Nursing in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia

Melbourne and the state of Victoria have a great deal of shortages of nursing staff. Therefore there are a lot of nursing jobs for locum nurses available in the city hospitals and also in Regional Victoria.

Sydney also has a high demand for nurses in the many Sydney hospitals and also in Regional New South Wales.

For nursing work try https://au.australiannursingagency.com/

For work in New South Wales try

https://bbmlive.com/regional-nursing-jobs-in-new-south-wales/

https://www.bowerhealthcare.com.au/working-for-us

Listed below are some of the jobs that need to be filled in the Melbourne and Sydney Metropolitan area.

Registered Nurses – Radiation Oncology (maternity position)

These positions allow you to earn a good salary together with the added opportunity to use state of the art medical equipment, enabling you to improve your future career prospects.

Age Care nursing – many vacancies exist both in the Metropolitan area of Sydney and Melbourne but also in the regional areas of Victoria and New South Wales.

General medical and surgical nurse’s shortages exist in Melbourne and Sydney.

Temporary work in this field is available not only due to a general skills shortage in the nursing profession in Australia but also to provide cover for maternity leave, holidays and sickness cover. Regional Australia has serious shortages for nursing staff and can provide the temporary nurse with a great life experience to take back home.

Below is a state by state guide to what nurses can earn in Australia.

Australian State-by-State Nurse Salary Guide (public system) Annual Base Salaries

Nurses in Australia typically earn a salary between $49K and $110K per annum depending on their qualifications and level of experience. Very senior jobs can command much higher salaries.

State-by-state variations in wage agreements and classifications makes it difficult to be specific regarding registered nurse salaries and nursing salaries difficult to estimate as there are far too many variable, the figures are a guide as to potential earning, regional locum nurses can earn top rate if nursing staff shortages are persistent in an area. Rates vary depending on the day a nurse works and also over-time is another variable.

Check out https://bbmlive.com/why-nurse-in-australia/ for more information about nursing jobs in Australia.

Agency nursing is a great way to go, it allows the temporary nurse to choose the hours that suite the nurse, often the rate is better, being permanent also has its benefits, there is security,   holiday pay, pension, long service leave and sick leave these are just some of the benefits that temporary agency nurses do not always have, having said that some agencies offer benefits for Nurses who stay and work regularly for the nursing agency.

Being a locum nurse can be fun and rewarding, not all locum positions are short term, and some can be long-term. If you wish to stay in Australia for longer than your working holiday visa, it is possible to get 457 visa, the nursing employer has to sponsor the person, a 457 visa allows you to have your partner and children in Australia, the visa allows you to stay for 4 years, however you have to stay with the company or institution that sponsors you. Nursing jobs are on the skills register so you may be able to get permanent residency straight away.

We strongly suggest you get advice from a registered migration advice regarding your work visa option   https://bbmlive.com/tss-immigration/

For work try https://au.australiannursingagency.com/

For work in New South Wales try https://bbmlive.com/regional-nursing-jobs-in-new-south-wales/

https://www.bowerhealthcare.com.au/working-for-us

Sources

ACT Nursing & Midwifery Wages Agreement

NT Nursing Wage Rates

Aged Care Award 2010

NSW Public Health System Nurses and Midwives Award

Victorian Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement 2012 – 2016

Queensland Nurse Pay Rates

Nurses Midwifery (South Australian Public Sector) Enterprise Agreement

Western Australia Enterprise Agreement (nurses, midwives)

The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation

Department of Health Tasmania Salary Rates