Enrolled Nurse Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Enrolled Nurse Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 411411 | Unit Code: 4114

Skill Level: Level 2 | Work Experience: 3 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Medical Assistant (Defence)

Profile Description: Provides nursing care to patients in a variety of health, aged care, welfare and community settings under the supervision of Registered Nurses. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• assessing, planning and implementing nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
• providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatments and care plans
• assisting Registered Nurses and other team members to coordinate and evaluate care provided
• promoting and assisting in health education activities for the prevention of ill health
• bathing, feeding, changing and settling newborn infants
• providing advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants
• providing emotional support to parents of newborn infants

Skill Level Description: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. In Australia: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) In New Zealand: NZ Register Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing is required

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: required

Industries: Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses are nearly all employed in Health Care and Social Assistance

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses is Certificate III/IV (45.0 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 45-54 years (26.4 per cent) and the median age is 47 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses is 91.8 per cent and 49.7 per cent of Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 34.2 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,056 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation fell markedly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and fell markedly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses to November 2020 is expected to decline.