For a Veterinary Nurse Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Veterinary Nurse. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Veterinary Nurse it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Veterinary Nurse determines their eligibility to emigrate and the visa options available. Ultimately, it will affect their employment opportunities once they are in Australia.
While we appreciate that each case is unique, we always strive to secure the best possible outcome from the Skills Assessing Authorities in Australia. Experience has proven that efforts and expertise in this area are often the keys to a successful case.
Ensuring Veterinary Nurses Are In High Demand
Every skilled migrant wants to know they will be able to secure a job quickly and easily when they are in Australia. The Australian emigration system ensures that they can.
Each year, State Governments and the two territorial Governments report to the federal government on their local demand for Veterinary Nurses and if they need to bring in Veterinary Nurses from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Veterinary Nurses required in the coming year to fill the skills gap within each region.
The Skills in demand are then broken down into priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas.
Curently, Veterinary Nurses are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means a Veterinary Nurse may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 186, 189 (PT), 190, 407, 485 (GW),491 (F), 491 (S/T), TSS (M), 494
To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: STSOL
Skills and Experience Required To Be a Veterinary Nurse
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Veterinary Nurse, their qualification, skills and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation. The process ensures all skilled migrants can do their jobs to the required Australian standards.
1. Defining the job title a Veterinary Nurse:
The profession “a Veterinary Nurse” can mean something slightly different in Australia to what is referred to overseas. In “official emigration terms”, this profession is aligned within the occupation category “Veterinary Nurse” and is uniquely identified by the code 361311. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.
2. Key Requirements for a Veterinary Nurse:
For a Veterinary Nurse to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Health and care
Business operations and financial activities
Cleaning and maintenance
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Assist health care practitioners for medical procedures
Conduct financial transactions or processes
Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
Provide health care or administer medical treatment
Maintain inventory and stock
Care for patients and clients
Perform administrative or clerical tasks
Monitor and evaluate patient treatment
Prepare or administer medications and medical solutions
Undertake health care documentation
Explain medical information and procedures
Administer medications or immunisations
Operate and maintain medical equipment
Clean medical equipment or facilities
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms
Assist practitioners to perform medical procedures
Feed patients
Give medications or immunisations
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments
Maintain medical equipment or instruments
Perform clerical work in medical settings
Prepare medical reports or documents
Stock medical or patient care supplies
Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients
Schedule patient procedures or appointments
Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health
Prepare patient treatment areas
Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards
Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use
Assist patients with daily activities
Collect biological specimens from patients
Process medical billing information
Control prescription refills or authorisations
Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment
Record vital statistics or other health information
Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety
Monitor patients to detect health problems
Inventory medical supplies or equipment
Administer health care or medical treatments
Clean medical equipment
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Veterinary Nurse:
Currently Veterinary Nurse’s are listed on the . This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.
4. Emigration options:
As the profession is currently listed on the , there are places available. However, demand is high, and Australia will stop inviting further applicants to emigrate once all the places are filled.
Navigating the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Skills Assessment Process
For Veterinary Nurses, the skills assessing body is “Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services” they are often referred to as the VETASSESS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.vetassess.com.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services is to make a profit and protect their current members from migrants entering Australia, taking their members’ jobs, and driving down standards or wages.
Therefore, the VETASSESS will often look to delay, frustrate and reject cases preventing accreditations wherever possible with those aims in mind.
The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a key factor in their success. It is vital that we secure the highest possible skills accreditation.
Find out more
Emigration law is one of the most complex areas of legislation and is continuously being adapted. By definition, emigrating to Australia is a legal process where the individual must prove their case. It is not down to the government to assist in that process. In fact, in legal terms, it is the government against whom we must win our case.
To discover more, complete our online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.
