org/careers-and-employment/overseas-assessments/#a2
Note: If an applicant is an Australian citizen or a passport holder from : United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America (USA) or Republic of Ireland, they are not required to provide evidence of understanding and fluency in English.