Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

rosie111 — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:36:58 GMT

Thanks, that is really useful, £500 doesn't seem much do you not need more in your account to get a working visa for OZ? Where abouts are you working ?Did you go anywhere else first?

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Janine09 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:43:38 GMT

Try and get a job sorted before you go buy posting a profile on kookaburra.com and getting intouch with Vetlink (australian, google/ vetlink.com.au?). I did this and started work the next day. Doing it this way I only took 500 pounds with me and was paid within a couple of weeks so didnt need anymore. I did transfer 1,000 pounds incase but I still have it in my bank untouched :)
Finding a job shouldnt be a problem at all, Good luck! xx

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

rosie111 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:25:49 GMT

I'm planning to work in OZ as a RVN after travelling around South East Asia. Was just wondering how much money everything thinks would be ideal to have when I land in OZ? I know the cost of living is high out there but by the sounds of it finding work as a UK qualified nurse is not to difficult either. Any advice much appreciated!

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Janine09 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:46:46 GMT

yes I have been on kookaburra vet employment for a wk and already have a phone interview sorted hopefully will go ok and then I have a job sorted for when I arrive in Nov!!

Also signed up with VetLink (based in australia) and they have been emailing me with more job vacancies.

Hopefully shouldnt be too bad Always a little scary when you have done anything like this before!

Thanks for everyones advice

Much appreciated!! x

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Janine09 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:42:49 GMT

Cool thankyou :) x

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Alana Dent — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:31:34 GMT

Kookaburravets.com

Brilliant site, lots of aussie clinics use it to find staff. Like everyone has always said it is easy to get a job as a UK qualified nurse. I had an amazing time when i did it, learnt so much!

Have fun!!

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

Siobhan Steven — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:46:04 GMT

Getting a job will not be a problem...send your resume to Uni's like James Cook in Townsville and Melbourne Uni. And plenty of private practices and specialty centers as well, just Google. As far as what is Australia like? Well its not all wide open spaces, there are no koalas in up power poles or kangaroos bouncing down the street (my sister somehow convinced our cousins friends this was the case when she was in the UK!) Mind you, where I live there are roos in the paddocks in the evening and Koalas in the National Park. Melbourne is more like a European/ English city, Sydney is more like and American city. Small country towns are generally friendly. Restaurants and shopping are equal to the UK, Chadstone shopping center in Melbourne is basically a mirror image of Bluewater in Kent, for instance (only bigger). Beaches are great and varied. There are a lot of multi national shops, Gap etc (no Boots though :( ) Just like anywhere there are areas of lower socio economic standing, and depending on where you end up working the attitude of clients is reflected by this. There are lots of rural mixed practices where you get to do everything from cats to alpacas to wildlife, and they will tend to do quite a few varied Sx due to distance, whereas a lot of metro pracs will send Sx to referral. PM me if you want any info on clinics you hear about.

Re: Vet Nursing Jobs in Australia

rosie111 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:24:12 GMT

Thats exciting!! I haven't been myself but I plan to go after I qualify after traveling around asia/china but I have spoke to lots of oz vets and nurses about it. They all say its easy to get a job out there English nurses are highly regarded and oz vets always comment on how advance are knowledge and skills are compared to oz nurses. Everyone I've spoken to say I wont have a problem finding work.