UK Podiatrist seeking information on emmigration to Australia

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I am a 35 year old UK podiatrist who is considering moving to Australia.

I have 11 years podiatry experience. I have worked most of this in the private (2 days) and NHS (3 days) settings. I have lots of diabetic wound care experience about 4 years running wound care clinics and 2 of those as a senior diabetic specialist. I have an excellent reputation for clinic skills in private palliative care.

I am just starting to gather information on how to emmigrate to Australia, if there is anyone who can help me with information or links, it would be greately appreciated.

Questions like the length of the process? Which visa code is best? Accreditation? etc

Lots of thanks!!

Ian

 

Start with this thread:
Registration for UK Podiatrist in Australia
but things have recently changed from State to National registration.

 

there is also this on the APHRA Web site

Overseas Trained Podiatrists
Process for Application for Registration by Overseas Trained Podiatrists

Overseas trained podiatrists should contact the Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council (ANZPAC) to have their qualifications assessed, if their qualifications do not appear on the Board’s website as approved programs of study for application for general registration as a podiatrist in Australia

and Visa Info Here

 

Hi Ian

Fellow pom here! I came to Oz in September and was 1st overseas Pod to go through ANZPAC I think.

There is ALOT of paperwork to gather (though this may have partly been because I was a new grad) and the original paperwork must be sent to Oz. Need to prove amongst other things that your degree & secondary education was taught in English..

You need a 'positive skills assessment' from ANZPAC to register with AHRPA (equivalent of HPC). There were some delays with AHPRA but with the help of my practice manager I got this through within 10-14 days of applying. You also need Medicare supplier numbers (at least for private practice) once AHRPA registration is through.

I don't know if this is still the case but the very helpful lady responsible for processing ANZPAC applications only works Tuesdays and Wednesdays so bare this in mind when emailing/ calling.

Visa wise, RSMS 119/857 (employer sponsored outside of sydney, melbourne, brisbane) is quicker than 457 as it's related to an identified skills gap in a local area. Finding an employer who has sponsored other lucky pommies is helpful. I'm guessing with your Diabetes background that you're looking at the public health system? In which case you may be able to get the state health departement to sponsor you. Worth checking if Podiatry is on any of the state migration plans recently announced (it's not for Queensland).

Either way, first step is getting skills accredited as mentioned above.

Feel free to message me as I'm going through the onshore visa process at the moment.
I was lucky enough to find my employer through a job advert on Podiatry Arena (thank you!) so might be a good place to start looking.

Definitely worth all the effort (people actually know what a Podiatrist is here which is a good start), though I do feel rather sorry for all those trees needed for the paperwork!

Cheers

Chloe

 

Hey
I also went through the process although a couple of years ago. I found it a long drawn out process with lots of resumission of paperwork.
It was the Pod board in the UK that took the most time to get themselves sorted and send docs out. Recently AHRPA have gone through some changes and even renewing my registration here, it have just received my certificate after 4 months.
I came over on a 457 visa which I would agree with Chloe, takes time. Last year I got my PR on an offshore application. I used a migration agent for both the 457 and the PR. This did save a lot of hassle in the long run as well as giving us helpful pointers as to what to expect.
Like Chloe I also got my job through an advert in Podiatry Now.
If you would like to private message me, I would also be happy to give you pointers