Guest Susan Wareham McGrath Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 On behalf of our client, a leading Australian healthcare sector organisation, McGrath Migration Lawyers is currently seeking generalist and specialist registered nurses to fill over 400 jobs available around Australia now. Shifts and locations can be tailored to most requirements. Working holiday visa holders are welcome to apply, as are nurses seeking employer sponsorship, state sponsorship or independent skilled migration. Please note, to be eligible for registration, overseas applicants will need to have an IELTS score of at least 7 in each band. If you have over twelve months experience as a registered nurse and are eligible for registration in Australia, we would love to talk to you! Our client has jobs available in: · aged care nursing · child and family health · community health · critical care and emergency · development disability · disability and rehabilitation · medial · medical practice · mental health · midwifery · perioperative · surgical · generalist registered nursing If you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity to live and work in Australia, please send a copy of your current résumé, to Susan Wareham McGrath at susan[at]susanwareham.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lynne x Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi Susan, Your post sounds really enticing to all us staff nurses.I've worked in child & family health for 8 years now and before that community health.Unfortunately we have only applied for our 175 visa in July 2010 so am pretty sure all posts will be filled by the time we get there.I fear my 10 year old may be shaving by the time we get over,looks like we are in for a looooong wait,Lynne xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest itsSHIRLEY Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi i would also have been interested in the nursing posts you have mentioned, i am a nurse who works on a busy surgical ward specialist thoracic ward and upper gastrointestinal surgery and have been qualified for two years , I am just about to apply for the 176 visa, I have a IELTs score over 7 in all bands, a positive skills assessment, registered with the new nursing council (as i was already registered to queensland nursing council when the changes came in), queensland state sponsership. At last I can now out in for the 176, but how long will it take to get it. 12-18 months ( category 3) think all the posts you have mentioned will be gone by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 No they won't. Most of the private sector is screaming out to sponsor. What nurses awaiting migration need to ask, is why? :rolleyes: I've met and helped a lot of unhappy nurses, all of them on a 457...........not to say that there aren't those who seem quite happy with sponsorship. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratchet Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi i would also have been interested in the nursing posts you have mentioned, i am a nurse who works on a busy surgical ward specialist thoracic ward and upper gastrointestinal surgery and have been qualified for two years , I am just about to apply for the 176 visa, I have a IELTs score over 7 in all bands, a positive skills assessment, registered with the new nursing council (as i was already registered to queensland nursing council when the changes came in), queensland state sponsership. At last I can now out in for the 176, but how long will it take to get it. 12-18 months ( category 3) think all the posts you have mentioned will be gone by then. As the previous post....There are so many jobs out here, do not panic. The UK nurses are valued out here as our training is top class in comparison. You'll never be short of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 On behalf of our client, a leading Australian healthcare sector organisation, McGrath Migration Lawyers is currently seeking generalist and specialist registered nurses to fill over 400 jobs available around Australia now. Shifts and locations can be tailored to most requirements. Working holiday visa holders are welcome to apply, as are nurses seeking employer sponsorship, state sponsorship or independent skilled migration. Please note, to be eligible for registration, overseas applicants will need to have an IELTS score of at least 7 in each band. If you have over twelve months experience as a registered nurse and are eligible for registration in Australia, we would love to talk to you! Our client has jobs available in: · aged care nursing · child and family health · community health · critical care and emergency · development disability · disability and rehabilitation · medial · medical practice · mental health · midwifery · perioperative · surgical · generalist registered nursing If you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity to live and work in Australia, please send a copy of your current résumé, to Susan Wareham McGrath at susan[at]susanwareham.com Hi, in the past there has been incentives paid to nurses like flights paid, relocation costs, initial accommodation, etc. How desperate are they in wanting nurses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi, in the past there has been incentives paid to nurses like flights paid, relocation costs, initial accommodation, etc. How desperate are they in wanting nurses? WE got fork all and all the nurses we know and those my mrs work with got sweet fa , here , other states dont know ,but i`m sure Wa public hospitalshave not started sponsoring yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 WE got fork all and all the nurses we know and those my mrs work with got sweet fa , here , other states dont know ,but i`m sure Wa public hospitalshave not started sponsoring yet. They can't be that desperate then, can they mate? How is it going Mally are you still living the dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 They can't be that desperate then, can they mate? I don't know one hospital in the public sector in Brizzy that is sponsoring. They don't need to........they pick up the nurses that are disgruntled with their sponsorships in the private sector. As I've said before, if you want the security (peace of mind) of having a job on arrival, then often the private sector is the only way, but just be wary of the conditions placed on you. My personal advice would be to take a gamble and look for work once here, if you can get here without sponsorship. