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Author Declined AHPRA registration for UK Oncology Specialist nurse

jdenham1975

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Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:01 pm

Hi

I have been in Aus for 4 year and just decided to register with AHPRA.  I qualified as a Registered Nurse in the UK back in 1999 and have vast experience with Oncology and Chemptherapy, I was a band 7 in the UK so relatively senior in a specialist role.

I satisfied all criteria in my recent 3 month AHPRA assessment except for Criteria #4 which is my Nursing Qualification.  They have deemed my higher diploma as a level 6 (Acossiate Degree) not the minimum level 7 required.  This is very disappointing as it appears in order for me to work as a Registered Nurse I have to do a $12500 Bridging Course.... 

How can this be?  Just to get a couple of credit to deem me Bachelors equivalent?  I can understand if there are massive gaps in skills and/or clinical knowledge but this is not so in my case.

Does anyone know if I need to complete the full bridging course?  Can't I just register as an Enrolled Nurse as surely a Registered Nurse can do all of what an Enrolled Nurse can do?

If anyone has any experience or advice in a similar scenario I would love to hear it.  It seems extremely sad that I have all these skills and all this experience and it appears that I won't ever work as a nurse again! (if it will cost me $12k)

Thanks in advance all

Lilibeth

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Jan 12, 2016, 12:38 pm

Hey,

How are you? Yes its true mostly overseas RNs that I know need to do 12 months bridging program approved by AHPRA but hey think positive, I think you will settle well doing it as sometimes few policies/procedures are quite different (countries/Australian states). The bridging course will help you alot with support too eventhough you already specialist in that area. By the way, I have also an RN qualification overseas but chose to study the 3 years Bachelor degree here and about to start my Graduate Nurse Program next month and about the money, yes its quite expensive but worth it.. so please dont be discouraged as hospitals need more specialist nurses. 

Ita

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May 17, 2016, 02:06 pm

I feel your 'pain'. Im ftom UK too, I was a midwife in the uk and registration for a dual trained midwife is 1 and not separate like here in Australia. APHRA would not take into consideration my nursing experience as they wanted me to show 2 years of 'only nursing' experience. Tried to explain but it seems no one listens. They told me to re-train Now I've lost my nursing registration and I am not happy. 

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