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congratulations on the jobs


Kim

mooncat

Hi Lou, only just read this post. Congrats to you too hon!! Yippee. Isn't it wierd. It took me a while to get my head round it too. Great news that they'll wait for you. Have to say opthamology is pretty specialist so I suppose you're a bit of a rarity eh? Also great news you're heading for same area as me. Is it the ANMC letter you're waiting for? If it is, have you had an acknowledgement letter yet?

Sarah.x

nursesarah

Well done on getting the job Lou! I'm sure you are still celebrating! it's really good to hear so many people getting jobs - what an amazing opportunity for all of us! here's to the start of our new lives in sunny Queensland - it's gonna be worth the wait for the visas etc...!

mooncat

Anyone heard anything yet? I emailed them but got nothing back. Starting to wonder if it was just a figment of my imagination......

sophjam

Hi all, good luck to all who have job offers Ive done the same sent off ANMC forms QNc forms and queensland health eoi had reply back to say they would contact me re interview but no news for a week now. Anmc replied that process is taking about 8 weeks at the moment think ill feel better when that comes back. Like Rachaey Im a paediatric nurse hoping to go to cairns as we have family there. Work is really bad here at the moment feel like ditching it and working at tescos at the moment. Keep up the posts it keeps you sane hearing others are going through the same worries!!!

rachaey

Hi trudi and everyone, i also waiting to hear from anc done a full skills assesement, only been waiting three weeks so i think i will be a while yet, its great to come on the boards and catch up with you all
Take care love Rach

nursesarah

All I heard was an email from QH asking me to chase up a reference, which I have done. Still waiting for QNC reg (its been nearly 5 weeks now) and can't apply for 457 visa until I have more info from QH, aarrgh! frustrated and still waiting! (I keep telling myself it will all be worth it!).

I really want to book my flight! I've arranged a leaving party but just hope I'm not tempting fate!

sophjam

Hi everyone Ive got an interview for the Base hospital in cairns on the 1st of may any advice would be much appreciated,someone to hold my hand through it too would be good. Its at 7am never had an interview in my pyjamas before!!Its going to be a long week ahead. Lots of wine I feel, it does put the pressure on you doesnt it my hubby is sitting back chilling through all this.

loubylou1

hiya, i have yet to hear anything in writing either as yet.........i know that my old boss has sent references, but i e mailed my matron here saying they would be contacting for references, but i haven't heard anything from her...i kinda thought she might let me know that she had sent them....i also e mailed a requestto the anmc to send on my documents, and not heard anything from them either....do i expect confirmation from them? i am just keen to getthe job offer in writing now!....got a case officer....and meds booked for 19th may so hope to be in oz for september time.....start work in october...got to enjoy being mortgage free for a little bit!

mooncat

Hi Lou,
Hee hee you sound just like me. I know my references have been done. Just had one of them ask me last week if it was OK to post it cos she couldn't fax it. Nearly cried as she'd had it for 3 weeks!! How come you have a CO? Are you still doing the 136?
This whole waiting for confirmation in writing thing was driving me mad till last week when I got a rather large tax bill. Now I'm kind of glad things have come to a screeching halt as the total sum of my Oz fund is now going to have to pay off my tax bill and I'm going to have to start saving from scratch.

loubylou1

hiya, i have left another note for my ward sister to check with matron....who works on another site, and i never see, that references have been sent, my other referee also had to post cos fax didn't work, but he did it with 48 hours! yes we are still doing 136, but things seem to have speeded up a bit, which is good.....application arrived on 19th feb, case officer on 16th april...so less than 2 months which is good! but cannot get meds until 19th of may so now we will not here anything til june at earliest! anyway better go cos i got work tonight! bad luck with the tax bill....i just doing hubby's tax return so fingers crossed we have put enough away.....looks ok so fingers crossed! loux

nursesarah

latest update from me is an email from QH confirming they have received references and will do a police check which will take around 5 days then I should hear from gold coast health, they r still waiting for my friends refs, we r supposed to be starting in July! and still haven't heard from QNC and cant apply for visa or have meds yet!!

frustrated :curse:

mooncat

Nice one Sarah!! Glad to know there's some movement somewhere. Now I'm going to have to go back to checking my email compulsively every 5 minutes..oh god. Is it QH who gave you the start date for July?

Sarah.

nursesarah

Yeah they asked if we would be able to start the new grad programme then. I'll keep you all posted!

word of advice to every1 who hasn't heard from QH - email and chase them up coz my friend who is coming with me did and they were still waiting for refs!!! and her referees had never received a request from them!! and one of my referees had to send it twice as they said they never got the 1st one.

nursesarah

just a qucik update to let you all know I got my QNC reg through this morning!!