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Hi Hellen!

I have had a verbal offer for a hospital in Subiaco WA which is'nt actually that far from Fremantle, but like your OH I am awaiting my nurses reg from NMBWA, the are really slow!!!

Never mind, I guess I'll just have to enjoy 2 summers this year!

As for my post I am to be employed through a sponsorship visa but if you're already going to be there and looking for work I will be more than happy to let you know what it's like where I am and give you any help/info I can on finding a post there or near by.

Have you been to Fremantle yet? I visited for a day last year and it seems lovely, excellent fish and chips down by the harbour!

Wish you both lots of luck, let me know how you get on.

Kelly.

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Thanks for your reply Kelly, OH is sponsored on 457 too, when it goes thro.
His WA reg has been delayed by the NMC, no surprise there! He requested a transcript of training in jan, when he checked up in march, on NBWA's request, the NMC said they hadn't received the letter asking for it! They promise its been sent about 2 weeks ago, so we're hoping that was the last doc needed for reg.
OH did a reccie last nov, me & kids taking a chance and moving without seeing the place :eek:not practical for us all to holiday there.

it would be great to keep in touch,thanks for your offer of help, I'll have a bit of time to settle in before getting a job, might join an agency.

i'll stop rambling now! worked a night last night, and only 2 hours kip today! an early night for me, on a long day tomorrow x

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Hi Hellen,

There seems to be a lot of nursing agencies in Perth, i'm sure you will have no problem finding work there when you want it!

(Wish I could just fast forward a few months!)

Anyway, will keep you posted as to any developments,

take care,

Kelly.

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I am a RMN working in an eating disorder unit in Manchester heading for Oz hopefully before the end of the year! Think I had enough of trying to convince people that eating is actually enjoyable :lol: and need a change!;) From my research on eating disorder units it seems as though the Ozzie people do enjoy their food as not come across a lot of eating disorder units in Oz...:sneaky:

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Hi thats because mental health in Oz is a tad different from the UK. Eating Disorder units don't exist over here & patients still come into general Psychiatry.
I work in a ward where we have 5 beds for ED patients, along with old age & general psychiatry patients :confused:

Donna

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The combination of patients sounds like it can have its moments...:eek:.I have heard that it is quite different from here...:unsure:

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Hi yeah lots of differences. I think it depends where about in Oz you are working. Where are you heading to?

Donna

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Kids itu,last 20 bloody years,mind you they aint as sick as they used to be.Brisbane sept to do a bit of agency and chill my ass out:thumbup:

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Hi Kelly

I am a GUM senior staff nurse-heading 4 Perth too. Hope to get a job in this field-or family planning. Just waiting to sell house-then we are off.

Good luck on ur job hunt-I havent even started yet!!!

TC
Cheryl

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First choice is Melbourne but ;)PLEASE TAKE NOTE RMN's : WA recruits RMN's with a £20 000 relocation subsidy if you work in their public psych hospitals for 2 years!:D A big plus with all the current expenses. Already has a job in Perth at a public hospital; decided to try it for 2 years and then either stay in Perth if we like it or move on to the Melbourne.

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Theyve got one at the Royal Melbourne, My oldest Daughter now recovered hopefully, was an in patient for a while. Which besides being a real worry was a tad awkward for my wife, who worked on the next floor up. Especially at family thearapy times.

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Very interesting info thanks! What did you think of the care and the unit?
Happy to hear she is doing well, it is a complex disease!:(
Wow,the scenario must have been very difficult and akward for your wife...

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Annorexia, after almost two years, seems to be recovered. She was about 6 or less weeks from the point of no return. The unit did a good job on our daughter, so cannot fault the staff or the system. Lots of family involvment, which was very very awkward, because my wife has to liase with the mediatating social workers on a weekly basis during the course of her general psychiatric work.

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Good to hear that! :D I will definitely remember this if we ever move to Melbourne! Good luck for the way forward!

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If you're coming to the gold coast you'll be looking for level 2 community work. There is a big push now to get ED out of general psych and back into the community. We had ED's as inpatients up until a few months ago,. Now they're picked up by ACT.

