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Healthy Career News from New Zealand
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World Cup fever has hit New Zealand with our 'All Whites' football team's 1 - 0 win in their warm-up match against Serbia. For the first time in living memory Football events are being shown before the Rugby on national television! Football minnows New Zealand, placed 78 vs Serbia's 15th ranking, have only won once previously on European soil. Here in New Zealand we're all pretty stunned at this win, our biggest football scalp since FIFA began publishing records 18 years ago. The win has given the team belief that they can get a result against top teams and given Kiwis a reason to get really excited about the World Cup. New Zealand's World Cup opener will be against Slovakia on 15 June.
Along these lines check out our quote at the end of this newsletter.
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In this issue:
- MSI Achievement Awards update
- Recruitment hints and tips
- Professional and paperwork corner
- General NZ news
- Referral Bonus
- Quote
MSI Achievement Awards
update
Medical Staffing International / NZAOT Occupational Therapy
Achievement Award
Applications for the Medical
Staffing International / NZAOT Occupational Therapy Achievement Award
close on 30 June. If you or any of your colleagues have been working in
exciting new ways why not enter or encourage them to enter? You have to be
in to win!
The award is valued at NZ$1000 and can be used for
further education, attendance at a national or international conference,
research or similar activities. The award is given for innovative service
delivery or contribution to practice. An innovation is defined as the
establishment of new areas of practice, adding a new strand or focus to
established areas of practice or re-developing / redesigning things your
service has always done. Information on previous winners and their
projects, award criteria and an application form are available on our website.
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Recruitment hints and tips
No Limits on your CV
Here at Medical Staffing we encourage you not to try and limit your CV to any particular number of pages. Look at your CV from an employers' point-of-view and offer them solutions to their needs. When recruiting new staff hiring managers will likely be very busy experiencing a higher workload due to reduced staff numbers. If your CV paints a picture of you as an answer to their prayers you'll be in with a very good chance of securing an interview. This is your first and best chance to secure the job opportunity you are after. So include all your relevant skills, qualifications, work experience and life experience. For some practical ways of doing this see the MSI CV template online.
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Registration and paperwork corner
NZ Speech-Language Therapy Association Membership - dispelling the myths
An urban myth that circulates in SLT circles is that you do not need to be registered with the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association to get a job in New Zealand. The fact is that NZSTA membership not a legal requirement in order to practice in New Zealand however potential employers will not consider you for a position without it.
Reciprocal arrangements are in place with industry associations in Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. These will greatly aid and fast-track your membership application, most visas and your job!
Have a look at the New Zealand Immigration Department's website for information on which visa type suits your plans best.
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General NZ News
Increase in funding for Health Services in recent Government budget.
This is great news for all of us in the Health industry; practitioners and especially patients, Extra spending and extra services will likely equate to extra jobs. People with disabilities and those waiting for elective surgery are among those to receive extra funding from the Government's 2010 Budget. Announced at the end of May the Government has allocated an extra NZ$420 million which is more than what many commentators had expected. The Government has also budgeted for similar increases in the short-term with NZ$2.1 billion allocated to health over the next four years.
Areas targeted for increases include:
- Disability support services
- Elective surgery
- Mental health
Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand launch new website
The OTBNZ has launched a new website. With new features the refreshed site will be easier to navigate. The Board is calling for your photographs which depict an aspect of occupational therapy for use on website. Check it out for more detail.
New name, new brand, new president for Physiotherapy NZ
Gill Stotter was confirmed as the new President of Physiotherapy New Zealand, at the Society's recent Annual General Meeting. Gill’s aim is to ensure physiotherapists fulfil their potential in improving the Health of New Zealanders. Physiotherapy New Zealand is the new name to be used for the legal entity "New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists". The Society's new brand is designed to emphasise the vitality which they believe is the essence of physiotherapy.
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Referral Bonus
We'd like to give you NZ$500!
Keen to sample the Kiwi Lifestyle? - Medical Staffing International can help with the travel funds. Do refer your friends, colleagues and/or family members to Medical Staffing International and you will earn $NZ500 for everyone we place.
See our website for details, conditions and a referral form.
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Quote
"We are all better than we know. If only we come to discover this, we may never again settle for anything less." - Kurt Hahn
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