Am I eligible to work in Australia?

Plexus Medical Recruitment provides recruitment and migration services to nurses and Allied Health Professionals who wish to work in Australia or New Zealand

Australian Nursing and Allied Health education sets high standards and the State Regulatory Bodies ensures that every nurse working in Australia has undergone equivalent training to their contemporaries.

As a general rule if you trained in one of the following countries you will be eligible for registration in either Australia or New Zealand:

  • United Kingdom
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Western Europe i.e. Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, France
  • Canada
  • United States of America
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore

If your basic nursing qualification is from a country within the European Union it must comply with the EU standard for the education of nurses responsible for general care (Directive 77/453/EU).

The more experience you have in your speciality the better your chances are of securing a post and achieving registration with the state or territory registration boards. If you have a specialist post-graduate qualification in a particular area of nursing this can also be assessed and may allow you to be recognised and work as a specialist in that field in Australia or New Zealand.

Plexus Medical Recruitment is an ethical company and strongly supports the "Commonwealth of Nations Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health Workers."

You can either apply for registration with any of the State Registration Boards, as there is a reciprocal agreement between states, which allows nurses to work across the country.

We will supply you with all relevant information and application forms and assists you in working through the registration process.

Sponsorship

As there is an acute shortage of nurses within the Australian health care system it is possible to receive sponsorship by an employer, which streamlines the visa application and registration process. To be eligible you must hold nursing qualifications recognised by the nursing registration authorities and have a high standard of English. We will then seek a sponsored post for you, which will initially be of a 12-month duration but can be extended up to 4 years.

English Language Proficiency

There is a requirement that you have sat a Basic English language proficiency test, preferably the IELTS test. You must achieve a minimum overall score of 7 and no less than a score of 7.0 in speaking and writing and 6.5 in listening and reading in any of the 4 components and have sat the test no more than 2 years ago. Further details of the test can be found at IELTS. Alternatively you will need to have achieved a "B"pass in each section of the Occupational English Test

Please contact us to discuss your individual situation. We will be able to outline the best pathway for you and will guide you every step of the way.