terdjay: if you can get into the conversion program of curtin, there should be no problem in finding work here in WA, because our hospitals here in WA both private and public continue to hire graduate nurses for their grad programs. however you need to apply at least six months in advance and you will be competing with the rest of the new graduates. however if you have at least one year experience working as an RN locally or abroad you can try your luck and apply for regular RN positions. It is very unlikely to land a regular RN position without work experience, even if you come from a premiere uni, local or abroad. just my 2 cents.
Thanks. RPH emailed me about GNP when I asked for vacancies probably because they have none. GNP has separate fuding. The problem is that it's very limited and the slots are not even enough for their local nursing graduates. This is actually my first plan. If it failed I'll go as a casual agency nurse while waiting for feedback from the open recruitment pool from different hospitals. If this failed then I'll transfer to another state. Worst case scenario is working in rural. Oh boy. If everything fails it's hello medicine and a lifetime of stressful and mentally and physically draining career. Oh boy. Planning to take my GAMSAT by march next year for back up reasons. Sheesh
Hello everyone! It's my first time posting here, I've been reading around for a while now though. Looks like things are getting gloomier for nurses in Australia employment-wise. This really scares me as my bridging program at VCHN (for WA registration) is due to start in a few weeks (May 22, to be exact), but I guess there is no backing out now. I hope things will turn out better in the next couple of months!
In addition, the recruitment officer of RPH told me that after the GNP, no permanent employment is offered in contrary to the brochure they sent me. So it's
job hunting again after GNP. During the 70s, 80s, and 90s nursing is a respected and lucrative profession. Now it's the exact opposite. I'm now wondering if I made the right choice in choosing this career the fact that I chose this myself. Upsetting.
Hello everyone! It's my first time posting here, I've been reading around for a while now though. Looks like things are getting gloomier for nurses in Australia employment-wise. This really scares me as my bridging program at VCHN (for WA registration) is due to start in a few weeks (May 22, to be exact), but I guess there is no backing out now. I hope things will turn out better in the next couple of months!
Good luck mate. Pls update us when you're done. We all wanna know the opportunities you'll have upon graduating. Pls don't back out because plenty of other nurses are dying to get your slot.
Thanks, terdjay. I will try my best to update here (and on the Nurse2NZ subforum) regarding the situation there for the benefit of all. Hopefully, I wouldn't need to go back here in the Philippines while waiting for employment. Please do continue to update us on news in Oz. I find your posts very helpful as you really tell it as it is!
@ryan good luck for future job hunting and congratulations -BP grad soon!!!
@chabeli all the best to your interviewsss! Hope you get one soon! Thank you for sharing real life situations there. They are indeed appreciated! It's a good thing you were able to extend your stay! :) How is the hiring rate in bendigo? No plans goin to Melb?
Hello everyone! It's my first time posting here, I've been reading around for a while now though. Looks like things are getting gloomier for nurses in Australia employment-wise. This really scares me as my bridging program at VCHN (for WA registration) is due to start in a few weeks (May 22, to be exact), but I guess there is no backing out now. I hope things will turn out better in the next couple of months!
Congratulations for landing a spot at VCHN. Just get registered and worry about employment later. All my Filipino colleagues(there were 10 Filipinos out of the 20+ participants) who finished one of the last short-term and hence cheaper bridging programs in WA found jobs within 2 months after getting registered by NMBWA. Although it wasnt as good as in the previous years when halfway through the program participants are starting to get job offers,still it is not that bad, compared to finding work as a hospital nurse in the Philippines. Some of them found work in Brisbane,QLD and Adelaide,SA when it was difficult to get one in Perth. It would be easier to get a job offer if you have loads of hospital experience in the Philipppines. But even if you have less, sometimes the game is played depending on how well you sell your skills to prospective employers. Before coming to Australia, prepare all your your employment and training certificates, and letters of recommendation from your previous nurse supervisors. Befriend your supervisors and tell them in advance that you will put their names as professional referees because employers will call your previous workplace and investigate your competence and work attitude before offering you a job. It doesnt matter what hospital you worked in, may it be PGH or St Lukes or Asian Hospital or just a 25 bed capacity district hospital in some obscure island in the visayas as long as you can get verifiable documentation regarding your work experience. Employers won't even ask your where you finished your nursing education. Australian employers can't distinguish the difference of UST, Silliman University, Cebu Normal Uninversity or Medina College or some very well known diploma mills in the Philippines. Of course if during the interview you sound like a moron pretending to be smart, they will know.But what i am saying is that it fair game here down under. You have to start taking responsibility for your own competence. What you lack in experience you can make up for in theory.Just get things done one at a time. Focus on what needs to be done at the present moment and just do it well. The future will take care of itself. When you think about it, you are so fortunate to get a spot at VCHN. So there. Cheers!
i just watched 7 news perth Tuesday, May 4th, 2010---> it said, hospitals and police to receive billions in funding boost under vic budget... what does that mean?
Victoria received 4billion govt funds from both state and natl govt to upgrade their hospitals. It's also like the 5 billion grant in wa to upgrade their hospitals and build the state of the art Stanley Fiona. It's a long term investment for health. As with the hiring of nurses, that would be in the future still, not now. (2016) for Vic. Well at least we can look forward to something. Nursing demand is a cycle after all. So for the brave souls do your bp now. For those who can wait, wait until nrsg demand in aus go up again before doing your bp. Cheers...
