Nursing registration in New Zealand

[Ellienbrian]

:icon_question: Can anyone offer me any help please? Are there any nurses out there? I am trying to register in NZ but my hospital based training was ages ago. I qualified in 1989 and the hospital does not have a copy of the training transcript. The NZNC has asked me to ask the NMCUK to send a copy of the syllabus. Has anyone encountered similar problems? Thanks!

[SteveNetWriter]

Hi,
Just my opinion. Might be wrong.
I would think if you can get your qualifications/work experience recognised, you, as a nurse, would find it MUCH easier to get a job and to get through the emigration process.
Just let your hubby tag along !
Oh, and the kids !

Sorry I can't help directly on your question.
Steve

[lainy]

hi got the same problem college of nursing has shut down and now been undertaken by uni who of course dont have the syllabus for the old modular training ... interested to hear how u get on with the nmc . have u contacted them yet.....everywhere u turn this immigration lark gets more difficult lol lainy

Thanks for the comment Steve- you are absolutely right of course, it would be easier to go in on my qualification but I don't want to be tied to a job. I'm a bit housewifey !!!! However, just heard about the points score dropping so that's good news for us.
:icon_lol: Iainy-good news there as well. I have contacted the NMC and all you need to do is send Verification form 5 and Transcript request form 6 to them and they will deal with it all for a fee of ?34. They deal with it very quickly-the form 5 within 48hrs and form 6 within 3 weeks. Let me know how you get on. You'll find the phone numbers on the NMC website. The more I research all this, the more I want to go.

thnx for that also found out you can get it for free from the nurse education board in scotland but that may not apply to you have you tried contacted the health boards as far as i can see they have our banking equivelant , but maybe the same as here agencies pay more.... suppose it depends where you want to work.. let me know how you get on lainyx

Hi there, typical we have to pay for it in England!!! Coming to Scotland on Thursday for the weekend. Can you sort the weather out for us please.
No, I've not contacted the health boards -only an agency. Would bank work count as a job offer, do you know? Let me know anything you can.
Husband's got cold feet at the moment. He's worried about the parents I think.
Ellienbrian

weather fantastic today .. where r u going . no i dont think bank work would count as a job offer i am positive that u need to work over 30hrs a week to have any luck with a ork visa, but maybe i am wrong is anyone else able to clarify this??? if hubby is having cold feet tell him to do what i am doing .. take the parents with him lol no probs with built in babysitters then lol.. good luck lainyx

Sorry I didn't reply earlier. We went to Aviemore. We had a fantastic time,didn't want to come home but we still want to go to New Zealand. Unfortunately my mother is very unwell and my dad cares for her. We will offer them to come with us and they've been to NZ already, but I don't think they'll come. Husband thinks his parents will go loopy when they find out. They will definitely not come!!!

Am I right in thinking I need to be registered to work in NZ as a nurse before I can submit my EOI ??

I'm finding this site very helpful, thanx everyone.

hi glad u enjoyed your weekend away.. yes if u r using points on eoi for your nursing qualifications then u need to be registered ....they reckon that u cant work without it so therefore u need to have it.. dont u think everything seems so difficult.. i am at the point of sending my cv to various health boards so wish me luck lainyxx

:icon_eek: icon_exclaim.gif Any nurses got any tips for me out there?
I'm writing my cv with"detailed record of post reg experience etc etc" and it's sooooooo repetitive. Is this what they want?
Any help gratefully received thank you.