Tomsk

Hi Gmb & Helen & Dave, welcome the emigration roller coaster .
I too am a nurse, although I've been qualified for a scary number of years now having gone into nursing pretty soon after completing my education. I work in the community, which I love, 2 different part time jobs which manage to eat up a lot of my time, but I'm working with great people.
Helen, I'd seriously suggest that if you think you might want to go back into nursing get the Return to Nursing course done in the UK...it'd be easier & cheaper to do it that way & then you'd have a usable qualification when you get here. I've been looking at Return to Midwifery courses over here, I was a midwife for about 10 years in the middle of my career, then had children & I needed to move to a more predictable job in terms of hours. I let my Midwifery registration lapse. Anyway, finding returners courses isn't easy.....but maybe nursing's easier, have to say I haven't looked at it properly, so it might be worth doing some research yourself.

gmb1771

Hi,
I would love to work in the Community. My placement at the moment is Community based and I find it so much better that nursing in the wards. In GB it isn't easy to get into community jobs. Did you have to do a District Nursing course prior to your job/do you have any information on how I could do a DN course in NZ?
from Gail.

DavenHelen

Hi Gail and Tomsk too

thanks for your replies

Gail - with so much available help via all the lovely people on expats we have completed all the relevant documentation and submitted the forms without the use of an agent (yes their fees are high) . we went to an expo in oct, filled our EOI in after that and submitted -the dates you can see on our timeline on the bottom of our post.

Tomsk- I am registered for life as a nurse in nz (worked there for 3 mths whilst travelling in 1998) so I am led to believe like here I need to do a return to practice course but am really not sure whether I want to carry on with nursing or try something else-which is why I havent looked into doing 1 here but it is something I have that I can take with me

good luck and ask away!!!

Helen

HHBoP

Hi Gail - I will be, have a job with CPPS. I agree the Bay of Plenty looks and sounds wonderful. A lot of people on this site seem to have settled there successfully. Best of luck to you too.

HH

RobDon

Yes we are really enjoyng life here, so glad we moved over. No intention of going back anytime soon! I am working in surgical, there are jobs available but not as many as this time last year.
Yes it is much more relaxed nursing over here, thats not to say we are not busy, its just not as stressed!
The basic job is very similar but I have found everyone so lovely and willing to help if you need it.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you like and we will do our best to answer them.

MooMoo290373

We have settled in really well in the 5 months we have been here, hubby has his up and down moments at work, as he finds himself restricted in the things he can do on the ward compared to home, he finds this really frustrating!!!
I think it does`nt help that they had a ward shift around before he arrived and the job he was supposed to be doing is not what he is doing, he does not find the work where he is very challenging to himself, he feels that he is becoming very de- skilled, in his chosen field, he is however looking at applying for a different position within the hospital at the minute!!! So hopefully things will get better !!!
But i will say Bay of Plenty is Beautiful we are so glad we finally settled here !!!

AngelaandJim

Hi Gail

Welcome to this friendly & helpful site.

I too live in Angus we are waiting for visa's to be processed.

Good luck with everything

AngelaandJim

Hi Gail

Welcome to this friendly & helpful site.

I too live in Angus we are waiting for visa's to be processed.

Good luck with everything

Angela

gmb1771

Hi Angela,
Where are you planning on settling when you get to NZ.

gmb1771

Hi,
Sounds like the Bay of Plenty is where we should definately settle. Was your husband qualified for a while before you moved. Did he have to work in this country for some time before your move. Sounds very frustrating for him. Hope things improve for you.

Dewb09

Went on market before Xmas had three viewings & one couple really really keen offer to start with was awful but they have come up £10k very reluctantly so we are just wondering take money & run (they rent so no chain) or wait for things to get busy as they do in spring and hang in for better offer

Yeah I was the only one that needed to apply for visa and all went through quite smoothly (if not expensive ).

Hubsters work will dictate where we end up did really want to go Tauranga way but may end up Welly

Dewb

MooMoo290373

Hi he was qualified for 2 yrs before we moved
Thanks im sure things will improve soon