International nurses thinking to work in Australia

To work in the Australian health and aged care system, the international nurses have to be registered in Australia. For this purpose they need to have the following:

Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years post 12 year schooling) OR 3 years Diploma and registered as nurse in the home country)
Nurses with 1 - 1.5 yrs Diploma and registered as GNM can also apply for enrolled nurse

Work Experience (Two year or more)
Proficient in English (Band 7.0 on IELTS)
Pass a brief local clinical assessment

Sapanta Health provides support and help to qualified and experienced international nurses to get registered in Australia. We work in partnership with reputed local nursing agencies to secure contract positions for these nurses and provide them guaranteed jobs subject to their passing the local assessment criteria. We guide the candidate nurses right from their home country to their destination Australia.

To keep the nursing standards high, the Australian assessment criteria for nurses are very stringent. Therefore, to enhance their chances of passing the first time, we provide them professional and English proficiency training in the home country.


After satisfying the training in India, Sapanta arranges for the arrival of Nurses in Australia for further clinical training. Through its extensive market research and rigorous marketing, Sapanta has been able to enter in to arrangements with local hospitals to facilitate the clinical training program for the nurses.

Once, this is completed, Sapanta will help the nurses attain the registration. Once the Nurse is registered, Sapanta will help the Nurse in arranging the employment for the Nurse. The working conditions in Australia are among the best in the world with rewarding remuneration and various incentives available to the right candidate.


In addition, many Nurses go on to upgrade their qualification and thus moving up the ladder of professional development.


Overall, one certainly say that Nursing in Australia is one of the most sought after profession for overseas Nurses as well. Sapanta's main aim is to help the Nurses achieve this goal by providing them professional support and expertise at each step of their journey towards this goal.


Code of Ethics:

A code of ethics has been developed for nursing in the Australian context and is relevant to all nurses in all practice settings. Click here to Download (6 pages - pdf)