Me....Acute adult psychiatry on the Gold Coast by the way. :D

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Thanks for the info. The school of thought here is that ED's should in the acute phase not either be in a general psychiatric ward or in the community. Reason being that it is quite a specialized area when it comes to refeeding and patients are at high risk for cardiac arrest due to electrolyte imbalances etc during refeeding. But I assume then that the refeeding stage will be done in a medical ward before being discharged to the community?:confused:

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[QUOTE=vlooi;6161807]First choice is Melbourne but ;)PLEASE TAKE NOTE RMN's : WA recruits RMN's with a £20 000 relocation subsidy if you work in their public psych hospitals for 2 years

Not sure if this was a typo, but WA relocation for psych nurses is $20000, not £'s. (Not trying to be picky, but its a huge difference). OH is in the middle of this process, so its reliable info.
HTH
Helen

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Hi Cherly

Am sure as long as you have your registration in place then finding a job in your area of practice shouldnt take long at all!

Good luck with the house by the way and let me know how you're getting on.

Take care,

Kelly.

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[QUOTE=the harrys;6166277]Soory, yes it was a typing error and it is a HUGE difference! :eek:Thanks for pointing it out!

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[QUOTE=vlooi;6168305]Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knows if havign had my qualification lapse (17 years).. had babies etc ..... if I would need to re-qualify or would it not make any differnce at all and I would just have to start from scratch! Have only doen a bit of part time "care" work since with Alzheimers Disease Society... and even that was 8 years ago now......

Have also considered training as a Doula!

Any help greatfully received....

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Hi Novocastria,
In my last job, my dept ran the 'return to practice' nursing course. The government pulled the funding a while ago, but it will probably be back on the agenda soon! Try your local hospitals and universities to see if they run this course.
Anyway, we had a couple of 'returners' who had been out of nursing longer than you, one had qualified 25 years beforehand,worked for a year as a staff nurse and gave up to start a family. It was a huge challenge, but she joined the nurse bank as an auxiliary first to get back into the swing of it, which really helped.
If I can help, pm me,
Helen x

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Hi I have just started as a RN level 2 in community care program with Wesley Mission on the Gold Coast. We put Extended age care packages in from low care to high care demetia.

A bit different from what i did in Scotland -Outpatients manager /stake holder co ordinator with background in theatre and practice nursing.

Only here 8 weeks and got offered 7 jobs we are in demand!!!!!

Anyone interested in an RN postition in south brisbane as there is places going give me a pm.


:thumbup:

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Anyone else heading to Victoria? Or applying for jobs in critical care?

I will be travelling with my OH but we wont know a single soul! Will be time for me to come out of my shell I think :ohmy:

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Hi fellow nurses and midwives :)

I am a neonatal nurse currently working at RPH.
Applied for my 457 on line 28th Feb and hoping to start work mid July at RBWH on neonatal intensive care unit.

Jill :thumbsup:

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Hi and welcome :thumbsup:

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Hi everyone,

I'm a lapsed RGN, RM AND HV. Currently living in Dorset. Had a break for children, then fell into a bit of management so clinical skills out of date (10 years).

Desperate to get back in to nursing when move to Aus to Nov, but not sure if possible or which discipline.

I loved Health visiting if there a similar position in Australia?,

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have a look at this thread
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...s+in+australia

and at this http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=72

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Thanks asher looks like it's child health nursing then if they will take me back. :thumbup:

I don't want to be stuck behind the desk for 88% of my time any more. Especially when i'm working in a warmer climate. Seems like I'm going to loose my independence though. :confused:

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Good luck whatever you go for :thumbsup:

just enjoy your job

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This Nurses thread has been a great big hit. Hope to hear from more Nurses.
Are there any Nurses here working in Aged Care and from Brisbane?

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Hi to all you nurses and midwives,

I am a palliative care nurse and OH is an ICU nurse, currently living and working in Oxford. We are looking to come to Western Australia, probably Perth (Helen, Kelly, Cheryl - love to hear your thoughts/experiences :)) end of the year/beginning next year. We have been in touch with a nursing agency called Vital Recruitment (anyone else had experience of them?) and we are currently applying to the NMBWA for our registration. OH will be working full time but I will need to be part time/agency as we have a 15 month old son to look after.

