Nursing Jobs in Australia

Current Nursing Job Vacancies in Australia:
Experienced Nurses for Australia	Australia

For a full list of Australian Nursing jobs click here.

In order work as a nurse in Australia there are steps to follow, these include

• The relevant Nursing Registration
• Assessment of Further Qualifications
• Language skills assessed
• A Visa

To start with we will need you to register with us here and send us a current CV/Resume.

You can either attach one (in a word document) to your application form or you can use our Cv generator.

The registered nurse is a first level nurse, educated in pre-registration degree level courses in universities. Nursing courses are broad based and comprehensive and are designed to prepare candidates to work in a wide variety of health care settings.

Registered nurses are licensed to practice nursing in the fields in which they are registered without supervision, and assume accountability and responsibility for all their actions and aspects of care.

The enrolled nurse/registered nurse (Division 2)

The enrolled nurse is a second level nurse who provides nursing care within the limits specified by education and the registering authority's license to practice. Enrolled nurses in Australia are primarily educated through advanced certificate or associated diploma level courses in colleges of Technical and Further Education (TAFE). Enrolled nurses work under the direction and supervision of registered nurses, but retain responsibility for their own actions and remain accountable to the registered nurse for all delegated functions.

Registration Requirements

Australia is divided into 6 States and 2 territories, and it is a legal requirement under the Nurses' Act of each state and Territory that nurses must be registered or enrolled in the state or territory that they intend to practice. Each of the States and Territories has a nurse regulatory authority that maintains its own register of registered and enrolled nurses. Demonstration of the national nursing competency standards is a requirement for registration in all States and Territories. However other requirements for registration may vary between the different States and Territories. Nurses and midwives who want to register or enroll must apply to the nurse regulatory authority in the State/Territory in which they wish to work to determine whether they meet the requirements for registration.

Links for Registration:

• Queensland  http://www.qnc.qld.gov.au/home/index.aspx
• South Australia http://www.nursesboard.sa.gov.au/
• Victoria http://www.nbv.org.au/
• Western Australia http://www.nmbwa.org.au/
• New South Wales http://www.nmb.nsw.gov.au/Application-Forms/default.aspx
• Northern Territory http://www.nt.gov.au/health/nurse_midwife/os_nurse_career.shtml
• Australian Capital Territory http://www.actnmb.act.gov.au/
• Tasmania http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au/

Language Requirements

Please read through on the individual Nursing Council/Board website, all the information about what is required for registration including English Language requirements prior to completing an application form.

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Migration Skills Assessment http://www.anmc.org.au/

The International Section of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMC) is an assessing authority for the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The ANMC conducts an assessment of Registered Nurses and Midwives who intend to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration category. The ANMC has been authorised by DIAC to undertake these assessments. Through this process the ANMC determines whether nurses and midwives are suitable for migration or whether they may need to undertake further education in order to be eligible for migration in the stated skill category.

Visa Options for Nurses

www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-practitioners/visa-options-nurses.htm