Congratulations for landing a spot at VCHN. Just get registered and worry about employment later. All my Filipino colleagues(there were 10 Filipinos out of the 20+ participants) who finished one of the last short-term and hence cheaper bridging programs in WA found jobs within 2 months after getting registered by NMBWA. Although it wasnt as good as in the previous years when halfway through the program participants are starting to get job offers,still it is not that bad, compared to finding work as a hospital nurse in the Philippines. Some of them found work in Brisbane,QLD and Adelaide,SA when it was difficult to get one in Perth. It would be easier to get a job offer if you have loads of hospital experience in the Philipppines. But even if you have less, sometimes the game is played depending on how well you sell your skills to prospective employers. Before coming to Australia, prepare all your your employment and training certificates, and letters of recommendation from your previous nurse supervisors. Befriend your supervisors and tell them in advance that you will put their names as professional referees because employers will call your previous workplace and investigate your competence and work attitude before offering you a job. It doesnt matter what hospital you worked in, may it be PGH or St Lukes or Asian Hospital or just a 25 bed capacity district hospital in some obscure island in the visayas as long as you can get verifiable documentation regarding your work experience. Employers won't even ask your where you finished your nursing education. Australian employers can't distinguish the difference of UST, Silliman University, Cebu Normal Uninversity or Medina College or some very well known diploma mills in the Philippines. Of course if during the interview you sound like a moron pretending to be smart, they will know.But what i am saying is that it fair game here down under. You have to start taking responsibility for your own competence. What you lack in experience you can make up for in theory.Just get things done one at a time. Focus on what needs to be done at the present moment and just do it well. The future will take care of itself. When you think about it, you are so fortunate to get a spot at VCHN. So there. Cheers!
This is the most enlightening post I've read in this forum. Thanks very much for that.
Aus doesn't care about your uni. It only matters if you're a fresh graduate looking for a first time job. Although it can boost your cv, the recruitment process will not revolve around your uni. Attitude is the one that's important to aus. Pls be humble. I experienced working in a casual job (not health related) at the north and during my interview, it's mostly on your competence at present and on your attitude. Be kind to your interviewer and appear relax and friendly although deep insde you're very anxious. Don't appear desperate. Interview is 2-3 steps. You'll be interviewed not just once. No matter how many years of experience you have if your attitude sucks, the recruitment manager won't give a damn about you. It's only in the phils and us where uni matters. Here it's a fair game. They have equal employment opportunity which is a law here. So the question "San ka naggraduate?" is irrelevant.
The future will take of itself. That's true. And aus is a waiting game so the best opportunity comes to those who wait. Who cares if it took you half a year or even a year to get a job if that job is a full time employment rather than quickly grabbing a present opportunity but the hours are terrible and you'll be living your ass off in aus. So to all those unemployed who did their bp, be patient. Great things happen to people who wait. Don't envy those who are offered a job at once upon finishing their bp bec times are different now. Before is different from present. Just remember that your time too will come. And it's always handy to have a back up plan.
Here in aus, your career and success will depend on this saying: It's attitude not aptitude that will bring you to altitude.
To Ryan09: hello mate! since you're a pr pls share your job opportunities after you graduate from deakin. I'm looking forward to that. Thanks. And also pls share what happened to other PRs who did their bp. I wanna know if there's job available for locals upon graduating. As I see it, things are bleak at the moment. TY
hey mate, hows it going? :)
yes it is indeed..however, patience is a virtue.. there are hirings here and there though, but most of the hospitals are looking for post registration experience on the other hand, you can always apply for a graduate program, actually lots of them...
for those who are not PRs you can always do the same thing @chabeli did...
as of now, other PRs havent got a job yet, as we are still finishing our bp this week, on friday...so maybe after receiving registrations from the nbv i might here good news from them...
there are hospitals who can sponsor international nurses (457 visa)..and there are facilities as well who require the applicants to hold a residency visa...better for you to check each hospital's website or i find the ANF website very helpful..:)
PS: my filipina classmate who is not a PR at all, was just recently hired(i think just this week)...and she havent got a registration yet...so i hope this can inspire us..:)
ryan, tried PMing you but it says your inbox is full or something...
hey, done cleaning up my inbox...you can now mess up with it pls PM me...thanks
nice to hear from chabeli and ryan once again!
@ryan good luck for future job hunting and congratulations -BP grad soon!!!
@chabeli all the best to your interviewsss! Hope you get one soon! Thank you for sharing real life situations there. They are indeed appreciated! It's a good thing you were able to extend your stay! :) How is the hiring rate in bendigo? No plans goin to Melb?
there are hirings here and there though, but most of the hospitals are looking for post registration experience on the other hand, you can always apply for a graduate program, actually lots of them...
pls PM me...thanks
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Thanks. RPH emailed me about GNP when I asked for vacancies probably because they have none. GNP has separate fuding. The problem is that it's very limited and the slots are not even enough for their local nursing graduates. This is actually my first plan. If it failed I'll go as a casual agency nurse while waiting for feedback from the open recruitment pool from different hospitals. If this failed then I'll transfer to another state. Worst case scenario is working in rural. Oh boy. If everything fails it's hello medicine and a lifetime of stressful and mentally and physically draining career. Oh boy. Planning to take my GAMSAT by march next year for back up reasons. Sheesh