Working in Australia

Re: Working in Australia

gemmabanks15 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:10:03 GMT

Thank you guys :-)

I did email Kookaburra who said that i would need to contact the Australia Embassy London regarding a second worhing holiday visa. Unfortunately i would not be granted one. The answer i expected to be honest!

For now, i feel like i cannot give up a job i love here on a chance to go over there and get sponsored, or not. I will endeavour to do as much large animal work as possible and get as much experience with snakes and spiders as i can and i will search Kookaburra for positions :-)

Alana, was the job vacancy for the Oz job clear that they would sponsor foreign nurses? Would you recommend that i just apply to them all?

Appreciate all the replies :-)

Re: Working in Australia

Alana Dent — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:45:24 GMT

You would need sponsorship to go, as at 27 you are no longer considered a dependant of your parents. VN jobs easy to find, and when you work in the right clinic you have the freedom to work your nursing skills to the level you have trained to!

Sponsorship is hard to come by - Aussies love UK trained VNs - but the sponsorship involves them proving they spend a certain % of the annual earnings on training. And a minimum wage to be paid (In region of $49-50,000) so much more than here!

I searched kookaburra, and got offered a place with sponsorship. Unfortunatly the government took too long (I was at week 16 when usal processing is 8-12 weeks) and with the opening of the new hospital they had built, they needed the staff asap. SO lost my sponsorship.

It is however possible - but difficult!

Good luck!!

Re: Working in Australia

Lauren R — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:04:01 GMT

Ah right that's interesting to know... it was one of the nurses from work who was thinking about going there, she's going to Canada now anyway but I think I'll keep it in mind for myself in the future now too!

Re: Working in Australia

kaz84 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:18:30 GMT

Lauren it depend on what type of clinic you work for. I use to work in an inner city practice and did alot behind the scene. We did cat castrates, induced anaesthesia and intubate, catheterise, IVFT and scale and polishes, draw blood, lab work and nurse clinics which are all under veterinary supervision + laws and regulations here in Aus.. My vets had alot of trust in us nurses and they appreciated our work. Its just a matter of finding a decent clinic and supervisors that allow qualified nurses to do what we spent years studying/training for. You will find that inner city clinics will pay alot better than rural and depended upon experience. I dont think you will have any trouble finding a job, the Australians love Uk qualified nurses, however you just need to search for a clinic that is willing to sponsor you. Your best bet is to advertise on Kookaburra vets website or email the clinics in the area your interested in. Good Luck :)

Re: Working in Australia

Lauren R — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:22:20 GMT

A nurse i work with was investigating that for a while, but decided against it because she found out that nurses in Australia generally do a lot more reception work than they do over here. Rubbish!

Re: Working in Australia

Fuzzyduck — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:15:33 GMT

Your parents should be able to get you a visa as you are their child. Then once you are there it should be fairlly easy to find a job either locumming or permanent, there was heaps of work available when i was there a few years ago.

Re: Working in Australia

David White — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:48:38 GMT

hi, a few of my friends had used kookaburra vets http://www.kookaburravets.com/australia/IndexOz.htm

its worth a try as i was offered a job but couldnt take it due to other commitments