Rural Placements

Rural healthcare professionals practice outside of metropolitan areas, often in hospital and community settings providing services to people with limited access to health services. Critical thinking and decision making skills are required. Working with the community and with other allied healthcare professionals, rural medicine is an integral part of maintaining a comprehensive health service within rural communities.

Opportunities as vast as the landscape

Australian Nursing Network occasionally has a range of short term opportunities available. To discuss what opportunities are currently available please call our Sydney office 02 9009 5120 during business hours.

The National Rural Health Alliance is the peak body working to improve the health of Australians in rural and remote areas. Check out their website, it may be of interest to a range of health professionals including nurses and midwives.

Reaching into the geographically isolated areas of Australia, a remote area nurse or midwife may practice in communities such as aboriginal communities, mining sites, tourist resorts, pastoral properties and satellite clinics.

A remote area nurse or midwife may work as part of a small team, even if team members are geographically separated from one another, or independently, referring patients when further intervention is required. Often remaining accessible for 24 hours a day, seven days a week the position requires a broad scope of skills.

A remote area nurse or midwife is generally regarded highly within remote communities.

In order to work in a remote setting in Australia, most services will require you to have worked for at least three years gaining generalist experience.

This may not always be the case as employers may provide preparatory courses, orientation programs and other supports you may require.

Midwifery is not mandatory to work in a remote setting but it is certainly beneficial.

To read more check out their website: Remote Area Nursing & Midwifery

For further information on remote nursing and midwifery, please visit the Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA)