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Healthcareau is a recruitment agency for nurses, carers and doctors. Search jobs by qualification and area, see what each employer requires, and we give you the documents you need.
Healthcareau recruitment agency
Find your job in the UK or Australia. Our team helps you at every step, and we give you the documents you need.
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Vacancies
Get new nursing, care and doctor jobs by email, matched to your profession and country. Free, and you can stop at any time.
Destinations
Two countries with strong demand for healthcare workers, and different rules for each role.
Hospitals, aged care, disability and home care.
NHS hospitals, private hospitals and nursing homes.
Where our candidates come from
Tap your country to see what to prepare, the English test you need and the pathways that fit you.
How it works
Answer a few questions about your qualification, English score and experience.
Upload your CV once and apply to any role in a few taps.
We prepare you and arrange online interviews.
We help with AHPRA or NMC registration and your visa paperwork.
Arrival support, and family options where the visa allows.
For employers
We recruit pre-screened registered nurses, care assistants and support workers for hospitals, aged care and home care providers in Australia and the UK.
AUS +61 480 009 423
UK +44 7460 67 92 33
Questions
Can’t find your answer? .
Most roles need an English test. Aged care roles sponsored under Australia’s Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement need IELTS 5.0 overall (5.5 for permanent residency). Registered nurses usually need IELTS 7.0 or OET grade B, as set by AHPRA in Australia and the NMC in the UK. UK passport holders don’t need a test for most Australian visas.
Yes. You can apply while your AHPRA or NMC registration is in progress. We explain each step, and employers know which stage you have reached.
Not at the moment. Since 22 July 2025 the UK no longer gives new care worker visas to people applying from overseas. Care roles in Australia are still open to overseas applicants, and UK nurse roles can still be sponsored.
Many sponsored visas let you include your partner and children. It depends on the visa and the role, so each job page and our team tell you what applies.
It depends on registration and visa processing times. For most nurses it takes several months from job offer to first shift. We give you a timeline for your situation.
No. It is a quick guide based on your answers. Visa decisions are made by the Department of Home Affairs in Australia and UK Visas and Immigration.
Our free eligibility check looks at your age, English test, qualification and experience, then shows the pathways that fit.
The 2026 rules for nurses and care workers in the UK and Australia, whether your family can come, and how to move: visas, permanent residency, registration and English, with guides for applicants from the UK, India, Pakistan, Africa and Asia.
UK and Australia
Tell us where you live and the job you want. We show the visa, how long it takes, what it costs, the documents you need and the rules for your country.
2026 rules
Who can apply from abroad, whether your family can come, and what you need for each job.
Answer a few quick questions to see whether your partner and children can join you.
UKIn forceCare workers and senior care workers can no longer bring a partner or children as dependants.
AustraliaIn forceReplaces the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482), with Core Skills, Specialist Skills and Labour Agreement streams.
AustraliaIn forceRegistered nurses from the UK, Ireland, the US, Singapore, Spain, British Columbia and Ontario can register with AHPRA without the usual exams.
UKIn forceNo new care worker visas from abroad. Skilled Worker jobs now need degree level (RQF 6), and the general salary threshold rises to £41,700. Nurses are not affected.
UKIn forceNew Skilled Worker and Health and Care Worker applicants need B2 English, up from B1.
AustraliaIn forceCore Skills Income Threshold AUD 79,423 and Specialist Skills Income Threshold AUD 146,576.
UKProposedPlans to raise the usual wait for settlement from 5 to 10 years, and to 15 years for care roles, with reductions for some workers. Proposed, not yet law.
UKComing upLast date for people already in the UK to switch into care worker jobs under the transition rules.
Health and Care Worker visa (GOV.UK)Bringing your partner and children (GOV.UK)English language requirement (GOV.UK)Nursing and Midwifery Council: trained outside the UKFind a regulated immigration adviserSkills in Demand visa (Home Affairs)Labour agreements (Home Affairs)Nursing and Midwifery Board of AustraliaCheck a registered migration agent (OMARA)Visa pathways
Your employer sponsors you for up to 4 years, and your partner and children can come too. From 1 July 2026, the Core Skills stream needs a salary of at least AUD 79,423.
For: registered nurses, doctors and other skilled roles.
Lets aged care employers sponsor personal care assistants, aged care workers and assistants in nursing on a subclass 482 visa. You need IELTS 5.0 overall or equivalent, and a Certificate III or 1 year of paid care experience.
For: caregivers and care assistants.
After 2 years of full-time work for your sponsoring employer on a 482 visa, you may be able to apply for permanent residency. You usually need to be under 45 and have competent English (IELTS 5.5 for aged care workers under the labour agreement).
For: workers already in Australia on a 482 visa.
Points-tested visas that don’t need an employer. A state can nominate you (190), or you can live and work in a regional area first (491). Registered nurses and doctors are often eligible once registered.
For: registered nurses, doctors and allied health.
Registration and English
| Role | Registration | English (usual minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver / aged care worker | No AHPRA registration needed | IELTS 5.0 for the 482 visa, 5.5 for permanent residency (labour agreement) |
| Registered nurse | AHPRA (Nursing and Midwifery Board). Streamlined pathway for nurses from the UK, Ireland, the US, Singapore, Spain, British Columbia and Ontario; others usually take the outcomes-based assessment | Usually IELTS Academic 7.0 or OET grade B, unless you are exempt |
| Doctor | AHPRA (Medical Board): competent authority, expedited specialist, standard (AMC exams) or specialist pathway | IELTS 7.0 in each band or OET grade B in each part |
Registration and English rules are set by AHPRA and the National Boards. Check their websites for the exact current scores before you book a test.
