Due to recent changes regarding applications for International nurses to Australia and the combining of the nursing boards to one central nursing board in Australia AHPRA I have started a new thread for people to discuss the new process on working in Australia.
Currently New Zealand is not accepting new applicants from International trained nurses except those that meet the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement {TTMR} this will be updated once the New Zealand nursing board reopen their books to International nurses.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA
Your not going to get a look in if it is a few years since you practised as a nurse or and even more spookier still you have never worked as a nurse in your own country. Aged care or sub acute care is most on offer and these can now pick and choose.
Personally......I employ nurses that can communicate well, none of this 'excuse me' every sentence, they must talk with enthuisiasum for their work and talk of being a 'team' player. Thats why I am big on good communication english. I also ask questions like, 'tell me about the last time you did not understand something, what did you do?' and if the answer is I asked someone, and I believe, it was as simple as looking it up yourself, I mark the applicant down. And 'what do you think is your weaker skills and what do you think are your stronger skills? If the applicant thinks they a great at everything, marked down. As a professional nurse one must use critical thinking and always be reviewing their decisions and work and never think of themselves as the best with no review of themselves at all.
i have 1 year experience as a volunteer nurse (sept 09-10) so i think that i am still in good shape since australia requires at least 3 months exp in the last 5 years right? i just dont know if voluntary would be appealing though when applying for a job. oh well, if its not, i need to do my best to convince them that the title of staff nurse and voluntary nurse is the only difference within the two since both have the same responsibility and liability.
so you employ nurses?? sometimes applicants think that the more they boast, the more impressive they would be but the opposite is true most of the time.
Employers will look at your experience first, then maybe university, bridging course....mmmm, I suppose if they (employer) are not familiar with bridging course providers then being able to sprout about an Australian university such as Deakin or Latrobe may, I said may give you a higher ranking, only as I believe all RN education in this field should be done via a university or health care provider.
Anyway, I have had experience working with nurses from nearly all the bridging courses and universities in Victoria so I should keep my opinions to myself.
College of nursing in NSW would also hold some prestige to an employer.
i attended one of the best nursing schools here in the philippines which i would say really helped me. so if it is not too much to ask, in your own opinion, what are the best schools to attend BP?
by the way, you mentioned College of Nursing NSW. upon going to their site and checking the previous pages, i learned that they offer their BP for less than 3 months -- the shortest i encountered. so if you said that the said school hold some prestige to an employer, is it then safe for me to assume that the length of BP does not have any bearing at all?
Through a hospital organisation would be better that is accredited as bridging program, as much more prac skills, so that you can really be assessed also I would imagine if you pass, they would find a job for you in their organisation, because thats why they started the course in the first place for nursing recruitment.
But I stick to what I said before, asap into the country before diac shut the gate on nurses with no experience and the work will and in places has become difficult to get with no experience.
its good to hear that there are some BP schools that help the student land a job upon finishing the BP with them.
i have a question, what if i get assessed as an EN, is there anything i can do? can i apply again for assessment? thanks :)
the only reason that you would be assessed as an EN is if you havent reached the minimum required score in the IELTS if they ever would. i just want to point out that there is no reason for them to assess you as an EN if you went for the RN assessment.
the only reason that you would be assessed as an EN is if you havent reached the minimum required score in the IELTS if they ever would. i just want to point out that there is no reason for them to assess you as an EN if you went for the RN assessment.
Enrolled nurses are an integral part of the nursing team. Therefore their ability to communicate with everyone is just as important, even more so, as in aged care they are the ones giving direct care to patients and are often the in-between nurses personal care worker and supervising RN. There has been applicants amount assessed as En , not so much state here but in work places where they already have PR thry are found.
To be an En is 18 months to 2 years course, same as those 2 year second courses.
You will be assessed as equivalent to an EN education if your bachelor degree or second degree is deemed not equivalent to the Australian nursing degree or your degree was taken at at a nursing school not of Australian university standard, and has not provided you with all the nursing subjects you need to be an RN here. It is nothing to with an English test.
ENs are not on SOL list, you cannot get sponsorship visa you would have to find another way to stay.
Do not compare to past applicants or things you may have heard, because things have changed.
I do not think it really matters your BP school main thing is experience.
All of my requirements are already set except for my Volunteer certificate and CV. I finished my volunteer last March but up to now my certificate isn't released yet because of printer problems (and mind you, all volunteers who finished their contract from December still haven't got theirs).
I think I already wasted too much time waiting on it.
Hi! I have been reading posts here with regards to registering for an RN in Australia.May I ask my fellow PI nurses to give me a step by step process in applying at the AHPRA? What are the documents needed and how to get started stuff like that. I am currently in the US on a working visa and will expire next year so I wanted to get things started for my AU apps. I hope to hear from you guys. Thanks.. :)
Hi! I have been reading posts here with regards to registering for an RN in Australia.May I ask my fellow PI nurses to give me a step by step process in applying at the AHPRA? What are the documents needed and how to get started stuff like that. I am currently in the US on a working visa and will expire next year so I wanted to get things started for my AU apps. I hope to hear from you guys. Thanks.. :)
Read this entire thread starting from page 1 and you will get all the answers that you need. Literally. :)
sometimes applicants think that the more they boast, the more impressive they would be but the opposite is true most of the time.
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i have a question, what if i get assessed as an EN, is there anything i can do? can i apply again for assessment? thanks :)