Information for Employers
Information for Employers | Summary of What the Employer is Required to Do | What is a District of Workforce Shortage? | What are Unmet Areas of Need? | How to Apply for Unmet Areas of Need | Recruitment Agencies
Recruitment Agencies
Once a location has been determined to be an Unmet Areas of Need, the next step is to recruit a suitably qualified medical practitioner to fill the position. This can either be done through a recruitment agency or independently.
An employer may undertake individual recruitment processes or engage a recruitment agency to assist with these processes.
Under the Strengthening Medicare initiatives, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) have endorsed a number of organisations to carry out the recruitment of overseas trained doctors in Australia. The Australian Government’s Department of Health and Ageing will meet the recruitment costs associated with placing an overseas trained doctor in an eligible medical vacancy, provided the medical recruitment agency assisting in filling the vacancy is one contracted for this purpose.
For a position to be considered eligible for filling by an overseas trained doctor under the Strengthening Medicare initiative, the position needs to meet specific criteria, such as:
- The vacancy must be in a recognised District of Workforce Shortage;
- The vacancy must be available for filling for a period of at least 12 months;
- The location must have a current Unmet Areas of Need determination; and
- There is a billing component through Medicare.
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