I'm a bit of a newbie to the whole site but finding it brilliantly informative! Any advice would be greatly appreciated! In particular is it best for OH to try and secure a job before applying for a visa? And has anyone any ideas/experience of employers paying for (or at least helping out with) costs of visa/relocation etc? Sorry for all the questions - got so many running through my head! :unsure: :)

Thanks
Alex

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Hi Alex
Welcome to the forum!
We're hoping to get over there later this year, but from our experiences so far, here are my main tips:
Apply for your NBWA as son as you have your documents, and certified copies ready, as this can take some time. For my OH, the hospital couldn't proceed with his visa application until the reg was granted.
When you apply to the NMC for verification (and transcript if your need it from them) send it by recorded delivery.OH didn't and they 'lost' the requests!! I did and it was actioned in 2 days.

We haven't gone through an agency, OH was on a reccie, staying with a mate in Perth and went for an informal visit, and was offered a job.
As nurses the process has been quite straight forward so far, and you only need one of you to apply for the visa, I'll be in the same boat as you, hubby working full time as the visa holder,and I'll get kids settled and do 'casual' od see how good self rostering is (if they have it?!)

I'll stop rambling now, can tell I haven't posted for a while!
Feel free to pm me though, look forward to seeing you there :D
Helen (+Dan & 4 kids)

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Hi

We plan to arrive in Perth in September. Has anyone had experience of having 'web cam or telephone'interviews? Do you have to do a state registration before you can apply?

Sorry to ask dippy questions but I have so much to find out and plan as well as going through normal life. I'm sure you guys are all going through it too-or have been!!!

Thanx
Cheryl
x:thumbup:

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Hi we are moving to Victoria, I am a midwife but we have only just started having my skills assessed so we are hoping we could be out there in Jan 09 (fingers crossed). Where about are you going in Vic??

Zoe

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Hi Iam a midwife quiet new to this ony just found this link, are you in the uk or oz??? We are hoping to be out there by Jan (ish)!!!!! x

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Hi, I am a midwife in the UK (Wigan) and we are hoping to move to the Mornington Peninsula. Can I ask you what midwifery is like out there??? Any advice would be much appriciated. Zoe x

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hi ginny,
our names are Mark and Helen. I see that you might be the person i need to talk to or who can advise better than anyone else.
Where do i start , well here goes. Helen Had a Kidney Transplant 4yrs ago and at the moment she is doing fine, before that she was on a Dialysis machine for 6 yrs.
\we have just been refused a visa , but the ASPC has agreed to give us 70 days to get more information. Only because the MOC looked at the application and seen Kidney Transplant and thought that was it . so the aspc said that moc had refused it on a hyperthetical person.
Any how after a couple of letters to ASPC telling them i would take them to court , because the MOC didnt look at it based on an individual but a hyperthetical person and they didnt warn us that they were goint to refuse the application , we threatened to take them to court. Anyway they have given us 70 days to present our case in front of another MOC doctor.
Our biggest problem that we can see is the medication, especially the tablet called TACROLIMUS as you know is a very expensive drug. How did you get round it all with your hubby on Dialysis, any help with this would be very much appreciated, does your hubby go to a clinic out there to hook up to a machine.
Look forward to speaking to you soon

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Thanks Helen for the advice,

My heart sank a bit though when you said about sending the NMC verification stuff recorded delivery - we put our in the post box this morning!! :unsure:
I think I'll probably give a few days then given them a ring to check they've got it? Fingers crossed it makes it there ok!

We're having our photocopies certified tomorrow (OH's mum works for solicitors so they'll do it free :thumbsup:) then will send it all off the next day hopefully.

Really nice to chat with someone in a similar position to us. Will PM you some time if you don't mind. Take care

Alex

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hi ginny my name is mark did u receive my letter to you , Helen my better half has had a kidney transplant. i have replyed to your thread dont know if you got it .
kind regards

Mark and Helen

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I am so glad that this thread is a great hit. Are there any more Nurses here ? Continue to post.