Nurse Practitioner Career Assessment
Extending your work visaOccupation Code
254411List
MLTSSL
Descriptions
Provides advanced and extended nursing care to patients, such as ordering diagnostic tests, undertaking diagnosis and health assessments, prescribing patient care management, medicines and therapies, as authorised in relevant nursing legislation, and referring to specialist Medical Practitioners and other Health Professionals in a range of health, welfare and community settings. Registration or licensing is required.
Job Description
- 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
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Independent visa(subclass 189)
Skilled Nominated visa(subclass 190)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
Skill Assessment
Registered Nurse Professional Assessment
Application Steps
- If you are applying for a direct nursing vocational skills assessment using an overseas nursing qualification, you will need to arrange a professional registration verification and email it to verification@anmac.org.au ; If an email is not available, the relevant agency can post the verification results directly to ANMAC.
- Please note that ANMAC will not accept emails sent from free internet email accounts.
- Collect and scan copies of original supporting documents;
- Create an account on the ANMAC website login page (you can only apply once using the same email address);
- Complete online forms and process applicants' credit card payments;
- Check that you have received an email from ANMAC confirming that your application and payment have been successfully received;
- Once payment is confirmed, go to the “My Account” section in the ANMAC portal to upload the applicant’s supporting documents;
- Submit your application and payment within one calendar month of account creation to avoid account deletion.
Skills Assessment Requirements
Language Requirements
Language score requirement: 4 IELTS scores of 7 in each subject
Applicants are required to have a degree related to the nominated position. PhD / Bachelor (including Honours Bachelor and Master) 156 weeks of study time in Australia
Degree requirements
- 1. Registered nurses and midwives must have at least 3 years of full-time undergraduate education, or a partial nursing master's degree;
- 2. Or midwives have completed a 1-year full-time midwifery course
Work requirements
- 1. At least 12 months of paid Australian work experience (minimum 20 hours per week);
- 2. At least 36 months of paid international work experience (minimum 20 hours per week).
Assessment Agency
- ANMAC