Registered Nurse (Surgical) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Registered Nurse (Surgical) Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 254424 | Unit Code: 2544

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years

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

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: Provides nursing care to patients with injuries and illness that require surgical intervention. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
• working in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, and coordinating the care of patients
• providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitoring responses to treatment and care plan
• promoting health and assisting in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
• answering questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care
• supervising and coordinating the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing is required.

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
• 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium 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
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored

Registration or Licensing: required

Industries: Registered Nurses are mainly employed in: Health Care and Social Assistance; Public Administration and Safety; and Administrative and Support Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Registered Nurses is Bachelor degree (53.4 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Registered Nurses is expected to be high (greater than 50,000). 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 (25.7 per cent) and the median age is 44 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Registered Nurses is 88.3 per cent and 53.8 per cent of Registered Nurses work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 34.6 (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 $1,344 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Registered Nurses to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.