Registration Advice

[raglan86]

Hi AoifeL and Ire11

Im so glad i was not the only one who found all this registration confusing!
Just wondering how long have you both been qualified? I have been working over a year now but doing locum/bank/temp within MSK, community and Elderly care/medical.
Do you think this is enough to get on over to oz?
Im desperate to go later this year too, let me know if you have any luck with jobs would love to know how you get on with it all. I think i am going to start emailing various hospitals/practices to see whats out there

All ther best, will keep you posted
x

[AoifeL]

Hi Raglan86

I empathise with you on finding it all confusing!! I'm qualified (scarily) almost 5 years now but have been working in the same place so I'm basically looking towards Australia to gain a different experience for a time. I'm in the midst of contacting hospitals/clinics at the moment as well and I think that's your best bet or put the call out to any of your own contacts/colleagues/classmates you may have over there working. There seems to be alot of work in private practice but you may need more than a year's experience for those.

A good jobs website is www.seek.com.au. There are also lots of recruitment agencies though the one I made contact with would prefer for me to have full reg rather than be looking for job offer to gain temp reg....but I guess that would make their job easier!!

Best of luck with it!
Aoife

[daisy7]

Hi guys - I am reassured also that Im not the only one - felt a bit overwhelmed by all the info..!

Was just wondering how you are getting on with your applications? I am keen to do the same this time next year.. How long does it take to get the visa processed and how long do you anticipate the registration process to take?

Do you have to get a sponsor sorted before you can become registered?

Huge thanks

[AoifeL]

Hi Daisy

I'm afraid it's still kind of overwhelming :-( There is alot of paperwork to get through and you have to work on the job offer first if it's limited registration you're after. I'm reconsidering again that maybe applying for reg in NZ first to get full Oz reg may be the way to go. A couple of recruitment agencies I've been in touch with have said it would be easier for them if I did it that way. The NZ form is a very long one too but if you know someone who's done it already it's half the battle apparently.

I would say the sooner you get started the better. Limited reg requires you get a job offer, then you need to be assessed by the APC (their website says it takes 4 weeks). Once you get that you finally register with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia which I'm not sure how long it takes. I haven't gotten an offer as such yet so haven't started yet. Getting the working holiday visa is the easy part...it only took maybe 2 weeks online application at most to get and then you have a year to use it. A potential employer I was speaking to at the weekend says they're crying out for physios in South Australia but practices have spent so much money on advertising with no results that it's not worth their whille anymore. Physically being out in Oz going through the process might be alot easier too if you had that option.

Hope this helps
Aoife

PS Ire2011 and raglan86 how are you guys getting on?? Faring any better than myself??