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 They can't be that desperate then, can they mate? How is it going Mally are you still living the dream? Cool mate enjoyin life , just read the op ,400 jobs for all oz not a lot then lol, hows it going your end ,get your arse over here , one go at this life game mate , if it gets a bit crappy just put sugar on it mate lol. Hope i am not living the dream ,dreamt i was back at the old steelworks:shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasp Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Kev You say you've met and helped a lot of nurses who were disgruntled who went out to OZ. We went thru an agency and had some issues with our sponsors after a few weeks of arriving. We didn't leave OZ becasue of that but the agency did not help one bit. We too worked in the private sector. Thinking of going out again. Going to Tassie for a looksee and taking our CVs with us. We are going to avoid Pricate this time and agencies (if we can) and try to get wotk in a public hospital. Problem is we'll need to go on a 457 again. If you don't mind me asking...I'm intrigued by what you do for a living when you say you've helped many nurses out? XXX Cheers jasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Kev I'm intrigued by what you do for a living when you say you've helped many nurses out? XXX Cheers jasp I do nothing Jasp............just the washing and ironing. :biglaugh: My wife (Bridget) works at The Prince Charles. Some of the nurses that she trained with many years ago emigrated long after us and went into the private sector, as due to their age, they couldn't get here other than by (employer) sposnsorship. Some who could have come on a 175/6 came via (employer) sponsorship as it was quicker. Bridget helped them get alternative employment in the public system, when they were dissapointed with their employer in the private sector. She has also helped some PIO members looking at employer sponsorship obtain interviews and offers of a job in the public sector whilst validating their visa, and in some cases, we have had them stay with us. These have been nurses (PIO members) who, although having a 175/6 felt that they needed the security of a sponsor (employer) before making the move. The security though, can turn out to be a nightmare for some. Their is no shortage of work in the puiblic sector in Qld, and I therefore urge all those nurses looking at employer sponsorship, to question as to whether it is wise to lock one's self into sponsorship when there could be repurcussions of dissatisfaction with one's employer saddled to an inabilty to move or to have to recompense said employer. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasp Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Thanks for the reply Kev. What you state in your reply absolutely sums up our experience, only ours was compounded by the fact that we both worked for the same (private) employer. My senior supervisor actually told me that if she'd have met me in the street and learned that I was due to start at her place of work, she'd have told us not to. Not very cheering to know that really! we had a couple of issues back here in the UK which, on top of the hassle we were getting in Adelaide just about put the tin lid on the whole experience. Thankfully we had done 12 months and were told we didn't owe anyone anything financially. But, honestly Kev, it was the longest 12 months in my life!!! and it felt like a prison sentence. Sure, we could have looked around for other sponsors to take over with the 457, but by then our faith and confidence had blown, and we weren't sure if any new organisation would be the same. so we packed up and returned. We had to go on a 457 due to our ages. This time we are trying not to make the same mistakes. yes, we have an agency hounding us, but we've told em to lay off until we've decided what we want to do. There is a place in Tassie which has stated that they want to meet with us when we go over later this month and it is an organisation that does offer 457 sponsorship. Our idea is that if we cut out the middle man then at least there won't be any fees to pay back (unless we stay and get PR - in which case we would owe the organisation, but we would only go for PR if we were sure that the organisation was the right one). Sorry to go on but I just wanted to tell you (something that you already know anyway) that you are spot on with what you are saying. We haven't definately made up our minds to go to Tassie, but we do need to get sponsorship first due to our ages (48 and 49). We have thought of other states (especially QLD as our lad is staying out there at the moment in Bundaberg - he stayed on to travel). We don't mind nailing our colours to a flag but we have to be as sure as we can that the hospital hasn't (like our former place of employ) got a reputation for bullying - not that i stood for it but we did have to swallow a lot of the brown stuff because we were so far away from home and they had us by the short and curlies. Anyway, gone on long enough but suffice to say that I appreciate your experience and your comments. If you do have a list of 'decent' (depends on what I mean as decent I suppose) places to work that would be helpful if we end up looking for an alternative state to apply to. My missus is a theatre scrub nurse and I am mainly a urology nurse - at the moment I work in a Chemotherapy/haematology unit a couple of days a week. When we worked in SA she worked in recovery and Day Surg and I worked in Rehab. Thanks again Kev. Jasp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Sorry to hear that it has been such a trial for you Jasp. I can't really help you with other hospitals as Bridget has been at the same one for 15 yrs and has no need to look elsewhere as she has nothing but praise for the place. