Mr Kiwibird: Registering as a nurse in NZ?

[holyman]

View attachment overseas nurse requirements.pdf

Hello Mr Kiwibird,

Not wanting to be spoonfed but how do i go about registering my practice? Do I:

(1.) take my ielts or oets first,
(2.) Get the SG nursing board to verify my registration and send them a copy first
(3.) Apply for skilled migrant category first
(4.) Unable to apply directly through employer now as not yet registered in NZ

I am in Christchurch for holidays in April...anything I can do there to help with my application?

 

[Pippa Wong]

Hello Holyman

I think I am one of the very few Singaporean nurses who have settled down in NZ. In my whole career here I have only met one other ex-Singaporean. I have retired now, doing the housewife thing and only do some voluntary work.

Get in touch with the New Zealand Nursing Council, Google it. Find out how to register in NZ. Things may have changed since the time I registered here. it was some years bago.

Go to the SNB to get your cert verified. You may need to go to the SON to get some document, I have forgotten what it was.

Sit for your IELTS. You need a decent standard of english spoken here not
singlish, believe me it use to horrify the kiwis nurses esp when they see me switch from speaking english to them and using singlish on the phone to my husband.

Once you have your NZ registeration. Go online to job hunt. I did that in the early years of the Internet. Just surf and saw a job offer in the south island. My kids tell me there are websites like jobseek etc. I got a job in the South Island, worked here. I have no regrets making the move here. One thing which I can say is that i have much better job satisfaction in NZ. Patients, relatives and other Medical staff treat you with respect.

Hope you can find this useful, took an old auntie like me 2 days to work out how to write in. My husband always like to read this sit sammyboy he says it is the best kopi tiam talk cock.

Auntie SRN