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Nurses living/working in Melbourne, glad to help with any questions


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Guest norry&leigh

My wife and I have now been living and working in Melbourne for just over a month, would glad to be able to try and answer any questions anyone might have.

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Guest sharon leslie

hi Norry, it's Shazza Bazza ( from the good old Vicki) here from rainy brisbane. Hope you both have settled in. it would be great to keep in touch. Sharon

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My wife and I have now been living and working in Melbourne for just over a month, would glad to be able to try and answer any questions anyone might have.

 

Hi Norry and Leigh,

 

Thanks for your very kind offer. My hubby and I are off to Melbourne around May so I am sure I will have a few questions in the coming months.

 

How are the two of you finding Melbourne so far?

 

Regards Lisabella :spinny:

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hi there.....hope you are looking forward to the move...the weather at the moment has been very warm.....still round about 31 degrees at nine at night....only had a short time to get to know melbourne before we had to start work so looking forward to exploring.......hope you enjoy.

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Hi Guys thats a kind offer of help,thanks.

Im still training in the UK as a nurse and then were heading to Melbourne once qualified, tho we are heading out for 3 weeks in June to check it out, my question is did you find work easy and how are you finding the work and colleagues?

Many thanks Kelly:wubclub:

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hi kelly...we initailly went through a nursing agency to get jobs however, we did not really get what we were looking for so emailed hospitals ourselves. The hospital we are now working at sponsored us....work is pretty much the same...different routines and ways of doing things...there are lots of nurses from the uk here most are here for a year then go, the aussies are really friendly and make you feel really welcome...if you do decide to come im sure you will enjoy it....Norry.

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Hi, my family and i are thinking of emigrating. I am an auxillary, working at the local hospital in day surgery. I've been doing the job for the past 10 years. Do they have such positions in ozzy hospitals?

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Guest tanyaUK

Hi,

 

I am a registered nurse looking to come to Victoria next year. By the time we arrive I will have been qualified for 4 years. What can i expect to earn (take home) each week/fornight. Also what are the holiday entitlements?

 

Any help would be very much appreciated!!

 

Tanya

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Hi Norry&Leigh: I am also a nurse just starting the process of filling in initial forms etc to get to oz, I was wondering bout the little silly things....like are all the medications named different, what the shift patterns are....is nursing similar or very different? Any advice, or just your own experience to tell us about would be appreciated......

 

Alison

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Hi all,

 

we are planning heading to mornington in May this yr, i have been qualified for 16yrs 12 ys in A&E and lup till now as Clinical nurse specialist for DVT's or Anticoagulation. what would my earnings be and would the areas above be open to me or possibly outpatients ?? would like a mon-fri job as i have a little boy. Anyone help

 

Diane:smile:

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My wife and I have now been living and working in Melbourne for just over a month, would glad to be able to try and answer any questions anyone might have.

 

Hi there, that is great knowing thanks. i am a nurse qualified for 7 years and currently work as a practice' nurse in a gp surgery. just sent off for my skills assessment. would be great to stay in general practice and don't really want to go back into the hospitals as i have 3 children. how do the medical centres operate? are they likely to sponsor a nurse in general practice? was considering sending cv to medical centres in the area of melbourne we are looking at, would you advise this? i know oz has practice nurses and the role is newer than in the uk. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

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Guest jpnurseforce

Hi everyone

 

I hope you're all really good and enjoying your travels in Australia.

 

I am the Recruitment Co-ordinator at JP Nurseforce and have a requirement for Registered Div 1 Nurses for one of my clients in regional Western Australia (aka, the REAL outback). I am looking for nurses across the following specialties for fixed term contracts:

 

Midwives

Paediatric nurses

Emergency

 

If you are interested in a short term contract, minimum. 3 months, please feel free to send your CV .

 

For further enquiries, please send me an email by clicking on my username.

 

Please feel free to JP Nurseforce on Facebook if you are keen to keep in touch about nurse opportunities. We have opportunities across Australia.

 

Also feel free to add me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/jennifernini

 

Cheers,

 

:wink:

 

 

Jennifer Nini

Recruitment Coordinator

JP Nurseforce

 

www.jpnurseforce.com.au

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Guest proud2beaussie

Jennifer,

This is a very outdated thread,and I have had to remove your email address and phone number as per PIO policy to prevent spam,please contact the site administrator before posting this sort of material .

There is a pre moderated section in the Job Vacancy forum for posts such as these.

Kind Regards

NIGELINOZ

Moderator

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Jennifer,

This is a very outdated thread,and I have had to remove your email address and phone number as per PIO policy to prevent spam,please contact the site administrator before posting this sort of material .

There is a pre moderated section in the Job Vacancy forum for posts such as these.

