Australian qualification
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Australian qualification
Hi
I am a first year student in Australia (Perth) studying Bachelor of science(Nursing).
I am 29 and found that it was time to have a career change and this is something that I have always wanted to do.
We moved to Perth in OCt 08.
What I am wanting to know is when I qualify as a nurse, if I was to go back to the UK could I work as a nurse, is the qualification recognised?
Does anyone know the difference in earnings in UK and AUS?
Thanks for any help
N
I am a first year student in Australia (Perth) studying Bachelor of science(Nursing).
I am 29 and found that it was time to have a career change and this is something that I have always wanted to do.
We moved to Perth in OCt 08.
What I am wanting to know is when I qualify as a nurse, if I was to go back to the UK could I work as a nurse, is the qualification recognised?
Does anyone know the difference in earnings in UK and AUS?
Thanks for any help
N
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Re: Australian qualification
Hi there, good for you on your career change.
Yes your qualifications are recognized in UK, although you may need to take an Overseas nursing program (only a short course) and an English test, even though you speak English [(Uhmm!) I know]. It's the same in Australia now too for overseas nurses coming into effect this year. This link may help (below)
http://www.rcn.org.uk/nursing/comingtouk
http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/pay_an...009_-_2010This is a link to pay rates, if it doesn't work try searching on
http://www.rcn.org.uk/. You need to find out what an RN 1. is equivalent in bands??
Hope this helps, good luck, you'll love it I trained there.
Em
Yes your qualifications are recognized in UK, although you may need to take an Overseas nursing program (only a short course) and an English test, even though you speak English [(Uhmm!) I know]. It's the same in Australia now too for overseas nurses coming into effect this year. This link may help (below)
http://www.rcn.org.uk/nursing/comingtouk
http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/pay_an...009_-_2010This is a link to pay rates, if it doesn't work try searching on
http://www.rcn.org.uk/. You need to find out what an RN 1. is equivalent in bands??
Hope this helps, good luck, you'll love it I trained there.
Em
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Re: Australian qualification
Hi there, good for you on your career change.
Yes your qualifications are recognized in UK, although you may need to take an Overseas nursing program (only a short course) and an English test, even though you speak English [(Uhmm!) I know]. It's the same in Australia now too for overseas nurses coming into effect this year. This link may help (below)
http://www.rcn.org.uk/nursing/comingtouk
http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/pay_an...009_-_2010This is a link to pay rates, if it doesn't work try searching on
http://www.rcn.org.uk/. You need to find out what an RN 1. is equivalent in bands??
Hope this helps, good luck, you'll love it I trained there.
Em
Yes your qualifications are recognized in UK, although you may need to take an Overseas nursing program (only a short course) and an English test, even though you speak English [(Uhmm!) I know]. It's the same in Australia now too for overseas nurses coming into effect this year. This link may help (below)
http://www.rcn.org.uk/nursing/comingtouk
http://www.rcn.org.uk/support/pay_an...009_-_2010This is a link to pay rates, if it doesn't work try searching on
http://www.rcn.org.uk/. You need to find out what an RN 1. is equivalent in bands??
Hope this helps, good luck, you'll love it I trained there.
Em
Thanks for the links as well I am just about to take a look at them now.
I cant believe you many need to do an english test wow Regulations these days. If the time was to come and we went home I would have only been out of the uk (Northern Ireland) 4 years All the same it is good to know so thanks.
N