International Nurse

Medical professionals with complete, unconditional registrations, starting with RMO1, are eligible for locum tenens positions.

In public and private hospitals as well as general practitioner offices around Australia, we have both short-term and long-term work available for locum physicians. You can locum anyplace in Australia if you are fully registered as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or AHPRA.

Having your own medical indemnity is mandatory whether you work in a public or private hospital. The amount of coverage necessary for your specialisation and line of practice should be discussed with your medical indemnity provider.

Hourly rates are provided at the time of advertisement and differ across shifts. Rates might vary based on expertise level and how quickly the hospital needs to fill the shift, from about $80 to $150 per hour. Our locums are swiftly contacted when these become available, and crisis rates may be higher.

Enrolled nurse

Enrolled nurses (ENs) complete a 2-year Diploma of Nursing and then work under the supervision of a registered nurse. With minimum 2 years work experience. Typical duties include:

  • Regularly Recording Patients’ Temperature, Pulse, Blood Pressure And Respiration
  • Providing Interventions, Treatments And Therapies From Patient Care Plans (Including Administering Medicines)
  • Assisting Registered Nurses And Other Team Members With Health Education Activities
  • Working In Multidisciplinary Teams; And
  • Helping Patients With Their Activities Of Daily Living.

An enrolled nurse can become a registered nurse by completing further education

Registered Nurse

Registered nurses (RNs) complete a 3-year Bachelor of Nursing or 2-year Master of Nursing through a university. With minimum 2 years work experience. Their scope of practice can include:

  • Assessing Patients
  • Developing A Nursing Care Plan
  • Administering Medicines
  • Providing Specialised Nursing Care
  • Working In Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Supervising Ens And Junior Rns
  • Undertaking Regular Professional Development
  • Performing Leadership And Management Roles Such As Being A Nursing Unit Manager Or Team Leader
  • Working In Advanced Nursing Practice Roles.

Nurse practitioner

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are RNs who have been endorsed. NPs practise independently in an advanced and extended clinical role, and can prescribe some medicines and must:

  • Be A Registered Nurse With No Restrictions On Practice.
  • Have 5,000 Hours Of Experience At The Advanced Clinical Nursing Practice Level In The Past 6 Years.
  • Have Completed An Approved Program Of Study At A Master Degree Level.
  • State And Territory Governments Employ Most Nps In Acute Care Settings.

Midwife

Midwives work collaboratively with many other health professionals. A midwife may practise and give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, birth and the first few weeks after birth in any setting including the home, community, public and private hospitals, birth centres, clinics or health units including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.

In Australia, midwives must have completed an approved course in midwifery through a university and their scope of practice includes:

  • Providing Health Support, Care And Advice To Women Before Conception, And During Pregnancy, Labour, Birth And The Postnatal Period
  • Promoting Natural Childbirth And Identifying Complications For The Woman And Her Baby
  • Consulting With Other Health Professionals And Referring To Medical Care Or Other Health Professions When Required
  • Implementing Emergency Measures.

Endorsed Midwife

An endorsed midwife has done extra training and can prescribe certain medications and must:

  • Successfully Complete An Approved Program Of Study That Leads To An Endorsement For Scheduled Medicines.
  • Register As A Midwife In Australia Without Conditions.
  • Complete The Equivalent Of 3 Years Full-Time Clinical Practice (5,000 Hours) In The Past 6 Years. Completed Hours Can Be Across The Full Continuity Of Midwifery Care Or In A Specified Context Of Practice. Recognised Contexts Of Practice Include Antenatal, Postnatal And Antenatal And Postnatal Combined.

Aged Care

Aged care is the support provided to older people in their own home or in an aged care (nursing) home. It can include help with everyday living, health care, accommodation and equipment such as walking frames or ramps.

Different types of organisations provide aged care services in Australia, including:

  • Not-For-Profit Organisations
  • Government Organisations
  • For-Profit Private Companies

Social work

A Bachelor of Social Work will teach you to;

  • Increase Your Sense Of Well-Being And Social Growth On An Individual And Collective Level
  • Address Interpersonal And Personal Conflicts
  • Enhance And Enable You To Participate With A Larger Society
  • Identify And Eliminate Systemic Barriers To Full Recognition And Involvement And
  • Safeguard The Weak Against Injustice And Abuse

It also provides a scaffolding approach to knowledge and skill development as well as increasing complexity in assessments and professional reflection.

The application of knowledge and abilities thought will lead you to field education placements and professional results and accreditation for individual students. The curriculum framework includes major streams embedded across the program including:

  • Society And Culture
  • Behavioral Science And Public Health
  • Generalist Social Work Practices
  • Specialist Social Work Practices
  • Field Education Experience
  • To Complete The Bachelor Of Social Work Students Must Attain 256 Credit Points