Explore Travel Nurse jobs in rural & remote locations

Work as a Travel Nurse in Rural & Remote locations. Explore unique places, grow your skills and enjoy great financial benefits with our rural & remote contracts.


You’ll be supported by a dedicated rural & remote team that listens and adapts to your needs.

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Explore Travel Nurse Jobs in Rural & Remote Locations

Work as a Travel Nurse in Rural & Remote Locations. Explore unique places, grow your skills and enjoy great financial benefits with our rural & remote contracts. Take your career to the next level while travelling across Australia.

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Featured Travel Nurse Jobs

These are some of our most in-demand Travel Nurse roles right now. We have 80+ contracts available across Australia, explore them all to find the location and specialty that suit you.

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Nursing Specialties

  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • Emergency Nursing
  • Midwifery
  • Mental Health
  • Corrections Health
  • Primary Health
  • Women's Health
  • Clinical Facilitation
  • Operating Theatres
  • Renal
  • Aged Care and Palliative Care
  • General Acute


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Travel nursing and midwifery backed by a supportive team.

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Choose your adventure

Pick contracts in exciting locations across the country all while earning money.

Here when you need us

Talk to a familiar voice
whenever you need support.

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Trusted advice

We’re experts in nursing and listen to your needs to help you shape your career.

Manage your contracts anytime, anywhere

Book contracts easily through the My FCC by PeopleIN App

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Enjoy unique benefits.

Enjoy stress-free travel with accommodation, and a living away from home allowance!*

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Love your work

Over 90% of travel nurses recommend our agency. We work hard to find the work you love.

Adventure with Perks

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Refer a Friend & Earn $500 ($1000 Total)

Refer a qualified nurse or midwife for a 6-week Rural & Remote contract, and you and your friend can each earn $500.


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Living-Away-From-Home-Allowance

At First Choice Care, we support nurses on Rural and Remote placements with a Living-Away-From-Home-Allowance (LAFHA) to help cover extra costs.


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$500 NZ Flight Reimbursement

Join First Choice Care for flexible opportunities across Australia, with a $500 flight reimbursement* for New Zealand-based nurses.


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Diversify your career. Travel Australia.

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Explore Australia and grow your skills as a nurse or midwife. Our rural and remote nursing contracts let you achieve both your career and travel goals, with the support of our friendly and helpful team. You'll meet amazing people, travel to beautiful locations, and assist communities in urgent need of nurses and midwifes. We help you find exciting contracts, provide a living away from home allowance for food, and provide access to valuable upskilling opportunities.

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Travel nursing jobs across Australia.

Choose from casual shifts, short-term contracts, and permanent opportunities available across Australia. 

Queensland New South Wales ACT Victoria Tasmania Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia
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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • What allowances are available?

    Certain expenses that you may incur while on contract are covered. 


    We provide a Living away From Home Allowance to help with food costs and other small items.  


    Accommodation in Tasmania, New South Wales, and Queensland is provided for free (T&Cs can apply if you source your own accommodation), while in the Northern Territory, there is a weekly charge for accommodation. 


    For travel, if you fly, we organise it, but if you drive, there are fuel caps available. 

    With these expenses covered, you can focus on enjoying the career opportunities and incredible scenery.  


  • Do I get paid more?

    Yes! Rural nurses have a higher hourly rate which you get for choosing to work in rural locations. So, not only do you get some great benefits, but you’re also getting higher pay.

  • How do I get to each contract?

    That is entirely up to you. We will arrange flights on your behalf to match your arrival and departure times with the contract. If you prefer to drive, we can provide fuel caps to help you reach your contract. You will be issued with an itinerary and have access to 24/7 support should you need to talk to the team. 

  • Can I switch between Rural & Remote and agency nursing?

    Absolutely! If you are in-between Rural & Remote contracts and wanting to pick up shifts closer to home, no problem, just update our team!  Our Australia-wide presence means we have casual metro shifts and rural & remote contracts available across the country.

  • What minimum requirements do candidates need to meet?

    All of our nurses need to meet a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience, as well as venepuncture and cannulation experience/competency.


    As well as this we have minimum qualifications for Rural and Remote Nurses in specific specialties:

    Emergency: ALS certificate, ETEK Triage 

    Aged Care: NDIS Clearance (QLD)

    ICU: ALS certificate

    Maternity: Recent birth suite experience

    Remote Area Nurse: ALS, ETEK Triage, REC, MEC/PALS/Imminent Birth

Frequently
Asked Questions

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A blurred image of red and white stripes on a white background

  • What allowances are available?

    Certain expenses that you may incur while on contract are covered. 


    We provide a Living away From Home Allowance to help with food costs and other small items.  


    Accommodation in Tasmania, New South Wales, and Queensland is provided for free (T&Cs can apply if you source your own accommodation), while in the Northern Territory, there is a weekly charge for accommodation. 


    For travel, if you fly, we organise it, but if you drive, there are fuel caps available. 

    With these expenses covered, you can focus on enjoying the career opportunities and incredible scenery.  


  • Do I get paid more?

    Yes! Rural nurses have a higher hourly rate which you get for choosing to work in rural locations. So, not only do you get some great benefits, but you’re also getting higher pay.

  • How do I get to each contract?

    That is entirely up to you. We will arrange flights on your behalf to match your arrival and departure times with the contract. If you prefer to drive, we can provide fuel caps to help you reach your contract. You will be issued with an itinerary and have access to 24/7 support should you need to talk to the team. 

  • Can I switch between Rural & Remote and agency nursing?

    Absolutely! If you are in-between Rural & Remote contracts and wanting to pick up shifts closer to home, no problem, just update our team!  Our Australia-wide presence means we have casual metro shifts and rural & remote contracts available across the country.

  • What minimum requirements do candidates need to meet?

    All of our nurses need to meet a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience, as well as venepuncture and cannulation experience/competency.


    As well as this we have minimum qualifications for Rural and Remote Nurses in specific specialties:

    Emergency: ALS certificate, ETEK Triage 

    Aged Care: NDIS Clearance (QLD)

    ICU: ALS certificate

    Maternity: Recent birth suite experience

    Remote Area Nurse: ALS, ETEK Triage, REC, MEC/PALS/Imminent Birth

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