Testimonial

We are all looking forward to going out to australia now. We owe a huge thankyou to OES , you have been absolutely brilliant from the off. My wife remarked about how helpful you were on the phone. It has made whole process so easy for us. thanks. I will E-mail some photos when we get there."
Steve

 

Visas
To apply for a working visa nurses have to be between 18 and 45 and be prepared to stay between 3 months and 4 years. Ideally, they stay with the initial sponsor for the whole stay, but as nurses usually want to see the country and travel there is provision for transfer between sponsors after a minimum of 6-12 months with the first sponsor. Our agent will be happy to negotiate this transfer with another sponsor.

 

Working Holiday Visas
Working holiday visas are for 12 months and are for nurses aged 18-30. Nurses can onlystay with each employer for 3 months at a time.

 

Long-term Business Visa
This visa is for nurses 30 - 44 and for those nurses who want to stay longer than 12 months.

 

Emigration
Nurses are on a special list and will normally gain entry into Australia, but the process can take up to 12 months.

 

General
Nurses working in an acute hospital setting, nursing home or mental health facility can usually be placed. It is extremely difficult to get a community/school nursing job in Australia, unless they want to go to extremely remote areas and then they would still need acute skills. Nurses normally work in a hospital to begin with and, once they have worked in the system for some time, they may have a chance of moving into community nursing.

All nurses should have IV certification to administer IV antibiotics, since all nurses in Australia do this and any nurse who does not have this certification will be greatly disadvantaged. Australian Employers will offer this to all new staff.

United States of America
The USA do not have a long-term business relationship with Australia and nurses have to get a sponsor before they can work in Australia.

Non-English-speaking countries

Nurses from the above must have worked in an English speaking country for at least 3 months before applying to go to Australia and can only enter the country on a long-term business visa.
If you have not worked in an English-speaking country before application they need an overall IELTS score of 7, with a minimum score of 6.5 for each module. They may also be required to undertake a clinical competence challenge in Australia (unpaid) or supervised placement (paid) until competence is proven, usually about 3 months.

To get the most up to date information on vacancies in this country, we recommend you complete our short registration form.

Living in Australia

The lifestyle in Australia is relaxed and rewarding!

Australia - where you can shop in sophisticated cities, eat fantastic fresh food, watch world class entertainment as well as walk with nature, breathe unpolluted air, swim in crystal clear waters, and enjoy the company of fun-loving, friendly people.

Australia is the world's largest island, the smallest continent and one of the most varied countries on earth. It has tropical rainforests and coral reefs, an ancient centre of red sand and mystical rock formations, luxurious island resorts, mountains for skiing and lively, sophisticated cities with world-class hotels, restaurants and shopping. Australian cities sparkle in clear, unpolluted air and throb to the beat of multicultural society where about one in every four residents was born overseas.

Australia is a country with a secure democratic government, peace and freedom from oppression, religion freedom of expression , high living standards , clean streets and clear, unpolluted skies, excellent schools and world-class universities and exceptionally unique flora and fauna.

The Australian people enjoy a clean environment, variety of leisure activities and cultural facilities, high levels of personal safety, world-class healthcare service, social openness-and of course a quality education system. And Australians are proud to share it all with visitors from all over the world. It is one of a few countries that can boast a high quality of life with low cost of living.

Australia Welcomes Health Professionals Australia’s strength and richness comes largely from the diversity of migrants who have made this great nation their home. Skilled migrants contribute to the skill base and intellectual capital of Australia’s workforce.

Like most developed nations, Australia faces a growing shortage of nurses and other health professionals. Demand for skilled health professionals exceeds the current supply. Recognising this need, the Australian Government has implemented a variety of initiatives to encourage the inflow of skilled migrant labour to relieve skill shortages in the labour market. Incentives are available to some health professionals to make it easier for them to migrate. In particular, nurses are afforded ‘priority processing’ over most other applicants, meaning their visas are granted faster.

Working Holiday Visa
The Working Holiday Maker program allows young travellers from 14 countries with which Australia has reciprocal visa arrangements to come to Australia for 12 months. The main purpose should be to have a holiday. This visa allows working holiday makers to do any kind of work of a casual or temporary nature, provided work is incidental to their visit, and provided they do not stay for more than three months with any one employer. If employment is in occupations that require registration or licensing, they will need permission from the relevant registration or licensing authorities in Australia. This visa also allows them to study for up to three months.

Permanent Entry
If you are a health professional seeking permanent entry to Australia your skills will be highly sought after. Permanent entry is available to you through a number of visa options. Skilled Independent entry is an option available to registered nurses who meet the Australian nurse registration standard.

Quality of life
The United Nations Human Development Report 2001 ranks Australia first in the Asia-Pacific for quality of life. High quality housing and urban environments, low crime rates, access to facilities, government-funded services, a lack of traffic congestion, and a clean natural environment are common factors to most Australian cities.

The spectacular natural environment inspires outdoor leisure activities such as bushwalking, rock climbing, skiing, scuba diving, swimming and surfing. Australia is a nation mad about sport, boasting world-class sporting facilities. Whether you're into swimming, soccer or sky-diving, there's a place for you to do it in Australia.

One of the benefits of living in Australia is the opportunity to live in a cosmopolitan, technologically advanced country without the crime rates that often accompany big-city life. Australia is a safe country with strict gun control laws ensuring a safe environment in which to live. Australia has a stable economy and democracy and low levels of crime compared to other developed nations.

The Government has opened its immigration arrangements to enable employers to easily access skilled workers worldwide. Australia is also encouraging back those expatriates currently working overseas who see their future in Australia. An additional attraction for returning Australians or potential migrants is that recent changes to individual and business tax arrangements make the working environment more internationally tax-competitive.

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