Moving to Sydney Soon and need some advice!

[joyfull26]

HI Everyone!

I posted a few months ago about nursing in Australia and got some great info about registering and visas. I am now registered with the Nursing and Midwives Board of NSW and just applied for a work and holiday visa last week. Things finally seem to be coming together and I'm getting excited.

My next venture is securing a job. Can anyone give me a bit more direction on which hospitals would be best to work in. I have two years of experience in ICU in a large university hospital is Chicago and would like a similar environment. I would also like to work somewhere that offers accommodations and close to public transportation and is safe. I'm traveling alone and don't know a single person in Australia. I'm pretty flexible and go with the flow and up for most anything.

Also would it be a good idea to register with a staffing agency that could assist with housing? So far I've been doing all the paperwork for the license and visa on my own and haven't had any issues.

Thanks for any advice or suggestions in advance and I can't wait to get there!

Katie

[scots]

Hi there,

I'm moving to sydney from Scotland at the of August. I'm going :pon my own by the sponsorhsip visa. I have a contract with Royal North Shore Hospital, I went through an agency but I wish I contacted the hospital myself as I wasn't given much help from the agency. Finding accommodation in north sydney is difficult and expensive and I didn't realise how far the hospital was from bondi beach area. Now I have signed my contract I'm stuck but saying all this I just can't wait to get there and hopefully everything will fall into place.

Anyhow for you I would contact the hospitals directly and ask them which route is best to go on finding work. With the work and holiday visa I think you can only work at the same hospital for up to 3 months then you have to move to another. I know the agencies can help you find work to do this. The public hospital usually pay more than the private and only some can provide accommodation. There are a lot of hospitals and agencies on the internet. If I were you I would stick to cental Sydney for transport wise. Good luck. Let me know how you get on.