Experience career flexibility as an agency Nurse. With over 1,500 shifts every day right across Australia, HCA gives you the freedom to experience different aspects of the profession. Immerse yourself in one of our incredible capitals or spend time in unique regional or remote areas from Coober Pedy to Cape York. We cover all specialities across the public and private sectors in every state and territory, and provide a quick and simple recruitment process to guide you towards a placement that delivers the variety and fulfilment you’re after.
Permanent Nursing
Nursing Jobs
Build your career around a future you plan. With permanent placements available in Australia’s leading private and public healthcare facilities, you have the power to choose where you work and get the security you want. Our consultants are scouting for roles in cities and regions from Perth to Cairns and everywhere in between. No matter your level or speciality, we work with you to grow a career that fulfils your goals.
Across this vast nation, there’s high demand for skilled medical professionals in our rural and remote areas. From a few shifts to a few months, you have the opportunity to experience the country from the outback to the coast. Our Rural & Remote (R&R) team places nurses, midwives, support workers, CSSD technicians and anaesthetics technicians in healthcare facilities all over Australia. Make sure you check out all of our nursing jobs.
With HCA’s National Rewards program, you can earn exciting rewards simply by working. Once you reach a minimum of 250 hours worked, you can exchange the hours for the reward of your choice.
We pride ourselves on offering highly competitive pay rates across the nursing sector
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Fast Payments
Get paid faster! We make sure you receive your payment within 48 hours of a shift
Other Nursing Specialties we recruit for
Some of the other nursing specialties we can help you with include:
Accident and Emergency (A & E)
Acute Care Nursing
Aged Care Nursing
Cardiac Care Nursing
Central Sterile Supply Department
Community Health Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Dental Nursing
Educators & Facilitators
Forensic & Correctional Nursing
General Medical & Surgical Nursing
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Haematology and Oncology
High Acuity
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Mental Health Nursing
Midwifery and Neo-Natal Nursing
Nursing Management
Occupational Health
Ophthalmic Nursing
Orthopaedic Nursing
Paediatric Nursing
Pain Management
Palliative Care Nursing
Perioperative Nursing
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Care Nursing
Radiology Nursing
Remote Area Nursing (RAN)
Scrub Nursing
Theatre & Recovery
Triage Nursing
Trauma Nursing
Urology Nursing
F.A.Q.
Nursing jobs in Australia is one of the most rewarding career paths a person can undertake. It consists of multiple skill sets and responsibilities, such as:
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
Empower your days with optimum work-life balance
Enjoy diverse opportunities for professional development
Focus on multiple career paths and opportunities
Improve your immigration prospects
Work in a safe and secure environment
Becoming a Registered Nurse in Australia requires a qualification and annual registration with AHPRA. You can become a registered nurse by following these steps:
Step 1: Complete your training.
Complete a bachelor’s degree such as Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Science (majoring in Nursing), or Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies). Students with tertiary qualification can also complete a two-year Master of Nursing (Graduate entry program).
Step 2: Register with the AHPRA annually.
Register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHRPA) to practice as a Registered Nurse. You need to renew your AHPRA registration annually.
Step 3: Advance your career through specialisations.
Specialise in a specific area such as aged care or neurological care after gaining work experience as a Registered Nurse in Australia. Opportunities to gain Post graduate qualifications in specialities such as Perioperative or Critical Care Nursing.
