Nursing and Midwifery Office

Overseas Recruitment

Area Health Services in NSW are currently recruiting for nursing and midwifery positions. Full time and part time work is available in metropolitan and rural locations in midwifery and nursing clinical areas such as generalist (rural locations), intensive care, emergency, operating suite and mental health.

Nurses and midwives interested in working in NSW should read the following information then contact one of the Area Health Services listed below regarding employment opportunities.

Area Health Services in New South Wales

• Children's Hospital Westmead
• Greater Southern Area Health Service
• Greater Western Area Health Service
• Hunter New England Area Health Service
• Justice Health
• North Coast Area Health Service
• Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service
• South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
• Sydney South West Area Health Service
• Sydney West Area Health Service

The NSW Department of Health has contracts with the following three organisations for the recruitment of nurses and midwives from overseas to work in NSW public hospitals:-

Healthstaff Recruuitment - www.healthstaffrecruitment.com.au
Professional Connections/ICE Group - www.profco.com and www.icegroup.ie.

Working in NSW

Information about visiting and living in NSW is available from the NSW Government website.

To be eligible for employment as a nurse or midwife in NSW you must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives Board (NMB) NSW. The NMB will assess overseas nursing and midwifery qualifications for eligibility for registration in NSW.

Further information on this process is available from the NMB website at www.nmb.nsw.gov.au or by telephoning the NMB on 61 2 9219 0222.

Hospitals will require evidence of current registration as a nurse or midwife in NSW before making a job offer.

Overseas nurses and midwives (with the exception of those holding New Zealand passports) must also hold a visa that permits work. The NSW Department of Health may be able to assist with sponsorship for employment in a NSW public hospital.

Information about entry to Australia can be obtained from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website at www.dimia.gov.au.

See salary information for more on salary rates and conditions of employment in NSW.

Further information about hospitals and working in the NSW public health system can be obtained from the Principal Policy and Careers Officer, Nursing and Midwifery Office on 1800 330 933.

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