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Recruitment of Overseas Health Professionals - Using Panel of Overseas Recruitment Agencies

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2009_024

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Personnel/Workforce - Recruitment and selection

Summary
For the purposes of quality assurance, cost effectiveness and standardisation of process, the NSW Department of Health has identified, through the tender process HS013-2007, a panel of commercial recruitment agencies known as the Panel of Overseas Recruitment Agencies (PORA). When engaging the services of a recruitment agency to carry out any Overseas Recruitment, employers must use a member of the PORA. This policy outlines the roles of the employer, the PORA, Health Support Services and the NSW Department of Health, in the process of Overseas Recruitment and the implementation of this policy by those parties.

Date of Publication: 01 May 2009

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Workforce Development and Leadership

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: Workforce development, HR and recruitment staff

Distributed to: Public Health System, Dental Schools and Clinics, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Review Date: 01 May 2012

File No: 05/7587-9

Status: Active

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