NURSES: What you need to know

kymme · August 2018

@lizzie86 not all na entry level mg start. dpende din sa employer. my employer credited my 2 years volunteer exp in Ph. so start ko when they hired my Grade 2 Year 3. instead of Year 1. my other employer didnt accept mu overseas exp kasi unrelated dw ang exp so Year ako dun sa isang employer. Every time mka accumulate ka ng hours equivalent to 1 year full time, dun mah iincrease yung pay grade.

cucci · August 2018

@lizzie86 I agree with @kymme. May mga enterprise agreement ang mga nursing unions lalo sa mga big hospitals. I had 8 years experience prior to entering Au and all those years were credited so I entered on level 8 of that enterprise agreement. It is the max level na before nursing supervisor if I remember correctly.

lizzie86 · August 2018

Ahh so depende pala yan sa employer.so meaning pag iba iba ang area ng experience m most likely hindi rn macredit para maging basis ng payscale mo. Another question po. Regarding naman sa reference letter. Ayaw kasi ng admin at ng department namin mag release ng may letter head.un isa sa mga deputy nurse namin willing naman gumawa kasi wala letter head tapos may binigay lng sila sakin para endorsement letter at pinalagay ko un anzco code ko as NICU nurse.pede kaya un kasama ng reference letter ko wala letter head?

cucci · August 2018

@lizzie86 Am not so sure how they rank an employee... pero per experience, yung 8 years ko 5 years dun ay ophtha/nicu and 3 years critical care.
I have no idea regarding reference letter na wala sa official letterhead. Kung nasa current employer ka pa dekwat ka na lang ng letterhead tapos photocopy mo na lang yung letter dun... hehe..

lizzie86 · August 2018

Hehehe actually naisip ko na dn un..hahaha hindi ba original ipapasa na reference letter?ctc lang ba sya?

cucci · August 2018

@lizzie86 Certified True Copy lang naman required... ang tanong lang eh kung may notaryo kang makukuha na mag-notarize...

lizzie86 · August 2018

ayun lng ang malaking question mark.

cucci · August 2018

@lizzie86 in the Phils anything is possible... haha

meann · August 2018

Ma'am what if I wanted to continue my nursing career in Au but I dont have Hospital experience since I passed the Board Exam, can you suggest po what pathway I could take kasi they offered me Health and Community care package sa Lawson College which is 2.5yrs then they said after that I can take BP pero naisip ko why not to take Bachelor in Nursing directly. Please help me decide po. Thank you so much po.

cucci · August 2018

@meann Inquire if they have nursing conversion... I have no idea about health and community care... nursing conversion can be 1-2 years, but mostly 1 year expensed would not be that much.
Understandably unis and their agents would usually offer a longer course.

meann · August 2018

@cucci Kasi po yung Health and Community Care po consist daw ng Certificate IV in Ageing Support & Diploma of Business pero iniisip ko po san ako kkuha ng 450 hours na experience para makapag apply sa ahpra after the course kung ayan po ang kkunin ko. It will cost 28,800 for 2 years and 5 mos daw po, willing naman sana ako mag enrol kung tamang pathway naman siya sa plan ko maging RN jan sa Australia. or better to take yung Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma of Nursing po na nabasa ko dito sa forum.

cucci · August 2018

@meann From the looks of its the course is just a bit higher than caregiver, right? After the course, you may find work pero di pa rin mag lead into AHPRA registration kasi you still need to have 450 hours of nursing practice + bridging course to get registered.
May nabasa ako dito sa forum some time ago na umabot ng 30k AUD ang 1 year conversion course nya, di ko lang makita kung sino at saang part ng forum yun.
If nursing talaga ang aim mo you can have at least 2 options...
1. work as a nurse outside Au for at least 3 months full time to get the 450 hours, then take the bridging program
2. enrol in a nursing conversion course for 1 year and be registered with AHPRA. This would depend of course on the unis assessment of your credentials. At least di na required ang 450 hours na practice kasi graduate ka na ng Australian university.

lizzie86 · August 2018

@cucci I truly agree hahahaha

meann · August 2018

@cucci thank you so much po mam sa information. Pag natapos ko napo conversion ko saka lang po ako magrregister sa ahpra? Then Anmac napo tama po ba?

lizzie86 · September 2018

May nakita ako school for Feb intake 2019. I assume by that time may elegibility letter from ahpra if maipapasa ko na un requirements ko by next week. However,ano ba ang pros and cons ng 6 months na briding vs 3 months?bukod sa visa

cucci · September 2018

@meann Yes, after conversion you are eligible for AHPRA registration kasi nursing graduate ka na ng Australian uni. ANMAC is for assessment toward skilled migration.

