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Hello fellow nurses!!!
I'm a USA RN with 1 yr med/surg experience. I already got Australia RN license and passed ANMAC's skill assessment for immigration!!!
I'm planning to move to a big city in Australia in this August, such as Melbourne, Adelaid, and Sydney. So far, Melbourne is my favorite choice, I heard Melbourne is really a jewel of Australia!!! I'm planning to get a working holiday visa first, then get 885 visa for a greencard.
I need any advices to find a job in Melbourne!!! I would appreciate any kind of comments or help!!! I will be happy as a goose as long as I can find a full time job in any kind of med/surg unit!!!
Also, it would be great if I can get any advices about the life in Melbourne, such as finding a flat to live!!!
Thanks!!!!
If you never leaved anywhere else other that the USA, you have no way of knowing. One has to be extremely careful in the US versus other countries. And the comment was not directed to you personally. You act typically american.
Ah but I have of course lived in other countries, including several in Europe and Australia. In fact I am a citizen of New Zealand. I own a home in Queensland. Your assertion is absolutly incorrect. Regular citizens in the USA do not walk about worried somebody will sue them for expressing their feelings. That is absurd.
I never dreamed your comments was aimed at me personaly. I don't really understand why you felt the need to point that out.
It's been awhile since this thread has had any activity - but I'm very curious if anyone can comment to the ease of finding work as an RN in Perth or Melbourne areas at this point? Are there still limited jobs available?
I was really interested to read all the different perspectives presented in this thread... some food for thought for sure!
The other burning question I have (which is related to some of the comments here) is whether the role of the RN in a big city (like perth or melbourne) is going to differ much from that of an RN in a big city here in the US? I am not a nurse and have no first-hand knowledge of how it is in either country, but have heard & read so much about it that I'm completely overwhelmed! I would LOVE some first-hand accounts!
Hello! Reading your post is really exciting! I know its a while back, but I am kind of in your position. I was wondering if you could help me figure out how to do this. I am a US RN with 6 years acute care experience. I want to move to Melbourne, Australia and work there as a nurse. I intend to relocate there and hopefully become a permanent resident. What should I do first? I would like to know how you did it. Thanks!
Hello , I am a Canadian nurse and moved to Melbourne. I worked at St. Vincents and think that it was an excellent place to work. It is in a trendy area right across from a beautiful park. There are tons of cool coffee shops and restaurants and transport is excellent. I lived close to the Alfred and the neighbourhood is not as nice as St V's. So thats my opinion for what its worth.
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