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[Cate in NZ]

Please forgive me this little bit of self indulgence, but I've just had the most fabulous bit of news and I have to share it with my friends .

 

I went for an interview last week for a brilliant job, it really sounds like my dream job, challenging, but interesting, utilises skills I've already got but will stretch me professionally as well. The hours are great, 9-3, probably 4 days a week occasionally extra hours to cover staff leave etc, but never likely to be outside 9-3 hours, so fit in brilliantly with schools and leaves my evenings free for family time. The pay is extremely competitive.......this is the kind of job that I'd create if I could dream up everything I want in a job....and I've got it

 

It's 45kms from home, straight through a forest, mountain range, geothermal area and past a stunning lake, the scenery is unbelievable , to a pretty isolated part of the country. Very rural, fairly deprived, high Maori population, big farming community area too. 6 schools (1 secondary, the rest small primary's), 1 sawmill and a Maori village. We deliver healthcare in all it's different guises to these communities, so I will be school nurse, occupational health nurse, district nurse and practice nurse.....and anything else they want me to be. No doctors visit that far out into the middle of nowhere, so it is our job to persuade the seriously sick into one of the towns....otherwise it's all down to us. They'll pay my travel expenses, support me with training (I might even finally get to complete the MSC ), and they just all seem so friendly and dynamic and interesting, and, well, errrm, fabulous

 

Sorry to inflict my enthusiasm on you, but I'm just so excited, I cant believe my luck, and I had to share it with someone. I'll go and sit on my hands now until it's a reasonable time to ring my Mum in the UK and share the news with her, but she's not exactly into early mornings since she retired....I daren't ring her before 9am

[Lesley]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That's brilliant news!!!!!!!

[Ana's flock]

Congratulations! how good for you - you seem to have landed on your feet!

 

I wish you all the best in NZ!

[jackiepoppies]

 

So very, very happy for you

 

Congratulations....I hope your life is everything you want it to be.

 

Huge hugs

 

Jackiex

[poachedegg]

Great news......well done you!

[gooner.girl]

Sounds fantastic Kate! You'll be ace at it! Well done!

 

Did chicken rescues friday and saturday - we missed you! They were the most feisty hens i have ever come across and i ache all over now - not to mention the scratches!

[Mrs Frugal]

Congratulations Kate . The job was so you that you had to get it .

[chickenlass]

Thats wonderful news...When do you start?

[chickencam]

Well done, having a job you enjoy is such a bonus in life. It sounds like you can really make a difference

[Seagazer]

That sounds fantastic - no wonder you are happy

[Paola]

I am sooo pleased for you Well done. When do you start?

[Cate in NZ]

Thanks for all the good wishes everyone

 

When do you start?

 

I'm not sure yet. The overall boss lady rang me this evening to give me the good news, but I need to ring the team tomorrow to firm up the details, arrange to collect my uniform and cell phone etc . I know that the nurse who I'll be replacing has already left, strangely she was also from the UK and after 7 years out here her husband decided that he wanted to return to the UK, so they flew out yesterday....she's probably still airborne. So with any luck they'll want me soon . I'm ready to start work now, enjoyed my prolonged "holiday" but there's only so much housework I can do and I'm actually getting a bit bored at home now

[Nutmeg]

Congratulations on your dream job.

 

Your journey to work sounds idyllic.

[Egluntyne]

Many congratulations.

 

A dream package. Well done.

[Guest]

Oh Kate, I am thrilled for you! Everything seems to be going so well, it must be reassuring for you. I am looking forward to hearing more about the job when you start.

 

Well done you!

[buffie]

Excellent news, it's all sounding so good for you Kate

 

Buffie x

[Nicola H]

Congratulations Kate that is fantastic news................

[Christian]

Wonderful news Kate

 

Looks like you are settling in really well

[Snowy]

Oh wow Kate, what a fantastic sounding job - I think that would be my dream job as well! What a brilliant challenge! Many congratulations - and if you want to come online and tell someone all about your day, I'll be all ears!

[Couperwife]

thats fantastic news

 

well done

 

strange question - but does everyone speak English? or will you have to learn another language? what language do Maori (sp) speak?

 

hope its as wonderful as it sounds

 

cathy

x

[clootie]

Fantastic news! Well done and congratulations! It just gets better and better!

 

[Krysia]

Sounds great,

I would love a job where I felt I was making a difference.

 

But with Maternity leave looming I will settle for some time at home

[theherd123]

Brilliantly wonderful news Kate! :dance:

 

Im really pleased for you!

 

So how are you going to celebrate??

[lizinsa]

CONGRATULATIONS that's fantastic I've been following your emigration on the forum (but not in a stalkerish way!) and it's made me very jealous and I'm absoutely thrilled that after the difficult decision and long separation the move seems to have really paid off!

 

I once watched a documentary series years and years ago (sorry can't remember its name) and the lady in that emigrated and took on a similar role - she absolutely loved her job (unlike when she was in the UK) and her enthusiasm for the role was fantastic, it seemed a really interesting and varied and had less paperwork!

[Goosey Lucy]

Glad to hear all's going well for you. It's wonderful when things work out. Congratulations.