Country guides
Choose where you are applying from.
What to know if you’re from the United Kingdom
What to know if you’re from India
What to know if you’re from Pakistan
What to know if you’re from Africa
What to know if you’re from the Philippines or elsewhere in AsiaNever pay for a job offer. Real employers don’t charge you to sponsor your visa. Check that any migration agent is registered on the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) register, and only lodge visa applications through the Department of Home Affairs ImmiAccount.
Registered nurses can still be sponsored for the UK Health and Care Worker visa. UK care worker visas closed to overseas applicants in July 2025, so care roles there are only for people already in the UK.
Take the free eligibility check, then browse sponsored jobs in Australia or talk to our team.
This page gives general information, checked in October 2026. It is not migration advice, and rules change. For advice about your own visa, speak to a registered migration agent or the Department of Home Affairs.
Healthcareau is a healthcare recruitment agency for jobs in the UK and Australia. Job search, qualification search, area, employer requirements and documents: one team helps you with all of it.
Tell us who you are and we show the services and the steps for you.
We match your skills with hospitals, clinics and aged, disability and home care providers.
Employer-sponsored roles in Australia and the UK Health and Care Worker visa for nurses.
Step-by-step help with AHPRA in Australia and NMC or GMC in the UK.
Which test to take and the scores you need: IELTS, OET, PTE or TOEFL.
Practice questions and feedback before you meet the employer.
We go through your passport, English result, registration and certificates with you before you apply.
See if you are eligible, and your score for Australia’s skilled visas.
Arrival planning, accommodation leads and family migration options.
Step by step
From your first check to your first shift, with one team beside you.
Create your free profile, upload your CV and take the eligibility check.
We check your documents and guide you through AHPRA, NMC or GMC.
We introduce you to employers and help you prepare.
Your employer offers the job and sponsors your visa.
We help you prepare the documents and follow the application.
Arrival planning and support in your first weeks.
We only recruit for the two countries we know best.
Clear answers on visas, family and registration, based on the current rules.
The same people help you from your first message to your arrival.
Applications, interviews, documents and messages in one place.
For employers
We recruit pre-screened registered nurses, care assistants and support workers for hospitals, aged care and home care providers in Australia and the UK.
AUS +61 480 009 423
UK +44 7460 67 92 33
Questions
Can’t find your answer?
The United Kingdom and Australia: hospitals, clinics, and aged, disability and home care providers.
Yes. For the UK Health and Care Worker visa and Australia’s Skills in Demand visa, an employer must offer you a job and sponsor you first. We help you find that employer.
Not from abroad: the UK closed the care worker visa to new overseas applicants on 22 July 2025. Aged care jobs in Australia are open, and your family can come with you.
It depends on your job and country. Use the family check on the Migration page, or ask our team.
Yes. We guide you through AHPRA in Australia and the NMC or GMC in the UK, and remind you when your documents expire.
It depends on your registration and the visa. A UK visa decision usually takes about 3 weeks from abroad once you have a certificate of sponsorship; Australian visas take longer. Your visa guide shows the current times.
Check your eligibility in a few minutes, or talk to our team.
Healthcareau recruitment agency
Find your job in the UK or Australia. Our team helps you at every step, and we give you the documents you need.
A healthcare recruitment agency helping nurses, carers and doctors find jobs in the UK or Australia, from job search to the documents you need.
Healthcareau recruitment agency
Find your job in the UK or Australia. Our team helps you at every step, and we give you the documents you need.
About Healthcareau
Healthcareau is a healthcare recruitment agency. We help nurses, caregivers, doctors and allied health workers find jobs in the UK or Australia: job search, qualification search, area and employer requirements, and we give you the documents you need.
We handle the parts of the move that feel hardest: finding a sponsoring employer, getting registered, and preparing your visa application, so your journey is simple and stress-free.
Honest advice, clear steps and one team beside you, from your first question to your first shift.
At a glance
To help nurses, carers and doctors build safe, rewarding careers in Australia and the United Kingdom, with honest guidance at every step.
A fair and simple path for every healthcare worker who wants to move abroad, and well-staffed hospitals and care homes for the communities they serve.
Our values
Clear steps, realistic timelines and regular updates.
We tell you which roles you qualify for, and which you don’t yet.
One contact person from first call to first shift.
Where we recruit
Roles
Where the jobs are
Roles
Where the jobs are
Trust
We follow the UK Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care staff, including the red and amber country lists.
We explain visas, registration and family rules based on the official sources, and tell you when something isn’t possible.
We use your details only to help you find work, and we keep them secure.
In Australia, visa advice comes from a registered migration agent.
For candidates
Check your eligibility in a few minutes, then browse jobs that fit you.
For employers
Tell us the roles, locations and numbers you need. We’ll call you back.
We’re here to help
Questions about a job, your visa pathway or hiring staff? Call our offices, message us on WhatsApp or send us a message below.
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Within one working day, Monday to Friday. For anything urgent, please call one of our offices.
Your profession, years of experience, your English test result if you have one, and the country you want to work in.
Choose “An employer looking to hire” in the form and tell us the roles, locations and numbers you need. We’ll call you back.
Our Migration page explains the main visa pathways. In Australia, visa advice must come from a registered migration agent.
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