tasormelb Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 We are moving to Melbourne in July. I am a nurse with experience in palliative care and oncology. I have PR and am already registered with APHRA. I hope to secure a job before arriving or within the first few weeks of arriving. I am becoming increasing worried about getting a job because of the following: A couple of posts on here from a nurse currently in Melbourne who has stated that there is a lack of jobs due to cuts in budgets etc. An agency I have registered with has told me that Melbourne is saturated with nurses, therefore to maximize my chances of getting a job I should also look at different states. I have contacted many hospitals directly, some have said to contact them again nearer july, others have not replied. Now another agency has told me that if I just arrive and apply for jobs I should get one easily. Which information is correct? We do not have vast amounts of money and I am unsure about taking the risk of arriving jobless. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilraenH Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 http://jobs.health.vic.gov.au/t_jobslist.asp?x_Main_Cat=Nursing&z_Main_Cat=LIKE%2C%27%25%2C%25%27 :biggrin: We are moving to Melbourne in July. I am a nurse with experience in palliative care and oncology. I have PR and am already registered with APHRA. I hope to secure a job before arriving or within the first few weeks of arriving. I am becoming increasing worried about getting a job because of the following: A couple of posts on here from a nurse currently in Melbourne who has stated that there is a lack of jobs due to cuts in budgets etc. An agency I have registered with has told me that Melbourne is saturated with nurses, therefore to maximize my chances of getting a job I should also look at different states. I have contacted many hospitals directly, some have said to contact them again nearer july, others have not replied. Now another agency has told me that if I just arrive and apply for jobs I should get one easily. Which information is correct? We do not have vast amounts of money and I am unsure about taking the risk of arriving jobless. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Have you looked at the health sites, i e Southern Health,http://www.southernhealth.org.au/ Peninsula Health,http://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/ Western Health,http://www.wh.org.au/ Geelong,http://www.barwonhealth.org.au/ Eastern Health, http://www.easternhealth.org.au/ If you have not already seen these sites they may be informative for you. I think they may have plenty of Grade 2 nurses and general nurses but specialist nursing is always in demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratchet Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Try private health too http://www.healthscope.com.au. Epworth hospital. St Vincent's private Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasormelb Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thank you all for those helpful links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'm not in nursing but I do think that while it would be nice for us all to be able to find jobs before we set off the chances are slim. Employers don't take you to be a serious applicant when you're on the opposite side of the planet. Ultimately we need to bite the bullet and come over jobless. No risk, no gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p182 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Have you looked at the health sites, i e Southern Health,http://www.southernhealth.org.au/ Peninsula Health,http://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/ Western Health,http://www.wh.org.au/ Geelong,http://www.barwonhealth.org.au/ Eastern Health, http://www.easternhealth.org.au/ If you have not already seen these sites they may be informative for you. I think they may have plenty of Grade 2 nurses and general nurses but specialist nursing is always in demand. Also try Ramsay who are the biggest private hospital group in Australia: http://www.ramsayjobs.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasormelb Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks again guys. I have sent a few more resume's out and have had one interested response so am feeling more positive now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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