IRELAND!!! Get me there toot sweet...

[steve0123]

Hi all.

I'm an Aussie nurse, currently living in London (not nursing here of course, it's far too difficult to get registered and I'm sick of playing the game), and I can't wait to get out of this place and head to Ireland. I've had a poke around An Bord Altranais' website, and registering seems to be a fairly standard procedure in line with most other reasonable registration bodies around the world, but my problem is finding an employer to sponsor my work authorisation.

I don't need a visa to enter Ireland, but I do need an employer before I can get my authorisation to work (it doesn't cost them anything more than a piece of paper with some ink confirming my employment). Does anyone know of any good agencies or hospitals in central Dublin (or anywhere really)? Because I've searched the net and they're thin on the ground...

[ToucanRN]

I have two friends with experiences of getting resistered with AN Board. Both were mental health nurses. the first studied at an english university for mental health nursing and whilst working in england tried registered and it took it 6 months because of lack of communication between the usiversity and an board, it was sppeded up because because he kept pestering them.

the other friend has been trying since september 2005 with still no luck. he is more passive and could not be bothered, again the problem is lack of communication between the university and an board for transcripts. they are both irish, so i could not give u advise on hospitals that sponsor.

however, they are very friendly so all u need to do is find the number of the hospital off the internet and give human resourses a call.

when i was trying to arrange my overseas placement i did the same.

good luck in ur search and i hope to follow you soon. you should consider cork though it is more beautiful and lad back. why go from one city to another.