Moving from Ireland to Australia

Scrubby · Apr 15, 2009

ballybricken, SA hospitals are always looking for nurses, whether they are grads or experienced. We're desperate and theres not enough of us.

ballybricken · Apr 15, 2009

Thanks Scrubby that's encouraging. Can you advise me a little on the best areas hospital and lifestyle wise. Any information would be greatly appreciated !

mental health nurse · Apr 15, 2009

Hi

You would have no problem finding a good position, and aged care is an area that is in particular need.

Let me know if I can help further, I've been over here for nearly five years and have worked in a few places.

Good luck

ballybricken · Apr 15, 2009

Hey thanks...I would love your advice...where do you come from ? What is your experience of the hospitals city v country, public v private, salaries , cost of living. You have 20 years experience...is Aus a good place for you ?

mental health nurse · Apr 15, 2009

I'm from the UK.

I have worked in the community since moving here (and most of my career).

I've worked country and would say its best to find your bearings and work metro first, us Europeans really don't know what its like to be remote. It can be difficult to settle into the community particularly if you don't have kids.

The cost of living is relative, but I am on an equivalent salary to the uk but my quality of life is way better, and I have a house and land that I could never have dreamed of owning in the UK.

Australia is lovely but it can be hard to settle as the cultural differences are huge, not to mention being away from family and friends.

My field of work (psychiatry) in the places I've worked has been very behind the times (I trained in an asylum) and the negative unsupportive nursing culture here is very active, and nepotism can be rife.

ballybricken · Apr 15, 2009

Thank you ....that is a great insight and I appreciate your honesty. I wish you well for the future.

:up:

mental health nurse · Apr 15, 2009

No worries mate

:coollook:

talaxandra · Apr 16, 2009

mental health nurse is right - working in remote or even rural areas is a bad idea until you've got your bearings (and even then be cautious). Aussie friends have had trouble with the nepotistic, hositle culture that exists in some rural communities (Queensland seems particularly bad, but that could be my friends). On the other hand, other friends love the connection with the broader community and the sense of continuity, but they have for the most part gone back to the regions where they grew up.

Scrubby · Apr 16, 2009

Thanks Scrubby that's encouraging. Can you advise me a little on the best areas hospital and lifestyle wise. Any information would be greatly appreciated !

I've only worked in South Australia, the biggest public hospital is the Royal Adelaide Hospital. It's in the, major trauma hospital for the state. People work there from all over Adelaide, it's a small city so and doesn't take too long to get anywhere.

http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/homepage.php

Other public hospitals are Flinders medical centre which is in southern, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the western suburbs, Lyell McEwin hospital in the north, Modbury public hospital in the eastern suburbs.

http://www.tqeh.sa.gov.au/public/content/home.asp?xcid=1

http://www.flinders.sa.gov.au/

http://www.lmh.sa.gov.au/public/content/home.asp?xcid=1

As for private hospitals, well last I looked they get paid less than nurses in the public sector.

ballybricken · Apr 16, 2009

Thank you so much...that really helps :yeah: