A travel nurse is a registered or enrolled nurse who takes on short-term jobs in different healthcare settings across Australia. These jobs usually last from a few weeks to several months and offer flexibility and diverse experience.

Workplaces for Travel Nurses Include:

• • Public and private hospitals
• • Aged care facilities
• • Remote and rural clinics
• • Correctional facilities
• • Community health services

Travel nurses are essential for filling staffing gaps and ensuring patients receive quality care where it's needed most.

Step 1: Get Qualified
You’ll need to obtain a Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing and register with (AHPRA).  

International nurses might need extra registration steps.   

Step 2: Gain Experience
Usually you will need to have 12 to 24 months of clinical experience, but this can vary. Specialties like Emergency, ICU, RAN and regional Aged Care workers are in high demand.  

Step 3: Boost Your Skills
Consider getting certifications like Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS).  Specialty training can also help increase job opportunities and pay.  

Step 4: Apply for Jobs
Use agencies like E4 for job hunting. We offer a variety of contracts type, great rates and flexible work options allowing you to work around your commitments. If you’re flexible with locations and shifts you’ll have a better change at being successfully placed.  

If you're an overseas nurse, Australia offers visa options for travel nursing, like: 

Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Visa (Subclass 482): Allows employers to sponsor skilled workers temporarily. 

Working Holiday Visa: Permits short-term work for eligible countries. 

Skilled Migration Visas: Ideal for those seeking long-term opportunities.  

To work as a nurse in Australia, you're responsible for: 

AHPRA Registration: Complete the required steps with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. 

English Proficiency: Demonstrate competency through recognised tests like IELTS or OET. 

Qualification Recognition: Overseas credentials must meet Australian standards. 

Note: E4 doesn't provide sponsorship. You must secure an appropriate working visa, complete registration, and meet regulatory requirements. 

Rates will vary depending on State and Territory, and time of shift (AM/PM/Nights), as well as if it's regional, rural or remote.

Pay can also change depending on your experience and specialty. At E4, you could earn up to $90 per hour!

Extra Perks:

• • Overtime rates
• • Housing and travel allowances for remote gigs
• • Tax benefits and salary packaging to boost your take-home pay
• • Travel nursing in Australia not only pays well but also comes with fantastic benefits!

Yes is the short answer! We have hospital contracts available across Australia for lots of different specialities.  

We absolutely do, we have a high need for midwives willing to support in rural and regional areas, as well as remote. Healthcare facilities and hospitals need outstanding midwives and we have contracts actively available across QLD, NSW and NT.

Each client we work with can differ in what accommodation they’re able to provide, but we can help cater for your unique situations on a case-by-case basis. This includes family accommodation, pets, partners, and is decided on an individual circumstance. 

There’s a false rumour going around that once you get a contract, your career progression stops. WRONG! Contract work is one of the best ways to grow your clinical skills. You’ll be experiencing new locations, new skill sets, adapting and learning continuously.

There’s a false rumour going around that once you get a contract, your career progression stops. WRONG! Contract work is one of the best ways to grow your clinical skills. You’ll be experiencing new locations, new skill sets, adapting and learning continuously.

We sure do. We won’t leave you stuck in the middle of Strahan with no buses scheduled for the next week. We have a dedicated travel team that also work after hours so you’re in safe hands. For contacts over 12 weeks, and within New Zealand, we can support with international and interstate travel – we’re good like that. 

You sure can. E4 Recruitment is Ausmed accredited, so you can maintain your CPD when working any of our contracts. 

A lot! Our contract packages make sure you’re totally covered and don’t need to sweat the small stuff.

• • Market leading pay rates
• • Full-time hours
• • Contract accommodation
• • Travel booked
• • Professional indemnity and work cover insurance
• • Education and professional development
• • Access to our job postings
• • Full support from our team

We don’t set contracts and just forget about you. We keep in touch. We make sure you’re ok. We make sure you’re supported.

You’re not a number to us. We take care of it all so you can focus on providing the best possible care to those that need it.

*These are on a case-by-case basis and can’t be guaranteed for every contract type.

Seen a contract you like the look of or want to hear about others that pop up? Click the apply link and get in touch with the Recruitment Consultant whose details are linked. Even if that job might not be the right match for you, we have a team covering hundreds of contract opportunities that will work together to get you placed.