xxlornaxx Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Im a mental health nurse and I am getting all my documents together to apply for modified skills assesment from anmac...only thing thats taking time and probably will b done wrong anyway is my professional reference...anmac website confused me a little on reference requirement so I emailed them and they replied that I did not need a reference if my qualification was solely in mental health, only needed it if it was a general degree...im really pleased about this as means i can apply straight away, I dont need the points for work experience either. .. but also a little wary..ive heard ppl say they get told things by anmac n immi that then turn out to be false...and on here every1 seems to send a reference...anyone any idea? I dnt want to get it wrong. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Anybody not sent reference or heard of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac2011 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Iv never heard of this but I haven't been through the process, hopefully someone will know as it would be useful to have it confirmed. I don't like the thought of asking for a reference after only being in a job 3 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin27470 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I had to get a reference from a company that I was working at for 4 weeks. anything you havnt got to do is a bonus!!! right? they gave me a good one by the way.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Anmac asked my wife for more detail on hers (dates) so we had to resend it, I'd send one tbh I wouldn't rely on what one individual says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic1171 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Perhaps you only need Prof ref for purpose of defining ANZSCO code and with mental health there may be only one? With RGN there were a few to choose from albeit it dosent restrict you once registered with AHPRA However if claiming points for length of service it's needed for RGN as I needed to get 3 to cover the 10 years, HR statements weren't sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flathead Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 There is no separate Mental Health registration here. All registrations are for RN and, theoretically you are registered to work in any area....I do not see how the rules can be different for RMNs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic1171 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 For the purposes of ANMAC and skill shortage list there are at at least 12 subsections for nurses, 1 for mental health, the remaining 11 for RGNs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flathead Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 For the purposes of ANMAC and skill shortage list there are at at least 12 subsections for nurses, 1 for mental health, the remaining 11 for RGNs But there is still only one registration and that is RN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic1171 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 But in order to get that registration you have to specify an ANZSCO code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flathead Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 But in order to get that registration you have to specify an ANZSCO code Indeed.....but it seems very unlikely that RMN's would be treated differently to RGN's when they are both applying for the same registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic1171 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 What part of this thread have you responded to the OPs query as to why she dosent need a professional reference? Thank God for the ignore button Goodbye FH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flathead Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 What part of this thread have you responded to the OPs query as to why she dosent need a professional reference? Thank God for the ignore button Goodbye FH How strange? That is what I am doing....I am saying it is unlikely that she will be treated any differently simply because she is RMN...which is what I am as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks for the input I might apply without and print off the email and post it with application so they can see they told me i didnt need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelz Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 i think the difference is you are applying for a modified assessment and you would have already provided these for AHPRA, i was under the same impression but depends on which code u are looking at x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 It seems to imply on website you need ref for modified too..I didnt get a reference for my ahpra just a statement of service...anyway ive sent my anmac app off with no refefence so fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 There is no separate Mental Health registration here. All registrations are for RN and, theoretically you are registered to work in any area....I do not see how the rules can be different for RMNs Yes it's RN, but when you get your registration it will say as one of the restrictions to only work in mental health. To the OP - personally, I would send the reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjc123 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Bump! Can anyone confirm whether a 3 month reference was needed for RMNs? I'm hoping to apply as soon as I qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 I didn't need reference or the three months experience..however everyone on here has said they needed it and I may have just fluked it! I did contact them and asked them and included email where they advised me it was not necessary for mental health so maybe contact them like I did X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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