Still waiting...

Nothing really interesting to say, just getting bored waiting to hear from the MCoNZ about my registration.
I know that realistically it'll be weeks yet till I hear but I'm so impatient its going to drive me mad, I just hope all my extra bits and pieces of paperwork have got there ok.

Thanks DHL

Well after my concerns about my midwifery stuff ever reaching New Zealand I've made use of the DHL tracker and...its there, delivered and signed for!!

Oh and Ive also had email contact with my new prospective midwifery manager in Hawkes Bay who has confirmed that they are always looking for staff and she's sure (as long as I'm not a total fraud) that they would be able to offer me a job and they're happy to do so knowing that I might not actually be there for >6 months. So, now I just need to wait till my registration stuff gets passed and I can put in an official application.

Well its on its way...

So today saw all my midwifery registration paperwork finally getting sent off to New Zealand (after my lovely GP signed my medical certificate for free).
As a word of warning to anyone else who thinks that using DHL's quick point counters in WH Smiths is a good plan..think again! In I go with my pile of paperwork to be sent off, I find the counter and the sparse amount of instructions and after a few minutes work it out for myself and take the whole lot to the till. Then the fun starts, only one member of staff that's on is trained to process DHL parcels so off they go to find her. She arrives with a pile of paperwork and a slightly scared look on her face. After lots and lots of flicking through instructions and asking if I know how things work finally 25 minutes later I'm finally paying for my package to be sent off.

So, its gone but I'm not in any way confident that it'll actually get there. But at least its away and just my uni transcript to be sent and all the supporting paperwork will be sent too.

Now the waiting begins...

Finally

So, finally my police check has arrived and I'm officially not a criminal (always good to know!)
Now I need to get hold of a solicitor to get some certified copies of some documents, get an appointment with my GP to sign my medical certificate and get my uni to complete my course transcript...oh yeah and get my referees to sign my references. Once all thats done and I gather together £500 I can get my midwifery registration sent off.

Things are moving...slowly, but at least its movement.