Can a UK Diploma trained nurse register with AHPRA?

[flipflop00]

Hi there,

 

I am a UK Diploma trained nurse ( a 3 year university course ) and I was assessed by ANMAC as having equivalent to a degree. But, I am still waiting for a decision from AHPRA since February this year.

 

Has anyone, who has a nursing Diploma, recently succesfully registered with AHPRA please? As I am starting to get very worried.

 

Thanks

[megs0187]

Hey,

like many others I've been having a nightmare with ahpra!! They've had my application since February this year, I'm on my 2nd working holiday visa and stupidly didn't put my application in until a month before I flew back over as I had no idea there was such a problem! (the website at that point still stated about 10 weeks).

 

In March I had an interview and got offered a job with sponsorship! I phoned ahpra and explained the situation and asked how long my rego would be. The guy I spoke to said all they were waiting on was my nmc certificate then my registration would be good to go!! So obviously I took the job and my boss was happy to wait for my rego. A couple of weeks later I hadn't heard anything and after several phonecalls someone said I don't know who told you that but it's incorrect! We are waiting for your certificate before your application is complete then it will go through to be assessed and we can't give you a time scale. I then had to wait weeks more before I got an email saying I needed further info from uni blah blah blah, probably sounds familiar!!

 

Anyway my boss was very very good and put me into a team leader role which I didn't have to have my rego for....I got him put as a third party on my application and he phoned several times for me and also sent a letter to say I'm employed as ahpra told me this would help! clearly untrue!

 

I've now just lost my job, understandably, as I'm still waiting for rego! Im registered mental health nurse with a dipHE.

 

I've just been on the phone to ahpra to ask if having the dipHE means I would have to do a bridging course or if people are still getting registered without it! Surprisingly, they couldn't give me an answer. I got a little bit upset (exasperated rather than angry) and got put through to someone else as I explained that I couldn't afford a bridging course so this could drastically change my plans. The next person also said I had to be patient and that applications are assessed individually! She also could not tell me if dipHE nurses are still getting registered without the bridging course.......she tried to put me through to a senior case officer who obviously didn't pick up (im not sure they exist to be honest!!!) so she has left a message and promised that someone will call me back before the end of wednesday! I don't have much hope of this happening but I will call again.

 

Just wanted to let you know what's happening and if miraculously someone gives me an answer about the dipHE question, I will of course let you know.

[bigmac]

I wish I could offer some hope Megs but unfortunately diploma nurses on this site have been having rego refused. I know this is very unfair & Australia are losing out on highly experienced nurses.

I wish you luck & greatly sympathise with your situation especially since you have lost a job over this. Employers clearly see the positive contribution UK nurses can make. It's highly disappointing AHPRA see differently.

[megs0187]

I don't understand how they could be refused all of a sudden when the diploma of higher education is the equivalent to AQF 6? Is there no one that knows of a DipHE mental health nurse getting registered?! I suppose I don't want to believe that they would keep us waiting all these months when they know they're not accepting diploma's?!