Finding Nursing Placements In Australia With Bower YNA

Nursing agency, working holiday, registered nurses Bower YNA is a nursing agency based in Bondi, Sydney that helps place registered nurses, general and specialist in work throughout New South Wales, and through partners at YNA, across wider Australia. We put some questions to Bower YNA, to offer an insight into their services and how the process of finding a placement through them works.

Nursing agency, working holiday, registered nurses  Who can work as a nurse for Bower YNA in Sydney?

Finding Nursing Placements In Australia With Bower YNA Registered Nurses that can meet the Australian Nursing registration board (AHPRA) requirements and who possess more than 12 months’ post-grad clinical exprience should have no trouble in finding work with our public and private hospital clients around Sydney.

For others that have experience as care workers in aged care or hospital settings for a reasonable period of time and who meet NSW Health compliance requirements, there is seasonal work available as Assistants in Nursing (AIN’s) depending on the time of year, flexibility with availability and willingness to travel.

What are the main requirements I need to comply with?

To work as a Registered Nurse you need to be registered with AHPRA, which can take months, so leave yourself plenty of time by planning ahead. We don’t recommend you travel until your registration has been processed and confirmed, unless you are able to support yourself financially if there’s a delay in the final notification being issued.

All nurses (Registered or AIN’s) need to provide documents proving a vaccination record and immunity to a range of specified diseases. As some vaccines have to be administered in courses over a period of time, reviewing your status early and not leaving it to the last minute could save you a lot of stress, inconvenience and possibly expensive delays.

National police and working with children clearances are also needed, together with references and evidence that you’ve completed a number of online training and assessment requirements (relating to joining Bower YNA and ones from different hospitals).

What are the benefits if I do tick all the boxes to nurse in Australia?

Apart from the weather?! British and Irish nurses are popular over here because of the standard of their training and experience, great work ethic and general out-going nature. You won’t suffer too much of a culture shock as our hospitals are run along much the same lines as those in the UK and Ireland.

In Sydney, Bower YNA specialises in assisting nurses who are visiting on Working Holiday Visas and has developed a client base of the popular major and smaller hospitals to provide variety, most of which are close to public transport and therefore ideal for visitors. There are generally plenty of shifts available in different locations, many bookings coming in a week or so in advance (as well as the choice of taking daily assignments as your plans change).

Pay rates are attractive and with the amount of free entertainment options available (sight-seeing, beaches, parks, etc) you can have a great time and yet still save plenty to meet your further travel plans.

sIf you enjoy yourself as much as most, you have the option of leaving nursing for a short period to work towards getting a second year working holiday visa, and for Registered Nurses, you can apply to stay longer via sponsorship, which is often available from hospitals where you’ve already proved your suitability when working as an agency member. Although a small, boutique-style agency, Bower Healthcare’s recent partnership with YNA forming Bower YNA means that agency workers can secure work throughout wider Australia, thus enabling individuals to travel and work throughout most Australian states.

For more in depth information on compliance requirements and registering for work in Sydney and further afield, visit our website on bowerhealthcare.com.au or email us at info@bowerhealthcare.com.au