Western Australia

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Western Australia

• Karen Prosser
• Department of Health
• Western Australia
• International Recruitment Bureau
• UK Office
• London

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Why Western Australia?

• Population 2.4 Million people
• 1.8 Million in Perth (the capital)
• Vast land area with low population, great
  opportunities to practice in rural and remote
  Australia.
• Low unemployment (4.5 in WA compared to 5.4 in
  Australia)

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Why Western Australia?

• Opportunities to work in large city teaching
  hospitals, smaller regional remote hospitals and
  primary health care settings
• Expanding dynamic environment
• Changing models of care

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Why work for the Dept of Health WA

• WA has a world class government health system
• A total of 5 billion committed to build new
  hospitals and upgrade services.
• Includes building a new tertiary hospital at
  Murdoch (The Fiona Stanley Hospital)
• Improved district facilities at Joondalup,
  Armadale, Rockingham and Midland Health Campus
• Improved regional centres at Albany, Bunbury,
  Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Port Hedland and Broome

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NEW TERTIARY HOSPITAL Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch IMPROVED DISTRICT FACILITIES Joondalup
Health Campus Armadale Hospital Rockingham Health
Campus Midland Health Campus IMPROVED REGIONAL
CENTRES Albany Bunbury Geraldton Kalgoorlie Port
Hedland Broome
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
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Current Opportunities in Nursing/Midwifery

• WA Health is seeking nurses with a minimum of 2
  years post registration experience for level 1
  (band 5 equivalent) positions offering visa
  sponsorship
• General medical and surgical, paediatrics,
  neonatal, ICU/CCU/HDU, midwifery, ED, mental
  health, renal care and operating theatre.
• NurseWest minimum of 12 months experience to be
  eligible to register for casual shifts across the
  government health service

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Current Opportunities in Medicine

• UK and Irish trained Junior Doctors (residents
  and registrars) for Perth teaching hospitals
• Consultant vacancies as advertised on
  www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au
• Rural and remote vacancies in WA Country Health
  Services
• www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au

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Rural and remote vacancies in Primary Health Care
(GPs)

• WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest
  country health service in Australia and one of
  the biggest in the world
• There are vacancies for general practitioners in
  varied clinical settings
• District Medical Officers or Senior Medical
  Practitioners employed through WACHS
• GPs working in community practices and engaged by
  WACHS to provide on-call, after-hours and
  procedural services

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What you need to do?

• 1. Investigate or apply for registration with the
  relevant registration authority in Australia.
  www.ahpra.gov.au
• 2. Identify which visa option applies to you
• 3. Contact the WA Health International
  Recruitment Bureau in London for assistance and
  advice

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1. Registration

• To work in Australia nurses must be registered
  with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of
  Australia. This is processed through the AHPRA
  Office. www.ahpra.gov.au
• Doctors should refer to the Australian Medical
  Council (AMC) for registration information.
  www.amc.org.au
• If you have completed your qualification in the
  UK or Ireland there is no requirement to sit an
  English language test.

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2. Visa Options

• Employer sponsored visas
• Through public and private sector employers, need
  at least 2 years recent acute experience.
• temporary 457 visa (up to 4yrs) with no age limit
• Visas linked to job and/or location.
• Must work full time.
• Can negotiate permanent residency visa after 2
  years employment if under 50 years of age.

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Visa Options

• General Skilled Migration
• Nursing applicants must be under 50 years of age.
• Submit an expression of interest with SkillSelect
  for a Skilled Independent Visa or apply for State
  Sponsorship.
• Skills assessment required by relevant body.

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Visa Options

• Working Holiday visa
• apply before 31st birthday
• 1 year visa (with possible year extension), work
  up to 6 months for each employer,
• NurseWest (bank nurse shifts) need 12 months
  work experience and NMBA registration to work
• Further visas possible once in Australia, ie
  employer sponsored 457 visa

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3. UK Recruitment Office

• The Department of Health Western Australia has a
  recruitment office in London.
• We can provide advice for Health Professionals
  wanting to work in WA.
• Assistance is provided to link UK trained health
  professionals directly with hospitals in WA
  Health.

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Contact details

• Email the WA Health International Recruitment
  Bureau
• Nurses/Midwives nurses_at_wago.co.uk
• Doctors doctors_at_wago.co.uk
• Visit the website
• www.osrecruitment.health.gov.au
• Telephone the International Recruitment Bureau
• in London 020 7395 0575

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