Kind Regards

NIGELINOZ

Moderator

 

As they are advertising for vacancies in WA maybe it could be moved out of the Victoria section.:wubclub:

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Guest doralina

Hi Norry,

 

My name is Teodora, I'm from Canada and just joined the forum today. I saw that u help nurses with all kind of issues. As I said, I live in Canada, Calgary, AB and intend to move to Sydney. I am a RN from backhome but, haven't got my licence here because, I have to go 4years to get a BSN and I don't wanna stay here anymore, just don't like it. Anyway, I would really appreciate if you can help me with any advice, what to do and how to do it, I mean moving there to work and live, even go to school if I have to. Somebody told me that I should find a sponsorship, others to apply for permanent residency so I can study and work but, I don't know what kind of visa I need. Please, if you can help me, or anybody else, do it. Thank you in advance.

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This thread is a very old thread, there is a specific nurses thread on the forum, if you have a read and post in it you will probably get more response.

 

Also join the Life in Victoria forum there is a link at the foot of this forum. A lot of people already resident may be able to help you.

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Hi Norry & Leigh,

 

i am new to this site and was wondering if I could pick your brains with the process in each I need to follow in order to move to Australia.

i am a qualified adult nurse and looking to move to Perth. We have 2 children aged 7 and 4 weeks old so need to be able to find a visa to cover us all. I have looked at applying for a visa however can not really afford this route so like you guys would want to find sponsorship.

how do I go about this? I have emailed a couple of hospitals that said I need to be registered with the AHPRA prior to applying for jobs. Is this the route you went?

I have started the application for registration with Australia and need to get my documents certified and write down my clinical/procedural skills on my Cv!

I think I have got myself rather confused as I am reading posts on here saying that people are completing competent tests etc which i didnt think i had to do if getting sponsored but now am slightly unsure and then also would assume I would have to secure a job prior to applying for registration!

I really hope you can help as I am very confused on the process.

many thanks Lynsey

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Hi Norry & Leigh,

 

i am new to this site and was wondering if I could pick your brains with the process in each I need to follow in order to move to Australia.

i am a qualified adult nurse and looking to move to Perth. We have 2 children aged 7 and 4 weeks old so need to be able to find a visa to cover us all. I have looked at applying for a visa however can not really afford this route so like you guys would want to find sponsorship.

how do I go about this? I have emailed a couple of hospitals that said I need to be registered with the AHPRA prior to applying for jobs. Is this the route you went?

I have started the application for registration with Australia and need to get my documents certified and write down my clinical/procedural skills on my Cv!

I think I have got myself rather confused as I am reading posts on here saying that people are completing competent tests etc which i didnt think i had to do if getting sponsored but now am slightly unsure and then also would assume I would have to secure a job prior to applying for registration!

I really hope you can help as I am very confused on the process.

many thanks Lynsey

 

This thread is a very very old thread from 2008 and its doubtful that you will find the information you seek on it. I suggest you start new thread of your own in the jobs and careers section or in this section and also have a read through the Nurses thread.

 

Join up with the Life in Victoria forum there are a few medical people who are members on it. There is a link to the forum at the foot of this one.

 

 

Good luck

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Hi,

 

I am from North Melbourne. I am a Registered Nurse from the Philippines, and have just moved here permanently with my husband on a Subclass 189 Visa.

 

I am applying for assessment and hopefully will be able to work here in Australia as a nurse.

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Hi, I'm a second year adult nursing student, studying in the south west of England, due to qualify in July 2017. My husband, son and I are looking to emigrate to Melbourne as soon as I qualify. Is it a process that I can do straight away or do I need to gain experience? Any help would be appreciated on job opportunities, visa processes, registration processes, etc! I look forward to hearing from people soon. Thank you.

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Hi, I'm a second year adult nursing student, studying in the south west of England, due to qualify in July 2017. My husband, son and I are looking to emigrate to Melbourne as soon as I qualify. Is it a process that I can do straight away or do I need to gain experience? Any help would be appreciated on job opportunities, visa processes, registration processes, etc! I look forward to hearing from people soon. Thank you.

 

Probably a good idea to start a new thread yourself as this one is very very old,

 

and reading the first two pages of the thread, amazingly enough this has already been stated at least twice...........

 

Do people post without reading information that has already been offered???

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To be honest, it is probably a bit early yet to be thinking about it.

 

You will need to qualify and then get a few months experience.

 

In that time, a lot can change - including the entire process.

 

At the moment, you will need to get a few months experience and then start the registration process along side the immigration process as the former can take just as long as the later.

 

You need to check all the criteria to ensure you are eligible, this includes points - you need a minimum of 60, age and health and character requirements.

 

Do, also keep an eye on the Australian news at the job situation - nursing is not as easy to get work in, in some states as it once was and this could get either better or worse over the next year.

 

There isn't a lot you can do in practical terms until you have qualified

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