Australian Trained Nurses be advised

GrumpyRN, NP · Mar 30, 2015

Sorry, what's your point? Seems to be plenty of Australian and NZ nurses working in UK so it must be feasible. Actually, I recall my manager doing a telephone interview with a nurse who was in Australia and she got the post. No practical tests or English test that I am aware of, may be wrong of course but she did not complain about any difficulties.

aine.mckenna · Mar 30, 2015

No new rule since october 2014.most australian trained nurses go on a contract basis with an agency directly 2 a designated hospital, primarily because of visa issues, therefore different avenue. i mean australian trained nurses who r from uk just returning home and trying 4 a job on their steam.just didnt realise between australia ( commonwealth country)and uk that it would be so difficult to register.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 30, 2015

It can just be as difficult to register now in other countries when trained in the UK because of how the UK train. The new rules have been through a lot of teething issues but the chance must have happened for a reason.

Fiona59 · Mar 31, 2015

Could we clean up the text speak????

MultipleCitizen · May 1, 2015

It's a lot more difficult the other way around. Coming to Australia all foreign nurses must already be RN registered in their home country before they have to undertake a minimum of 6 months mandatory training and up to 2 years or more of education to get their Australian qualifications if from a non English speaking country.

My wife has her degree, all her studies followed U.S. syllabus and all her studies were in English. However because she is from the Philippines they don't assess her the same. As she didn't get a chance to complete the board exam in the Philippines she is left in no-mans land either having to re-enrol at University and get credit for her degree or start working as an EEN, which is what her Degree has been assessed as the equivalent of in Australia by the govt.

We could easily head back over the USA as I have dual citizenship AUS/USA and all she would need to do is pass the NCLEX (and whatever other requirements the particular state may have) and she can have her USA State RN.

Now that we're planning to move to the UK, due to my own work leading us there, we're now having to investigate the UK side of things. They certainly seem a lot easier for us than Australia's approach.

Fiona59 · May 1, 2015

It's a lot more difficult the other way around. Coming to Australia all foreign nurses must already be RN registered in their home country before they have to undertake a minimum of 6 months mandatory training and up to 2 years or more of education to get their Australian qualifications if from a non English speaking country.
My wife has her degree, all her studies followed U.S. syllabus and all her studies were in English. However because she is from the Philippines they don't assess her the same. As she didn't get a chance to complete the board exam in the Philippines she is left in no-mans land either having to re-enrol at University and get credit for her degree or start working as an EEN, which is what her Degree has been assessed as the equivalent of in Australia by the govt.
We could easily head back over the USA as I have dual citizenship AUS/USA and all she would need to do is pass the NCLEX (and whatever other requirements the particular state may have) and she can have her USA State RN.
Now that we're planning to move to the UK, due to my own work leading us there, we're now having to investigate the UK side of things. They certainly seem a lot easier for us than Australia's approach.

Why did your wife not write her registration exams in the Phillipines? It's a requirement if she wants to work in many places, the holding a nursing license from country of education. Canada and several US states are requiring it.

gen88 · May 5, 2015

I think you'll find it's just as hard to register as a nurse in any other English-speaking country, regardless of where you trained originally. It's just the way it is now, it's tough for everyone and I sympathise, but I guess if you really want it, you'll get there in the end in you play by their rules!

ambr46 · Sep 15, 2015

I don't understand a word you are saying. Interpreter please???

ceridwyn · Sep 15, 2015

wrong

ambr46 · Sep 15, 2015

I don't understand a word you are saying. Interpreter please???

Not trying to be rude but the whole text thing jumbles up my brain. :down:

Tenandtwo · Feb 12, 2017

Hi i have just qualified as an RN, and my situation sounds exactly the same as yours. Can you update me on how you went with obtaining your registration in the UK?

Do you work there now?