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I was in Adelaide last July/August and was fine with a waterproof thin jacket and jeans, and scarf if i was feeling the chill when out and about. It was indoors that I was colder, depends on the property, but where I was staying didn't have the best insulation, so found myself cold at nights, and no heating to put on for an hour to warm the place up. I wore a hoodie to bed on a couple of occasions! You can always pick up cheapy blankets when you arrive for cooler nights etc.

But with the size of it, they are certainly gonna need a few extra nurses here and there! I am an A&E nurse, so it would be the ED or High dependency areas that I would be interested in. Just with some areas apparently moving in July, but not officially opening til November, I wondered even if there would be short term contracts going. I guess I'll just keep watching the websites. Thanks!

Hello there, just wondering if anyone knows of updates with regards to opening of the new RAH? I have just gained my PR, have got my nursing registration in principle, and hope to come over Sept/October-ish. I know there have been hold ups with construction etc, but I'm surprised there has not been any recruitment going on yet. Meant to be 6000 jobs when it finally does open, obviously not all medical/nursing. Any insider knowledge much appreciated.

ah ok...it's the medicare card - I have had one previous when on WHV. No worries, getting myself confused re: NHS card. Cheers!

Saw someone mention a NHS card in regards to reciprocal medical cover.....any ideas? I work in NHS, and have never heard of this card!?

I'll give them another week, then will email them to see what's happening. According to Royal Mail tracking, it is with them!

Lovely to read, thank you. I am a newly qualified nurse and am at the beginning of the process. AHPRA and ANMAC lodged early February. ANMAC have emailed to say that they will start to assess, no word of acknowledgement from AHPRA yet, no payment taken yet either. The waiting game is the hardest part, I'm sure! Good luck with the next step in your journey!

I spent a couple of nights there in July/August - cold, but visiting from Scotland, wasn't too bad for me! I was alone, so stayed at a hostel in Kingscote, which was fine Done a few walks through Flinders Chase, the touristy walks to Remarkable Rocks etc, all absolutely worth it. Popped into a few beaches along the North East coast, all gorgeous as per. Even in winter...I couldn't help myself having a little paddle at Baudin(?) Beach. Only regret is not staying longer.........can only imagine it would be even more spectacular in the warmer months

Fab read!

Interesting @Kestral - I'm also hopefully going to be coming across as a recently qualififed - hopefully about 18month-2year experience by the time I get there. Can I ask, are you working in mental health?

Down Under Centre - based in London, are hoping to start offering packages to help with WHV and agency work - check them out, really friendly team, even if just for advice

I have just figured out today that for AHPRA, you need a different police check - it's called Fit2Work, and can be accessed through the AHPRA website. You can do this prior to completing AHPRA, they will just hold onto the certificate until they receive your application, and then match the 2 up. It seems there are lots of mental health nursing jobs around at the moment in Australia, and I reckon you could both try to secure work before you head out there - even as a newly qualified nurse. I qualified in September, and moved to London from Scotland to start a job in a big A&E down here. So I'm waiting for my 3 months to be up so I can ask for a reference. Will continue to work and save and attempt to secure a job before I go over to Adelaide, hopefully early 2017.

So exciting! I'm planning on submitting ANMAC and AHPRA once I have my employer reference and statement of employment - this is probably going to be mid December, so think I may wait until early next year to submit it, rather than over the Xmas holidays. Watching your timeline with interest too! Must be feeling very real for you now

I know for sure that you only get one TFN number...I actually went hunting through my old emails from my WHV days and found mine today

So exciting! Good luck!

Good to hear you are both settling in well!

Look forward to hearing all about your new adventures!

Thanks Nomad. Charles Darwin Uni was the first to tell me they don't provide clinical placements for overseas students. .altho they did send me all the info if I wanted to enrol! There are a few universities that won't speak to individuals directly, instead asking for a placement coordinator to contact. So I guess I'll see what my uni can do for me

Thanks - wow! Lots of useful info, thank you! What you're niece done re:emails....I'm currently experiencing same replies. Hmmm. Don't know how much longer my optimism will last! I don't plan on doing a graduate year in Oz, I know I have no chance! I graduate next year, so will get the PR visa ball rolling once I've got some UK experience.

As far as I am able to tell, a visa 600 is Ok for healthcare placements. Id need police checks and everything too..I know it's not an easy ask, but it has been done before, and I'm certainly determined to give it a go. Thanks for your reply...I know I'm going after a long-shot here!

Just realised my original post was over a year ago....time flies when you're a student nurse and dreaming of Oz...

Really started to look into this a lot more recently and have contacted a couple of universities.... no luck as of yet. It is the universities I must contact in the first instance it seems (not the hospital), as I need to be registered through APHRA as a student...and it is the education provider that does this. My university also wants it completed through an Australian university so they can establish it is of same standard as I would expect in the UK. I know there are way more nursing students than there are clinical placements in SA, but I'm still gonna keep trying. I would love a rural placement, and I know these aren't as popular so I'm optimistic! Again, any advice is most welcome! And any nurses who know of overseas students gaining a placement where they work...would be good to hear!

Congratulations! Your timeline was very quick!

Aw brilliant...I am at Abertay, but I live down in Kirkcaldy, loving the course! If you dont mind me asking...did your wife start applying for jobs across in Australia before/as soon as she qualified, and get the 457 visa once she had accepted a position?

I am studying in Dundee...it's my second degree, and I'm loving it, wish I had done it earlier! I am so keen to get back out to Australia, particularly SA, am looking into doing my elective placement out there too so hopefully get a taste of how the nursing works over there!