RN seeking Christmas Island Work ContractsWhat type of job are you looking for? I am looking for contractual work on Christmas Island as an RN, as currently working COntracts in Rural Australia and thought it time to see somewhere else and develop some new skills. What nationality are you? British What languages do you speak (and at what level)? English What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Christmas Island, Rural Australia so as to be able to work within a different environment to that of the standard hospital setting, to enable me to develop more skills and autonomy as a practitioner and be able to help a different variety of people in differnet settings, eventually enabling me to be able to conduct aid work all over the world. What countries have you worked in? England and Australia What countries do you have a visa to work in? England and Australia (Permanant Residency) What field do you currently work in? Agency Contracts in rural and remote Aus (ED, Aged care, acute wards) What fields have you worked in before? High Dependancy Unit, Endoscopy, General surgical, general medical What qualifications do you hold? BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing (gained in the UK) Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? It needs to be a combination of both, you can not develop skills without having some sort of education/understanding as to why you are doing/carrying out the required skill, not that this needs to be formal. Skills really however are the base as to be /ing a good nurse and learnign on the job is a very productive way are developing as a practioner as long as you are aware of your own scope and abilities. Describe the benefits of working with others Working with others enables you to leanr and share skills and life experiences between you, developing each other and assisting people with areas they struggle with. Describe the benefits of working alone It enables you to push yourself to strive harder to get the best out of yourself as an independant practioner. I enjoy this working at times as it means I have to think on my feet and depend upon myself for decision making. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? That everybody is an individual with a different take on life/illness... What unique skills do you have? I am always told how easy it is to open up to me and patients quite often end u exoressing quite a lot of their feelings/dilemmas etc. even when I have just done one agency shift on their ward. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? SOmething challenging/rewarding and something that will ental my to engage my brain everyday to keep me developing as a practioner. As long as I get to talk to patients and make their days a bit brighter I am happy! What are the most interesting aspects of your field? The interestinng aspects of my field are those that enable me to learn and continually develop myself and my skills. I enjoy being put out of my 'comfort zone' such as in rural settings, where there are no medics except on the end of the phone and it is up to me to make the best out of a bad situation. least interesting aspects of your field? I havent really come across anything yet that is of complete disinterest. I have been qualified 3 years and are continually learning so as to avoid such things. How can potential employers contact you? email: ems85@hotmail.co.uk | 