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, no public sector hospital in Brizzy is recruiting via sponsorship, despite the shortage of nurses, although I have heard of public hospitals further North sponsoring........Bundaberg (bad reputation) and Rockingham.......there may be more. It seems that you may just have to bite the bullet and take as short a sponsorship as possible in order to get the PR that will give you the freedom to pick and choose. One PIO member contacted me rcently saying that they weren't happy with their sponsor but were trying to stick it out as the sponsor had promised them help with PR after only 3 months, so it seems their is some hope somewhere. Tasmania is lovely and if it wasn't for the weather (Bridget suffers for Raynaud's) we'd be there in a shot. Take a look at my website to see what it has to offer via landscape. Good luck. kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasp Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Will do Kev and thank you once again for the info and wisdom. We'll keep you posted and I'll definately get onto you links and have a looksee. All the best Mate Jasp:notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coxy04 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi, We're heading for Victoria, JUly 2011, but have applied for SA for now, as b'day (45) looming in March and need to get main visa in, Passes IELTS, registration lodged in Feb, now with AHPRA, and should be back v soon, as have all papers now. Reistered nurse, 8 yrs post qualifying experience, in acute medicine and now last 2 yrs in Urology & Plastics (surgical). We already have an agent, but wondered if you may be able to assist in jobs? Please PM me Tania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack lemon Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 my partner will be a mental health nurse in 12 months she's keen to go to nsw as she's got family there,could you please advise me on the situation on newly qualified nurses and migrating to oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kristamark Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Any jobs for Assistants in nursing with 6.5 years under there belt? Or is it wishful thinking....:smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctopham Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Do nurses normally need to do an IELTS test if wanting to go on the 457 visa?? ( i believe a skills assessment isnt required!?) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones1541 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hi i will be a registered learning (developmental) disability nurse in Sept 12 and im looking for options in Australia. I have 6yrs experience in disability services as a nursing assistant and 3yrs training with half of that in practical placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbie Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Do nurses normally need to do an IELTS test if wanting to go on the 457 visa?? ( i believe a skills assessment isnt required!?) Thanks when applying for 457 visa one does not need IELTS nor skills assessment but need to have secured employment as it is an employer sponsored visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwife99 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I am a Midwife with 3 years experience trying to get a job in the public healthcare setting in melbourne/suburbs - So far I have approached hospitals directly who do not seem to be recruiting, Agencies are encouraging me to accept Private which I have declined but I am surprised at how difficult it seems to get a job in Oz - Can you offer any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachaelm0 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I am a Midwife with 3 years experience trying to get a job in the public healthcare setting in melbourne/suburbs - So far I have approached hospitals directly who do not seem to be recruiting, Agencies are encouraging me to accept Private which I have declined but I am surprised at how difficult it seems to get a job in Oz - Can you offer any advice? Hi Midwife99 I found the same as you and have really struggled to get work in the public sector, so I started to apply to the privates and have received a number of offers. The church and charitable organisations offer more of a salary sacrafice too, which is a big bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachall Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Just to let you know that I accepted an offer from a private company as a nurse on a 457, hope to head out in the next few months. One thing I have noticed though with the private companies is that the pay is not as good as the public sector - I am viewing this move as a foot in the door senario, although I do hope things work out and I can honour my commitment to the company I also realise that once I have my AHPRA reg and am in Oz it is far easier to secure sponsored work if things don't work out (I applied to the public sector and heard nothing also). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachall Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 my partner will be a mental health nurse in 12 months she's keen to go to nsw as she's got family there,could you please advise me on the situation on newly qualified nurses and migrating to oz. Hi Your OH will need at least 12-24 mths experience unless she applies for their graduate program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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