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Our employment process
HealthX full service supports you from the moment you apply to settling you into your new workplace
Steps to working in healthcare in Australia
Find out about our Pathway to Permanent Residency
It all starts when you register with us. We confirm your eligibility by checking qualifications, experience, visa requirements and AHPRA status.
Next, a get-to-know you phone call, to confirm your interest. Then, a formal interview including guiding through AHPRA process (if required).
If you require a work visa, your dedicated consultant supports you through the visa and migration process. Your commitment to the working location and facility is confirmed, then your visa is lodged.
A contract is sent to you for review, signing and return to HealthX. Congratulations, welcome aboard!
We assist you with your travel plans, finding a new home and schools for your children (if applicable) and settle you into your new job.
Visa and sponsorship
It is a requirement to have valid work rights in Australia to work as a registered nurse.
HealthX employs and sponsors international registered nurses under the TSS (subclass 482) visa with transition to ENS 186. This is your pathway to permanent residency in Australia.
To work in Australia as a nurse, you must have an Australian nursing licence and be registered through the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA).
The AHPRA process can be confusing, so we will guide you through every step.
The HealthX relocation team help you plan your move and settles you into your new job, including housing, schools, and social activities.
- Meet family at airport arrivals
- Take to new house – (collecting keys from real estate agent)
- Visit to medical centres and other local amenities
- Bank visit to finalise banking details
- Facility visit – meet your colleagues
- Tour around town – shops, church groups, community groups
- Site seeing
- Meet and greet with other HealthX nurses (lunchtime or evening social event).
FAQ’s about the recruitment process
Nurses who are interested in working with HealthX can submit an application form via our website or contact your HealthX consultant directly.
For nurses and carers with existing working rights looking for short term contracts, the process can take less than a week. For long term positions, we work with you on migration and visa documentation and the process can take between 3- 6 months. Your HealthX consultant will update you regularly to ensure you are kept up to date at every stage.
Accident and Emergency, Theatre (scrub/scout, recovery, anaesthetics), ICU (high dependency, critical care), Mental Health (inpatient, outpatient, community, ATODS), Community Health and Aged Care, General Registered Nurse. HealthX predominantly recruit Accident and Emergency, Theatre (scrub/scout, recovery, anaesthetics), ICU (high dependency, critical care), Mental Health (inpatient, outpatient, community, ATODS), Community Health and Aged Care, General Registered Nurse.
A minimum of two years’ experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a health care setting similar to Australia e.g. NZ, UK, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, USA or Hong Kong. Or a minimum of two years’ experience in a hospital that is accredited by JCI, ACI or ACHS from the Philippines, UAE, Qatar, Oman or Saudi Arabia (JCI, ACI, and ACHS requirement only applies to acute RN).
No, HealthX is a direct employer. You are not required to pay any placement fees to secure a job with HealthX and we do not deduct any commission from your pay.
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We have open job opportunities with major health care partners across Australia
“There are HealthX team members who are experts in aspects of immigration. They assisted and guided me to the appropriate services and let me hit the ground running.”