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My sister has been trying to convince me to transfer to Oz for 3 yrs now. She said I won't be able to buy a house here in England (we live in Haywards heath- and property prices are so high!). The only reason I don't want to move is my job! Love it! I get a decent pay too! The staff I work with are the best and management would often bend over backwards for me if I need an emergency day off, AL, CL, SL etc... I literally make my own off duty/ on call schedule. Unfortunately, my husband is not as lucky. He works in A+E and they are planning to down grade his department w/c meant that he might get redundant and have to look for another nursing job... That would have been easy if there are jobs available! We were looking for a house to buy for the past 3 mos and everything that we like, we simply can't afford. And now with my husband's job at risk, we don't want to commit to buy at all! Hence the decision to finally listen to my dear sister's advise.

Thank you all for your comments and advises. We are definitely going to Oz. My sister has been trying to convince me to transfer there since 2003. I wish I listened to her back then! Now I'd have to wait til early 2008. (I am expecting another child in March 2007 and thought I'd give him or her and myself a few months to bond before making the BIG move.) Anyways, I am interested in The Alfred hospital. I read in one of the threads that they sponsor foreign nurses. Don't want to go through agency. Will it be as straight forward as it seems? Can anyone suggest a good hospital in Queensland? I have a year to decide which state so might as well do as much research as I can.

Thank you all for your quick replies. Good news! We've made a decision --> and it's Oz!!!:monkeydance:

How about annual leaves and benefits as a nurse? Is it pretty much the same here? We get I think around 5-7 weeks (depending on your years of service) paid annual leave in UK. And off duties are very flexible especially for working mums like me. Can I expect to get the same if I work in Australia? Thanks Barb101. I'll do my research on Queensland... sunshine beaches and shopping... sounds like the perfect place for me!

Hiya! My husband and I have been nursing here in the UK for 6 + years now. We both trained in the Philippines but are now British Citizens and are of course registered with NMC here. With the Agenda for Change and all the uncertainties:confused: w/ the future of the NHS, we've decided we had enough of England and want to relocate to another country. The big question is: which one??? He wants to go to the US. I prefer Australia... maybe Melbourne. Can anyone give me any advantage/perks of nursing in OZ to help me convince him to go for Melbourne? Cheers!!! :nuke: