Canadian Registered Psychiatric Nurse moving to Australia

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To all Canadian Registered Psychiatric Nurses looking to move to Australia or have successfully moved and now working in Australia. Please let me know the hurdles you've experienced with AHPRA and any hurdles finding work.

I have completed the application to AHPRA; AHPRA is now just waiting on the school I attended to send them documents.

I am 29 years old so I have one year left for a working visa. There is also an option to do a sponsorship visa which is approx $4,000.00 but I'm unsure how difficult or doable it is to be sponsored prior to showing up in Australia.

I also have around $30,000.00 saved up to make the transition easier and to not be too worried about finances when I first get there.

Anybody out there experiencing or has experienced what I am going through?

Thank you for your time.

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Hi Mitchrpn,

I know this was a while ago, but I was wondering how your experience was applying to AHPRA as a Canadian RPN and if you successfully moved over?

I have been accepted to both a BScN and a BScPN program and would prefer to take the Psych Nursing degree, but I wanted to be sure that in the future I can work in Australia. 
 

Thanks in advance!

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Hey mate!

So long story short. I applied Sept 2017 and received a "no" from AHPRA in Jan 2018 .. because I had a RPN diploma. I then submitted further evidence and they approved me May 2018. I arrived in Aus and was fully registered August 2018. 

 

I then started working as an agency nurse... did it for a few months and completely hated it LOL. I gave up my license and haven't looked back ?.

 

If you wish to chat more, feel free to email me [email protected].

 

Cheers,

Mitch 

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On 2/6/2021 at 5:48 AM, mitchrpn said:

I then started working as an agency nurse... did it for a few months and completely hated it LOL. I gave up my license and haven't looked back ?.

Hey. What made you give up? I am just curious. I kinda thought of Australia vs UK but the US was more appealing due to pay rate.  

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Hi 

I am in a process of moving to Australia, I would like to know the shift timing for nurses in there.I got a offer in Royal Melbourne hospital.

Would like to know if you know specifically to that hosp..

Thanks million 

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