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

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

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!!
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 ) 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

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

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

Hi Zoe,

I have accepted a job at the Royal Melbourne, time scale is a little tight...hoping to be there for September!! Not so long to go now...eek?

What about you?

Hi I have sent my c.v to frankston hospital, but not had a reply as of yet (fingers crossed) the hospital is smack bang in the middlw of where we want to live. How long have they given you to get out there?? I am only just having my skils assessed so we wont be ready to go for quite some time yet!!! I hope they will have job by that time.

Hi everyone, nice to see so many nurses/midwives here.
I came over on a permanent visa February 2007 and applied for a job when I got here. Registration with the Nurses Board of WA took approx a month.
Currently working as a cancer nurse covering Fremantle and SCGH hospitals in Perth.

Hi are there any nurses/midwives working at Frankston hospital??? would love to talk to you zxz

Hi, I'm an RMN heading for Brisbane hopefully. Any others out there? Any tips/advice? Where to avoid?
Mo

Hi, I have just had an email from Frankston Hospital offering an interview and job (if interview is ok and refs) I feel sick now lol.... I think thats more to do with me hating interviews though... Any tips???? xzx

Hi Zoe, sorry for not replying to your earlier question, didn't see it. I've sent you email. I work at Frankston hosp and will be pleased to answer any of your questions so fire away

as done with all the form filling-but then I applied for registration with the WA!!! Wonder how long the NMC will take to send off the relevant info???

So many nurses and midwives leaving the UK. Just goes to show that a little more appreciation and a huge pay rise from the NHS-might go a little way for us to stay...........

Who am I kidding???? Aus has sunshine!!!!
waawhoooooo!!!!!

Good luck to all u guys-have fun in Aus!!!!
xx

Anyone interested in an RN position in south side of brisbane Aged Care as there is places running. Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi
I'm Kim, going to RBWH in Julyon a 547 or whenever my OH leaves the Forces! Whichever,is quickest! We are looking to go to Mango Hill/Redcliffe, moving from a litle village near Arbroath to the big city of Brisbane!

Cant wait! Bring on the sunshine!

Kim Rob Emma Katie & Robbie