UK Nurse experience?

LoopyLu · Mar 31, 2018

So if I was employed with an agency, would that be an easier route into Oz and then look for local permanent jobs? Then I'd already be in the country so no visa issues.

K+MgSO4, BSN · Mar 31, 2018

Thanks, appreciate all your replies :) Do you like living in Australia? Is it paradise? haha. Also, do you know anything about policing there? My hubby would like to join the Force (I'm aware you've got to be a citizen to do that first which means 4 years of living in Oz). I'm so excited!

I migrated 10 years ago. It has given me opportunity that I would not get / of got in Ireland. However I still need to clean my loo and go to work to afford the mortgage. It is a better lifestyle but it is still life....

danceluver · Jun 9, 2018

Cost of living: totally going to depend on where you live. if you are planning to live Sydney/Melbourne, then it will be higher than other parts of Australia.
Wages vary between states. So the starting level of pay is:
$64,292 a year in Queensland
$58,011 a year in Victoria
$62,957 a year in South Australia
$65,697 a year in West Australia
$60,881 a year in New South Wales.
Penalty rates vary between states for night shifts, weekend shifts, overtime etc.
Ease of finding accommodation will depend on where you want to live, its worth having an idea of what part of Australia you are wanting to go to.
With these respective salaries in these regions....is it possible to live comfortably? Specifically the salaries for nurses who work in Sydney or Melbourne? Do Theatre nurses make more? Thanks!

jennylee321 · Jun 19, 2018

In NZ if you are an adult nurse from the UK you can't work in paediatrics, so I imagine this would be true in Australia. This only applies to UK nurses since you register into child health or adult health, whereas oz/NZ nurses register as generalists.