Guest Lannylo Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hello All, What a great thread:cute:I am also a student nurse with six months left to qualify:shocked:We are coming to Perth in Jan - Feb 09!!!! Some hossies look really nice and i have been in contact. I am thinking of doing the grad program, does anyone have any positive feedback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I know WA like everywhere else is really short of nurses. I know the hopsital I work at is short of nurses - it is worth contacting them directly - you may get a job offer. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin&lorraine Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Yes you need skills assessment to apply for visa you can get this first from ANC but if you know which state you want to live in you can apply direct to them for registration and then apply for skills assessment from ANC this is the cheapest way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicko Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi,What a great idea to have a nurses thread.My wife Sue 39, is a Sister on a Renal ward in Canterbury,Kent and we are just beginning the long visa trail! We are hoping to emigrate to Perth once the visas are in place and Sue would like to stay in renal nursing if possible as she has 6 years experience.I'm Nick 43,a lorry driver and heavy plant operator and we have twin boys Matthew and Joseph 7. We want to emigrate to try and give them a better start in life and to enjoy a bit more sunshine! We worry so much about all the violence,crime,drugs etc that we just want to get away from the uk,sad though it will be to leave. The N.H.S seems to have become a huge dinosaur with far too many managers and too few staff to do the dirty work! Anyway enough moaning,lets just look forward to the far off day when we finally get on the plane!! Good luck to you, all Sue and Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shariliz Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi this is a great thread. Im a nurse in Blackburn working on an acute nedical ward. Lorraine:v_SPIN: Crikey, reading that just brought back a flood of memories.......I was at Blackburn in the early 80's!! BRI, QPH etc...lived in the staff res at QPH........eeh, them were t'days!!! Some of my rellies still live in Accy, Snuffy Har'ood and Ozzy as we used to call Accrington, Great Harwood and Oswaldtwistle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siobhan Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Everyone, I'm Siobhan from northern ireland, been nursing since 1980 in NHS, mostly medical wards, have been care manager in hospital last 4 years organising complex discharges. I have hubby and 3 kids,eldest 2 are in Oz, my son bricklayer in perth on WHV and daughter in sydney hairdressing for working holiday visa also. Have 10 year old boy, got our visa last week hopin 2 go 2 perth as soon as house sold, taking ages!!! Will go back 2 nurse in perth, now awaiting registration from NMBWA.. Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carorp Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi, i am a Cardiac Nurse specialist, planning on moving to mount Eliza in Melbourne in Oct/sept. I have two children a girl and a boy aged 7 and 5years. Won't know anyone when move there and have not got a job lined up yet as a bit early. Just had medicals three weeks ago. House up for sale but housing downturn has not helpd in the sale. We have buyers, who have buyers who don't have buyers, people don't seem to be getting on the bottom of the ladder. Advice get house on the market ASAP. Keep in touch. Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil armstrong Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 hi i,m not a nurse but my wife is shes called tina & is in sunderland doing acute care of the elderly & medicine.i,m neil & we have laura 17 in may ( who doesnt wanna move) & ben whos 5 in june,we really like the look of adelaide.tina wants to work part time 4/5 hours a day n would like to work on the community if possible so any advise on this would be great,shes been a nurse for 15 years n like most of you needs to get out of the nhs cheers:chatterbox: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dellawarren99@hotmail.com Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hello, I am coming out to join you in Queensland as a nurse director working in the Department of Health. I look forward to meeting some of you. I start in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Neil, it must be very difficult for Laura, I would suggest she comes with you for a little while - that way she always has the easy option of returning once she's validated her visa. They're begging for nurses all over Australia. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CathCol Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Hi my name is Catherine started training '87 have not nursed since 04 as had 2 more children - that makes 4 altogether!! Still registered (due to re-reg dec'08) but have been working as an NVQ assessor. Not sure what to do next!! Working on getting back on agency which is where most of recent experince is.Have form for transcript of training and ANC assessment saved on PC. Is it worth filling in the ANC assessment considering my lack of recent expereince just to have that bit done?? Not planning to go until 2010 and hopefully on OH visa as employer sponsored. Want to have all my bases covered though with my end if you know what I mean! Any advice cheers Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 It's a while ago since I did my skills assessment, but I do remember that you had to have had something like 12 months out of the last 18 working about 20 hours a week (that's a guess) - someone whose done it recently will know for sure. I do remember a colleague going the state sponsored route because she's been on Mat leave for a year and didn't meet the hours needed to have worked criteria. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scots-in-oz! Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hi my name is Catherine started training '87 have not nursed since 04 as had 2 more children - that makes 4 altogether!! Still registered (due to re-reg dec'08) but have been working as an NVQ assessor. Not sure what to do next!! Working on getting back on agency which is where most of recent experince is.Have form for transcript of training and ANC assessment saved on PC. Is it worth filling in the ANC assessment considering my lack of recent expereince just to have that bit done?? Not planning to go until 2010 and hopefully on OH visa as employer sponsored. Want to have all my bases covered though with my end if you know what I mean! Any advice cheers Catherine Hi Catherine Ali's correct. Before having your skills assessed you need to have worked for 12 months out of the last 18, working 20 or more hours a month. If your not planning on going till 2010 might be worth trying to do this? That way you can go on a 175 skilled indepenent visa, which will give you more flexability. Again like Ali says, there's always the sponsorship route if need be. Good luck! Mags:wubclub: x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pozzy Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hi I'm Karen living on the Gold Coast. Worked as an Auxilliary nurse back in the UK in the NHS for 13 years. I now nurse on a orthopaedic ward in a private hospital out here and I am currently finishing my Diploma in nursing (Which I did as a distant learning course) and will go on to do my degree in 2009. Good Luck to all you lucky people escaping the NHS although must say I had 13 happy years with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BritishGlobeTrotter Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Ok, now I am totally confused!!! I cannot see where it says that you have to have 12 months out of 18 to have your skills assessed on the ANMC site. Can anyone please help? I saw that this was the case for immigration for the 175 visa but not for actual skills assessment. ANYONE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getus2oz Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 hi everyone, the work experience rules changed recently from 18months to 24months but still 20hrs per week, this is the requirement for the visa and not for skills assessment. if you have your skills assessed now they will be vaild for a max of 2years. hope this is of some help to someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CathCol Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 HI thanks for reply - confirmed what I kinda thought anyway - have time on my hands have flights held for sept so if all goes well will start visa application then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Sorry, i thought because you were applying for your skills assessment you were going to be applying for a visa pretty soon afterwards. The skills assessment gives you the asco code to put onto your application. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carorp Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Bonnie Glad to see someone else is going to melbourne. Where abouts? heading in same direction sept/oct and looking for a Cardiac nurse post, or something on a partime basis! qualified 18years. caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willjay Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 My wife has contacted both ANMC and QNC, for skills assessment you need to have worked as a registered nurse in the last FIVE years. But for visa requirements for skilled visa independent you need to have worked 12 months out of last 24 months. Alternatively you could try the sponsored temp 457 ( our chosen route). It seems unlikely that if you have not done the 12 out 24 months you will not have enough points to qualify for skilled independent although each case is obviously individual. Hope this helps clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CathCol Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi me again just to recap not nursed since '04 as had 2 kids - still registered and worked as NVQ assessor. Contacted NMC happy enough that NVQ assessing meets their requirements - so the query - does anyone know if this would be OK for skills assessment for ANC I mean what do clinical tutors put if they want to emmigrate?? Any thoughts ,as always ,really appreciated!:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getus2oz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 hiya cathcol, have you read "standards of assessment of nurses & midwives for migration" on ANMC website?? It would be nice to think you'd have no problems with skill assessment as newly qualified nurses seem to be able to obtain the letter of determination for their visas, however the above document does mention evidence of work experience as registered nurse for a minimum of 3mths (full-time equivalent) within the last 12 months or you would need to complete a migrant bridging programme. I think it will depend on how you can sell your current role. I think I would try e-mailing ANMC : internationalsection@anmc.org.au fingers and toes crossed xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 alot of the assessors/tutors I know have continued to practice as well (even if it's one day a week), so that the can continue to say they are still in clinical practise. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest landerson78 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi everyone!! I have a diploma in adult nursing been working for nearly six years. I have done one module towards my degree but will not have time to do the other one before we go. I applied for my nursing registration to QNC in January. Can anyone tell me will I still be a registered nurse with a diploma? or will they class me as an enrolled nurse because I have not finished my degree. Cheers Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilliantay Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Can anyone tell me will I still be a registered nurse with a diploma? or will they class me as an enrolled nurse because I have not finished my degree.Cheers Lou Hi Lou, You will be gald to hear that you will still be a Registered Nurse. Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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