Want a career in primary health care
Primary care is health care people seek first in their community outside of a hospital or specialist, such as through GPs, nurses, community pharmacists and aged-care health workers.
Primary care is crucial to Australia’s health system. It gives patients access to the right care at the right time, leading to improved health outcomes and reduced pressure on hospital emergency departments.
Find out more about working in primary health care and why it offers a diverse and fulfilling career. Join the team!
General practitioners (GPs)
GPs are usually the first service people go to for health care outside of a hospital.
Nurses and midwives
Nurses and midwives make up more than half of Australia’s health workforce.
Allied health professionals
Allied health professionals include a wide range of roles.
First Nations health workforce
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce provide efficient, effective and culturally safe care.
Aged care workforce
Aged care is one of the fastest growing sectors in Australia.
Case studies
Working in primary health care offers a diverse and fulfilling career.
Working in Australia
Medical graduates, nurses and midwives who hold overseas qualifications and are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident may be eligible to work in Australia.
If you are an internationally qualified general practitioner, you must be registered with the Medical Board of Australia to work.
If you are internationally qualified in other areas of primary health care – such as nursing, midwifery, and aged care – visit the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency for more information on how to work in Australia.
International medical graduates
Am I eligible to work in Australia?
Nurses and midwives
Support and education for nurses and midwives.