Nursing Agency Australia…where choice is as wide as the country itself

Agency nursing allows you to work in a profession you love…but puts you in control. You choose when, where and how often you work. And you plan your working shifts to suit you and your lifestyle.

That’s the way it has always been at Nursing Agency Australia (NAA). And that’s the way it will remain.



The NAA Story

One of Australia’s leading national nursing placement agencies, Nursing Agency Australia dates back to 1973 when a nursing and aged care placement agency committed to understanding the individual needs of nurses and clients – and then responding to them in a professional manner – opened its doors.

This approach has seen the company grow to the point where it provides over 400 health care and related organisations with professional and flexible nursing staff, drawn from its multi-skilled workforce of more than 2500 registered nurses, enrolled nurses, care workers and patient service assistants.

We offer both short and long-term placements at a wide variety of health care facilities in the major cities, in rural and coastal Australia, and in the most remote Outback settings.

The number and array of healthcare clients means that our nurses and care workers enjoy an unparalleled choice of work locations and areas of specialisation.

NAA and You – Sponsorships and Working Holidays

NAA is constantly on the lookout for Registered Nurses from around the world interested in experiencing Australia while working on either a full time (sponsored) or part time (holiday) basis.

In the case of the sponsored one-year (renewable) working visa, we are an Australian Government approved sponsoring organisation. This allows us to offer 12-month sponsorships to overseas Registered Nurses who wish to work in Australia and who satisfy minimum requirements.


These are that the nurse works on a full-time basis for the duration of the sponsorship and is in possession of nursing qualifications recognised by Australia’s Nurse Registration Board.

The sponsorship is renewable to a maximum of four years.

Registered Nurses interested in working shifts while holidaying around the country will require a valid passport and working visa, along with qualifications recognised by Australia’s Nurse Registration Board.

In both cases, overseas nurses need to register with a Nurses Board in one of Australia’s states (NAA will advise and provide forms), after which nationwide reciprocity allows nurses to work throughout the country.

Sponsored or working holiday nurses can also choose to work in major teaching hospitals, leading private hospitals, rural and remote clinics, mental health establishments, and aged and extended care facilities.

Other Benefits for NAA Nurses and Care Workers
While arguably the single-most appealing feature of agency nursing remains the choice it offers, at NAA you’ll find there are many other benefits:
- Assistance with administrative and visa requirements
- A wide range of job opportunities
- National coverage
- Above average wages
- Weekly pay
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance paid
- A wide range of work incentive schemes
- Free uniforms
- Work-related social activities
- Skills and post graduate qualifications recognised and rewarded
- Job security
- Career path

It’s Your Decision

As a company with its feet firmly on the ground and its eyes very much on the future, we will continue to play an important role in delivering healthcare solutions to the people of Australia.

We will do so by promoting nursing as a career and seeking – through a new professionalism that offers choice, flexibility and variety – to attract local and overseas nurses, as well as newcomers and lapsed nurses, to the profession.

And we will continue to provide hospitals with skilled and dedicated nurses who, through their actions, contribute to the betterment of society.

To find out more about working for NAA, please complete our registration form.