@lizzie86 Wala naman difference between 3 and 6 months bridging program in relation to AHPRA registration, as long as the program is approved by AHPRA. The list of approved schools and bridging programs can be found here.
May mga nagsabi din nga na di naman na tinitingnan kung saan ka nag graduate ng BP... ang importante pag-check ng prospective employer sa AHPRA current ang registration mo at walang negative comments.

meann · September 2018

@cucci meron po ba kayong ma ssugest na agency na pwede mag ayos at maghanap ng school ko for conversion course, kasi po I tried mag email sa mga university pero wala pong mga reply till now. Nasa UAE po kasi ako so atleast online application nalang sana po. Thank you.

cucci · September 2018

@meann Try mo tong AECC Global at IDP. I have not tried engaging in any of them so this is not a personal endorsement.

meann · September 2018

@cucci thanks po and god bless!

skinnyjoyce · September 2018

Hi i would like to ask the possibilities of landing a job after the bridging program. Ive already forwarded requirements for AHPRA to my agency. I have a 2 year general ward experience and 3 years hemodialysis experience in a free standing hemodialysis clinic thank you

skinnyjoyce · September 2018

@ishtar hi ive read your posts about Philman. How is your application now? R u in Australia already?

kishy · September 2018

Hello ask ko lang if ever I will pass my docs to AHPRA this September and my last working exp is last Oct 2014 pa magkakaron ba ng problema sa 5 yr na recency of practice. Kasi natatagalan na yung AHPRA sa pagreply diba?and sa ANMAC din ba magkakaproblema if ever? Thanks sa mga sasagot po..

cucci · September 2018

@kishy If you submit your docs ngayong Sept, you must be able to finish the initial steps leading toward Letter of Referral and the Bridging Program by at most siguro July of 2019. I am not sure kung how strict they are with the letter of the regulation. Technically kasi, the 5th year after your last employment/practice is up to the day before your last day of work in 2019. The 450 hour practice is about 3-4 months so more or less pag submit mo ulit ng application kay AHPRA dapat may 450 hours ka na practice. Wag naman siguro sagarin kasi baka matapat sa medyo mabusisi na registration officer.
Sa ANMAC naman within the last 10 years naman ang kino-consider nila so kung magpapa-assess ka sa 2019, yung experience mo between 2009-2019 ang titingnan nila.

batman · September 2018

sinong nasa Brisbane, full na din ba mga schools for bridging?

danjoe03 · September 2018

I submitted my docs last August 17. How long do they usually email you back by the RO?

coconglu · September 2018

@Cassey hi po ma'am,I would like to know if you have any idea whether I could have the straight B's in 2 sittings ( 1st exam taken on 5 Dec 2016, 2nd exam taken on 4 Dec 2017)of OET for scoring 10 points for proficient English on the points test for the visa application?? OET Big thanks!

kymme · September 2018

@coconglu i think for immi purposes, has to be 1 sitting. even with ahpra, if two sittings, dpat within 6mos yung gap sa 2 sittings

Dkc1388 · September 2018

Hi po, ask ko lang sana if pwede dito nalang sa sydney magpa ctc ng mga documents for ahpra application like tor, passport etc. tnx

cucci · September 2018

@Dkc1388 Check for sked kung anong day at time pumupunta ang JP sa community center. Free naman magpa-certify... medyo pila lang minsan. Bring the original and copies to be certified.

Dkc1388 · September 2018

@cucci thanks po, nadala ko na kasi almost lahat ng documents ko from pinas, hindi ko lang kasi talaga sure if pwede magpa ctc dito. Pupunta na nga sana ako sa office ng ahpra sa city tom. hehe tnx ulit