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
I know it is a most important concern, to international nurses that the average age of an Áustralian Nurse is 45 to 50, our retirement age is 65 and due to the economic downturn at the moment these nurses are often the only income earner in the family.
There are not new hospitals being built everywhere, in fact beds are being closed. There is a new hospital being built on the Gold Coast and parts of Qld but often these are being built to replace old hospitals that are not big enough or not of building standards.
Rest assured the majority of Áustralian nurses will not be retiring until they are near 65y.
Australia is now recruiting on the basis of need and to spend time and money on a nurse, a hospital or nursing home, needs to be filling a position that an Australian nurse is not available for and this is usually a nurse that is experienced in a shortage area, icu, theatre.
There has been a massive increase in university places for nursing students and the hope is that Australia can provide a great majority of nurses required in the future.
The Phillipines is not the only country where nurses wish to emmigrate and Australia appears to be the only country that does have nursing jobs available, therefore there are many, many nurses in supply for the moderate demand.
The question asked is for now, and the answer is, it is not as easy as it was and be prepared. It is not a walk in the park, especially if you have no experience to get a job.
A lot of ppl in the philippines cannot even afford the cheapest course fee in australia. It cost half a million pesos. Lets face it nursing is a competitive career nowadays. I know what ur saying is true but i just think a little positivity wont hurt. For nurses like me who dreams of settling down in australia it wont hurt as well to go and have experience somewhere else like libya whom are massively recruiting right now. Also, to save up for the expensive tuition fee. At least thats my plan. Even with all the negative post ive read here, i still hope that when the time comes investing in a course in australia will give me better employment.
We of course do not want to give false hopes to nurses with 0 exp who are planning to go to Australia to find a job better than what Philippines could offer. Definitely, it is safer to say that you have better chances of being hired if you have extensive hospital experience because this would be your edge amongst locals or new grads in Aus. If you would check on the websites like seek.com.au almost all employers are looking for nurses with at least 2-3 yrs experience. However, nurses with 0 exp still have chances of being hired by aged care facilities and this is not bad at all because starting salary would be the same with those who would be hired in a hospital.
who signed your statement of service? is it necessarily the director of nursing? im planning to have just my head nurse sign it.. i hope it would suffice..
Would it be necessary to bring your own scrub suits for the clinical placement part of the bridging program? I will be studying at College of Nursing. Thanks!
hi shaneyney! who signed your statement of service? is it necessarily the director of nursing? im planning to have just my head nurse sign it.. i hope it would suffice..
I've had the head of the hospital and the cheif nurse sign it. :)
Thanks Shaneyney. This is my new account. I'm having problem logging in to my previous account. Anyway, it was not mentioned in my Statement of Service the specific number of hours I have been working with my previous employer. They just stated that I worked as a contractual staff nurse within the specified dates. I'm afraid it would affect the assessment. COncerning the reference letters, I'm referring to the last part of the CV where the APHRA indicates References/Publications..I'm not sure what does it mean then.. *CPD (Continuous Professional Development). Thanks a lot!
Thanks Shaneyney. This is my new account. I'm having problem logging in to my previous account. Anyway, it was not mentioned in my Statement of Service the specific number of hours I have been working with my previous employer. They just stated that I worked as a contractual staff nurse within the specified dates. I'm afraid it would affect the assessment. COncerning the reference letters, I'm referring to the last part of the CV where the APHRA indicates References/Publications..I'm not sure what does it mean then.. *CPD (Continuous Professional Development). Thanks a lot!
Please don't forget to indicate that you have worked as a FULL-TIME RN in your institution. It would be better also if you would indicate the number of hours you have worked with them.
You can attach certificates of your attended CPD seminars/training.
Thanks danceinstructor! I just indicated in my CV that I worked as a FULL-TIME RN but not in the Statement of Service since it was my previous employer who wrote it. For CPD, I did trainings since I started working with my previous employer until 2010. I was not able to obtain further trainings from 2011 until now.
Thanks Shaneyney. This is my new account. I'm having problem logging in to my previous account. Anyway, it was not mentioned in my Statement of Service the specific number of hours I have been working with my previous employer. They just stated that I worked as a contractual staff nurse within the specified dates. I'm afraid it would affect the assessment. COncerning the reference letters, I'm referring to the last part of the CV where the APHRA indicates References/Publications..I'm not sure what does it mean then.. *CPD (Continuous Professional Development). Thanks a lot!
No problemo~. Hmmm yeah I`d have to agree with danceinstructor, it`s better if it was indicated if you worked as a full-time registered nurse, but since it has already been submitted, let`s just hope for the best.
About the references, here`s what I did, and it pretty much worked out for me. There`s a part where it says your employers must affix their signatures in your CV, but I have read somewhere in this forum that one representative from AHPRA actually said it`s okay to supply just the reference names for as long as your Statement of Service was signed by your employer/cheif nurse/ HR head/ what-have-you.
Okay thanks for informing me about CPD, I didn`t quite have a problem with this because I started working as a volunteer late last year and ended early this year. In your case, you should have at least showed you practiced last year. Perhaps you will be excused for not having any practice this year since we`re still in the midst of it.
We dont want to give false hopes to our fellow philippine nurses. That's right.
We don't want any false hopes at all. I believe that's the purpose of this forum. " To be informed"
However, I think we have to refrain from stating general statements with no factual basis as that will create a negative impact to the audience here. At the same time, it is also misinformation that could alter their decisions.
However, I fully agree with you, that nurses should come to australia more equipped than the locals. Come to think of it, its so hard to get there- it must be heaven Lol. We have to undergo screening process from AHPRA, then spend half a million pesos for a bridging course. I am not against it, in fact I fully support this. It is because of these rules -- that will help us in the long run to protect ourselves from any lawsuit. It is just sad to think that there might be a risk after going all through that process we go home because we cant find a job there. That's really just sad :-(
i hope it would suffice..
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A lot of ppl in the philippines cannot even afford the cheapest course fee in australia. It cost half a million pesos. Lets face it nursing is a competitive career nowadays. I know what ur saying is true but i just think a little positivity wont hurt. For nurses like me who dreams of settling down in australia it wont hurt as well to go and have experience somewhere else like libya whom are massively recruiting right now. Also, to save up for the expensive tuition fee. At least thats my plan. Even with all the negative post ive read here, i still hope that when the time comes investing in a course in australia will give me better employment.