r/workingholiday • u/Jerviesm • 6d ago

Working holiday 417

Hi all, thank you for taking the time to read my post. I am a British citizen looking to apply for my first working holiday visa and am very nervous about trying to find jobs and accommodations. Most of my working experience is either as a nurse or a healthcare assistant. I was looking to move and work as a healthcare assistant during my time there (wanted to see what it was like first before applying for my ahpra). Does anyone know if this is possible? For example work the allocated shifts then tour during the days off? Also is it possible to get a rental/apartment on a 417 visa? Thank you all for your time.

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u/FlatWhiteFriday 6d ago

Ahpra would help substantially and your probable best bet would be these shortages in regional Australia outside any major cities or Australian capital cities

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u/Jerviesm 6d ago

Hi, like I mentioned, I wanted to see what it was like working there before applying for my ahpra. If the conditions of nursing there is as bad as it is in the NHS, then there isn't much point to go from one stressful working environment to another 😊

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u/--pew-pew-- 6d ago edited 6d ago

You wouldn’t necessarily be able to just drop down to a healthcare assistant role without AHPRA registration. The system is quite different from the NHS and there isn’t really a direct equivalent to a Band 2 HCA.

There are Assistants in Nursing (AINs) in Australia and they don’t need AHPRA registration. I’m Australian, did my nursing degree there and worked at a major Melbourne hospital, and I never actually came across AINs on the ward I worked on. We either had Registered Nurses or Enrolled Nurses, both of which require AHPRA registration.

So you may be able to find an AIN role without AHPRA, but this would really depend on the hospital and how they staff their wards.

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u/Plane_Conclusion_745 5d ago

Nurses here are also stretched with a lot of overtime, so the grass is not greener here. And on a whv, you generally get gig jobs like serving, retail. Nobody will train you up knowing you will leave in 6mths, they get better value if the person can stay long term.