Getting PR from within Australia
Mar 28th 2007, 4:12 pm
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Getting PR from within Australia
I qualify as a midwife next march but am already a qualified nurse with 11 months post-reg experience. Because it will undoubtably take yonks for my NMC registration to come thru and for my australian nursing registration to come through I was thinking of getting a WHV and doing a bit of agency work as soon as I finish my course next year.
What I wanted to ask is if I work for 6 months for 2 seperate employers in Aus will this go down as Australian work experience to enable me to apply for PR?
What I wanted to ask is if I work for 6 months for 2 seperate employers in Aus will this go down as Australian work experience to enable me to apply for PR?
Mar 29th 2007, 12:01 am
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Re: Getting PR from within Australia
I qualify as a midwife next march but am already a qualified nurse with 11 months post-reg experience. Because it will undoubtably take yonks for my NMC registration to come thru and for my australian nursing registration to come through I was thinking of getting a WHV and doing a bit of agency work as soon as I finish my course next year.
Mar 29th 2007, 7:08 pm
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Re: Getting PR from within Australia
I worked as a nurse from end of Oct 2005 til September 2006. Then Left nursing in Sept 2006 do start my BSc midwifery course where I'm not employed as nurse ( I'm a student again). Plus I ultimately want to work as a midwife in Australia not a nurse.
I'm only thinking of doing the WHV because once I qualify as a midwife next year my UK registration will most likely take at least 2 months to come through and I need to earn some money and I would like to do so in the sun (plus there are NO nursing jobs where I live).
Points wise I fall short because I only have 11 months experience and I couldn't go on the sponsered migration visa because I'd be wanting to change professions from nursing to midwifery eventually and havn't got enough recent work experiene for PR.
So would working as a midwife during the last 6 months of my WHV help my application for PR?
I'm only thinking of doing the WHV because once I qualify as a midwife next year my UK registration will most likely take at least 2 months to come through and I need to earn some money and I would like to do so in the sun (plus there are NO nursing jobs where I live).
Points wise I fall short because I only have 11 months experience and I couldn't go on the sponsered migration visa because I'd be wanting to change professions from nursing to midwifery eventually and havn't got enough recent work experiene for PR.
So would working as a midwife during the last 6 months of my WHV help my application for PR?
Last edited by LondonNurse; Mar 29th 2007 at 7:17 pm. Reason: Forgot to add something
Mar 29th 2007, 8:01 pm
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Re: Getting PR from within Australia
There is no distinction between midwives and nurses in Australia....they are all registered nurses.
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Last edited by Grayling; Mar 29th 2007 at 8:36 pm.
Mar 29th 2007, 9:33 pm
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Re: Getting PR from within Australia
But they're different numbers on the ASOS list
Registered Midwife is 2324-11
Registered Nurse is 2323-11
Confused.
Registered Midwife is 2324-11
Registered Nurse is 2323-11
Confused.
Mar 30th 2007, 6:07 am
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Re: Getting PR from within Australia
You can register as a nurse but still work as a midwife if you have the relevant experience/qualifications.
You can apply for PR on your nursing qualification......unless I am missing something
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