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 Linda Sawyer, Registered Nurse from AmericaMy name is Linda Sawyer and I have been a RN for over 24 years; all spent in Colorado, USA. I spent many years daydreaming and pondering about living overseas as a nurse. This past January 2006, my personal ponderings were realized when my family and I left our comfort zones for New Zealand. We are spending 6 months on one grand Overseas Experience (OE) as an entire family.
However, reality “kicks in” when bringing a family along, so I knew that I needed to contribute income for our grand OE adventure. So I contacted Prudence Shaw at Accent. Prudence was patient with my endless questions about nursing in NZ as well as what it might mean to bring the “entire family.” Prudence and I spent countless hours emailing, in addition to the occasional phone call. She even helped with the myriad immigration issues that accompany short-term work for overseas health professionals like myself.
I have now been working at the Nelson/Marlborough District Health Board since February 7, 2006. I work as a “casual” nurse at two different hospitals for the DHB – Alexandra Hospital (a psycho-geriatric hospital) and the larger Nelson Public Hospital.
Working in a “casual” position has given me the ability to travel around the South Island and also absorb everything I can about beautiful NZ!
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 Liz Knot, Physiotherapist from United KingdomHi there, I'm Liz and I am a physio from the UK. I spent almost one year working on my plans to come to NZ, but they have all come together now. I have been here one month and it is all going well.
The Kiwi houses are a bit cooler and it is hard to understand the kiwi accents, but it is all part of the working ... MORE Ann McDonald, Staff Nurse from United KingdomI graduated from nursing school, as a mature student 2 years ago. After gaining firm foundation skills in an acute hospital I decided to realise my lifelong ambition and look towards working overseas. I contacted ACCENT who just happened to be in the UK in my area on 'recruitment business'. The process of ... MORE |
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