New Zealand is known with migrants because it is close to Australia. Nurses are currently in demand nowadays in New Zealand. A lot of career opportunities with permanent and temporary work are available and nursing visa applications receive priority processing.

Immigration New Zealand is responsible for managing all visa applications. Permanent residency may be granted given that the applicant will apply the Skilled Migrant Category or sometimes called Skilled Migration Visa. It is a point – based visa that gives nurses additional points since there is a serious shortage of hospital staffs in the said country. This way the new Zealand Government can monitor and make a list of all Registered Nurses on their so called “ Long Terms skills shortage list.”

Applicant can also get a temporary visa since most employers offers it which has a validity of 5 years. This is usually processed as a priority application and can be obtained very fast. New Zealand offers an excellent opportunities for nurses to live and work in their country at a very low cost.

Working Holiday Visa is also given which will give the applicant a maximum of 12 months to work as a nurse with any employer that they want.

The applicants should qualify with New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and must have an job permit with the New Zealand Nursing Council. Applicants should be proficient in English so that they can get their occupational permit.

The New Zealand Nursing Council recently said that the country is still open for nurses and health workers. There are still employment opportunities and work abroad positions available in New Zealand for nurses.

This is definitely good news, specially for those who wants to work abroad in New Zealand. According to the Nursing Council, they will give the applicants an easier way to apply for a nursing job in New Zealand.

Here are more nursing job agencies in Australia. You can find the last batch of Australian nursing job agencies here.

Bell Health
Nursing agency based in Australia.

Belmore Nurses Bureau
Nursing agency that provides nurses and nursing aides with agency shifts in public and private hospitals across all of Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Here is a short list of some nursing agencies that could help you find a nursing job in Australia and adjacent countries such as New Zealand. Another one can also provide nursing jobs in Canada.

Access Nursing
This is an Australian nursing agency.

Acclaim Recruitment
They are a specialist nursing employment agency recruiting staff for Australia.