My name is Susan Fairlamb and I came from Cornwall in the UK to work in Christchurch Hospital in NZ as a registered nurse.
I first met the ACCENT staff at an expo and, as I was already registered as a nurse in NZ, they organized an interview for me with the hospital within 3 weeks of the first meeting!! I have been here 6 months now and after a long roller coaster ride we have all settled down. The best thing about being here is my 6 year old daughter Amy just loves it.
I originally came out on a work permit - and NZIS were great - I just took (HEAPS) of the required paper work into Haymarket in London and they processed it on the day - with a smile. Now I am out in NZ we applied for residency and got that through in a matter of weeks.
It took a while to settle down and it is pretty cold without central heating - but we are all very happy and pleased to be new kiwis! It also takes a while to get used to peoples accents!!
Like all of ACCENTs clients we were well looked after and had loads of help prior to and on arrival into NZ.
Since our very first contact with Prudence and Accent Health, we were taken by surprise to discover what a 'hands on' approach she takes to get interested candidates from afar on board her ship and to guide and assist in the entire process that is to follow ... MORE
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