Nursing Registration and scope for Nepalese Nurses in Australia

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s role is to register all nurses and midwives, develop standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession. The board is supported by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). AHPRA is the organization responsible for the registration and accreditation of 10 health professionals across Australia, including nurses and midwives.
For overseas registration and locate the following application form: Application general registration (overseas applicants) – AGOS-04.
You must hold a current Australian Authority to Practice as a Registered or Enrolled Nurse. The initial registration process can be lengthy (6 weeks – 4 months) so we suggest that you contact the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as soon as possible to get an application form. It is highly recommended that you register before you arrive in Australia, if you don’t have a registration; you won’t be able to work.

• Australia is critically short of nurses due to the fact that Australia’s population is living longer, and demanding more and more medical services.

 

• Australians have an average life expectancy of 81 years, one of the highest in the world.

 

• Younger people are choosing careers other than nursing,

 

• Consequently there are insufficient nurses to look after Australia’s ageing population.

 

• The government therefore is encouraging overseas nurses to migrate to Australia to fill the gap.

 

• The shortages in Australia are most acute in the specialist areas of nursing,

 

• This is where overseas nurses are required.

 

• These areas include ICU, Cardiac, Operating Theatre and Orthopaedics and Aged Care

 

• The government and the Nursing Boards of Australia are insistent that all overseas

 

• Nurses demonstrate that they have the knowledge and skills to practice in Australia.
• Australia has arguably the highest standard of Nursing in the world,

 

• It is important overseas nurses maintain that high standard.

 

• Overseas nurses may have to accept different positions from those they filled in their home countries

 

• During this time they will be able to adjust to the Australia nursing culture and communication norms.

 

• There are few barriers to entering any specialist field of nursing, but Australian experience is the key.

 

• Overseas nurses need to be patient and focus on adapting as quickly as possible to Australian nursing culture.

 

• Australian Nurses are accepted the world over, and are respected for their skill and patient care.

 

• We will assess your knowledge and skills and place you with employers who are interested in investing in your future career by providing education and training to develop your skills.

 

• If you are an internationally qualified nurse or midwife and are interested in working in Australia, it is important you review the important information about immigration to Australia, and registration and employment as a nurse or midwife in Australia. To work as a nurse or midwife in Australia, you need to apply for and be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). You may also need to apply for a visa issued by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection.