NZ application

[Fyzzio]

Hi,
@ Emad: Right, I get you now. Completely agreed. One of my Indian colleagues did not need to do the IELTS, as she had worked in Britain for 3 years and her referees there, confirmed her English language skills. So, apparently, there is a way around the IELTS, as well. Could you try that way? Just a thought.

@Trendytiger: go to the NZ Physiotherapyboard website. You can download the application booklet with all the information. There is no academic test to do, like for Australian registration, but I don't know, what happens if you fail to meet any of the competencies. Maybe you have to do a test then? Anybody knows the answer to that?

Good luck,
Fuzzio

[physiomitch]

vmacbean

Glad at last to hear from someone who has done it and got there. It is a lot of work, I have been doing it for a year now but that is in between full time running of my practice and so on. Not stressed ...yet! As you are working in NZ maybe you can answer this question. I have heard conflicting info regarding the trans Tasman agreement between NZ and OZ (except WA), do you have to work in NZ first before working in Oz if you get registered for NZ? I realise you need a practicing certificate, but can you get this and still then work in OZ before working in NZ. If not I will do my NZ stint first, then my OZ one.

Thanks

Pete

[Fyzzio]

Hi Pete,
I believe that all you need is the NZ registration certificate and the APC in NZ.
Then you can apply under the TTMR for registration in any Australian state or territory.
Note that Australia is devided into "states", i.e. you have to obtain the Physiotherapy registration for each state that you wish to work in (NSW, Victoria, etc.). Not a problem as such, just extra costs.
Hope this helps,
cheers,
Fyzzio

[physiomitch]

Hi Fyzzio

Thanks for that. I am guessing that once one has received the registraion, one will apply for the APC, pay for it and have the ability to practice in NZ. With that one can then apply to register in Oz. Crickey, sound like a ponsy pom!

Anyway, on with the competencies...

Cheers

[physiomitch]

Hi again

Can anyone give an idea of a reflective statement. Obviously it is a summary of a situation or experience we have done, but is there a specific layout, do we have to sign and date it? It seems a way to write and exaggerate something, but how do we prove this actually happened? Do we get someone to verify the reflective statement?

Ta

[Fyzzio]

I am guessing that once one has received the registraion, one will apply for the APC, pay for it and have the ability to practice in NZ. With that one can then apply to register in Oz.

You got it! And then there is immigration....

Do we get someone to verify the reflective statement?

The format doesn't seem to matter. Are you member of CSP? They've got good templates. Generally, I think a reflective statement (do you mean the portfolio reflection?) is your own reflection, so doesn't need to be verified or read by anyone. But it needs to be backed up by evidence. I used to work with a British Physio, who talked about her application package. She did get everything signed off by the lawyer and then verified by her Seniors, i.e. inservice training, attended as well as presented. Her reflections on the IST, as I remember were not verified.
Cheers,
Fyzzio

[physiomitch]

Thanks, as I thought. As you can see from other threads, I have been in private practice for 16 years, and some of us obviously battled a bit for evidence as we could not use our uni curriculum, so it all had to come down to experience in the fields. I have done a course on Cardio-resp lately to update myself and have doen 6 hours of prac/observation at a local hospital to add clout to my competencies. Otherwise I am doing case studies for all the 3 fields, work I have done and case studies from observations/patient notes, and reflective statements. I noted from another thread that one chap had about 400 pages in his portfolio, not sure if I can get that many but will try my best to provide accurate evidence.

Thanks for the help

[physiomitch]

Hi Fyzzio

I have heard it may be a good idea to collect all the "Work History Validation forms" from those I am asking to reference for me, and send them off with my registration pack. Is this a wise move. My concern is I am trying to layout my whole portfolio, and am needing these validations as evidence, but cannot reference something I have not given page numbers to, unless I just put a number on each envelope (I intend to leave them unopened). Did you have seperate references/testimonials from colleagues/advisors/lecturers apart from the validation forms?

Cheers

[Fyzzio]

Hi,
it's been quite a while since I applied for registration. There were no "validation of work history" templates around, as I have seen in the current application package.
So, cannot say how you best refer to the references. Mine were part of my "numbered" system.
BUT: If you leave them unopened, you cannot refer to them - as you don't know what they say. So, why don't you just use them as what they are = validation of employment record.
And as evidence use additional stuff like performance appraisals, feedback on IST sessions that you have given, rotational objectives sign off, ?on-call competencies, training records, peer reviews etc..

? Does this help?
Cheers,
Fyzzio

[physiomitch]

Cheers Fyzzio

I will probably open them and use as evidence to refer to. Makes more sense. In final stages now so hope to have this off before end of year.

Regards