waiting waiting waiting...

Well, not a lot happening just now really. Got my official job offer by email but still waiting for the hard copy (thanks volcano!) Looks like they're also offering me a nice relocation package that will either totally cover my flights or make it much easier for me to fly Business Class which would be nice!

I've also realised that I'll need to renew my passport before I can complete my visa form as its expiry date is too soon so thats another hold up. Added to that I need to use it to travel next weekend thanks to stupid Ryan Air only accepting passports as ID so it'll be a couple of weeks before I can actually send off for a new one then a couple of weeks after that before I'll have it back and be able to send my visa application off to immigration.

But, I'm still aiming for a July departure. Hoping to have all my DIY in my flat finished in next 2 weeks so I'll be able to get it on the market and done need it to be sold before I go although it would be nice.

Results are in...

So, 9am on a Saturday and I'm rudely awoken by the postie with a large special delivery envelope. Much quicker than I expected my medical results are in...and its all good!
No problems with bloods, thought I might be a bit anaemic but Hb is 13 so no issues there either.
It all still needs to go to immigration to be looked at, there's still a chance that they might refer it for medical assessment becasue I had an eye op 11 years ago (they sometimes get referred if you've had any operations, even ones that have no ongoing treatment isues) so i'll just need to wait and see.

Still waiting for my official job offer to come through from NZ though, hopefully it wont take too long and I can get going with my visa application...

Medical..done!

So went along for my medical today.
Wasn't too bad really, a bit of poking and prodding, loads of questions to answer and some bloods taken (after a bit of digging about for a vein...ouch!) Thought I might need some extra bloods as I was sure my waist measurement would be over the limit but I was 1cm below so no extra's needed.
After the medical I had to hop over to the nearest private hospital for my chest x-ray and I was done.
So, £340 later its all done, thats an hourly rate of about 300 quid an hour...Im definitely in the wrong profession!.
Now just need to wait for the results, hopefully it'll be all clear and they wont want any more info about anything and it wont have to go to the medical panel because that takes AGES it seems.

Big News...

OK so I admit it...Im totally rubbish at updating this blog. I write random rubbish and then forget to tell you the good stuff!
Firstly..had my interview last Wednesday night with Lakes DHB for a midwife job working between a teeny wee birth unit in Taupo and their larger referral unit in Rotorua (which is still pretty small compared to our standards) Interview went pretty well, everything sounded positive. They left it with a promise to call me either Monday or Tuesday night with a decision which was fine by me.
Fast forward to Friday lunch time (so midnight friday night in NZ) and I get a call from the midwifery manager at Rotorua...and I GOT THE JOB!! Full time, permanent contract, not quite the salary I was after (but actually what I should be due as far as their pay scales are concerned)but she said thats negotiable once Im over there so not too bothered at present.

They want me asap so its all go. Got the dreaded medical booked for Tuesday and then just need to wait for my official paperwork to arrive from NZ so I can apply for my Annual Practicing Certificate (need this to work in NZ) and get my visa application sent off.

Hopefully I could be heading over there June/July which is hugely scary but quite exciting...