Nursing in nsw and vic information needed please!

[Mum2twoBoys]

I think bigger hospitals are harder to get into in VIC, due to high supply and low positions. There were like over 250 graduate nurses going for 60 places at the Austin in 2009. I don't think its gotten much better. Good luck though. If he's good, he'll get a place somewhere.

[~Kim~]

Alice Springs is desperate Pretty sure all our grads got jobs last year.

[Mildez]

Desperate where I am to (Central West NSW) We have a rehab hospital which I am sure would put him on in a heartbeat, plenty of community options although they probably would be looking at a min of 1year post grad experience. Also plenty of theatre work, ED, Med/surg, ICU, Mental health and Maternity of course. We have a fairly big hospital its one of the main referal hospitals before you looking at the city hospitals.

[Arimeh]

Desperate where I am to (Central West NSW) We have a rehab hospital which I am sure would put him on in a heartbeat, plenty of community options although they probably would be looking at a min of 1year post grad experience. Also plenty of theatre work, ED, Med/surg, ICU, Mental health and Maternity of course. We have a fairly big hospital its one of the main referal hospitals before you looking at the city hospitals.

Wow that sounds good! Where is that? If you wish to disclose your location that is haha

[Mildez]

Dubbo

[Arimeh]

Thought that's what you were going to say!

Is it a nice place to live?

[Mildez]

I like Dubbo. We are 50kms out of town but I have lived in Dubbo before. I like the location of everything (Supermarket, work, schools, sporting activities etc) I like been able to get to everything quickly. Depending on what your kids do its got most things.
The biggest thing I guess is location to other places. I love shopping at Orange but its 150kms away. So by the time the kids are at school and I leave it only gives me 2hours there before I have to come home. To go to Sydney its a good 5plus hours not that we go there often but recently my daughter had surgery there so thats an expense when its not a day trip. If you want to visit family unless there close it is a long distance to go.
Housing is affordable compared to other places both to buy and rent. Well I think it is anyway and if you go out of town to the smaller towns again its even cheaper but then petrol here is dearer then closer to the Coast.
I certainly think there are alot of employment opportunities for Nurses and if your DH wants to get into management thats a real possibility within a few years (more $$ in management)
I imagine Tamworth, Wagga, Toowomba etc are in a similar position to Dubbo. Probably not as bad.
The rehab hospital in Dubbo Lordes (not sure if I spelt it right) has alot of jobs on offer also. I did some work experience years ago. Most of the patients are elderly and recovering from strokes but they do still have patients with brain/spinal injuries and patients recovering from GBS, amputee's, MS, etc.

[teresa]

I live in wagga and I know that we are always in need of nurses here. they are always looking for nurses in rural settings too.

[MrsFabuloso]

Dubbo is awesome Mel...only a three hour trip west to see me!!! In all seriousness though, it's a great central town, big enough, but not huge, with a pretty big hospy system.

[~clover~]

Lourdes is the private/rehab hospital in Dubbo I may be biased, but I personally prefer Dubbz over Tamworth

MIL was in Lourdes for 6 months after a hip replacement & couldn't fault them in any way. The base definetely needs more GOOD nurses. Anywhere. Maternity was a mess last I spoke to anyone about it.

And Dubbo isn't a bad place to live. Pretty central to everything. Great range of schools, shopping is pretty good, its only another 4/5 hours past Tamworth

I grew up 60k North of Dubbo