Allied Health and Health Science Professionals

The following instructions apply to Allied Health and Health Science Professionals looking to work in Western Australia.

Step 1 – Have your Skills Recognised.

Step 2 – Register with a Registration Board relevant to your Profession.
(Please note: Step 2 only applies to the first table of Health Professionals).
Registration boards are statutory authorities responsible for the registration of particular professions.

Step 3 – It may benefit you to join a Professional Body relevant to your profession.

Step 4 – If you are interested in working in the private sector, you may want to look into purchasing Professional Indemnity Insurance from a reputable insurance provider.

Step 5 – Obtain a working visa - The Department of Immigration (external link) can assist you with your application for a working visa permit to work in Australia.

The following are listed on the Department of Immigration website as professions currently required in Australia.

Audiologist Dietitian Medical Imaging Technologist Nuclear Medicine Technologist Occupational Therapist Orthoptist

Orthotist & Prosthetist Physiotherapist Podiatrist Radiation Therapist Speech Pathologist Sonographer

Step 6 – Find Employment - Allied Health and Health Science job vacancies in the Public Health System are advertised on jobs.health.wa.gov.au.

The following professions are required to register with the relevant Registration Boards before practicing in Western Australia.

	Registration Board	Professional Body	Skills Recognition
Physiotherapist	Physiotherapists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australian Physiotherapy Association	Australian Physiotherapy Council
Podiatrist	Podiatrists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australasian Podiatry Council	Australasian Podiatry Council
Occupational Therapist	Occupational Therapists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australian Association of Occupational Therapists	Council of Occupational Therapists Registration Boards (Aust & NZ) Inc
Clinical Psychologist	Psychologists Board of Western Australia	The Australian Psychological Society	The Australian Psychological Society
Pharmacist	The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia	Pharmaceutical Society of Australia	Australian Pharmacy Council
Medical Imaging Technologist	Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australian Institute of Radiography	Australian Institute of Radiography
Radiation Therapist	Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australian Institute of Radiography	Australian Institute of Radiography
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Board of Western Australia	Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine	Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine

The following professions DO NOT require registration to practice in Western Australia.

	Professional Body	Skills Recognition
Audiologist	Audiology Society of Australia Inc	Audiology Society of Australia - Overseas Applicants
Dietitian	Dietitians Association of Australia	Dietitians Association of Australia
Medical Librarian	Australian Library and Information Association	Australian Library and Information Association
Orthoptist	Orthoptic Association of Australia Inc	Australian Orthoptic Board
Orthotist & Prosthetist	Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association	Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association
Social Worker	Australian Association of Social Workers	Australian Association of Social Workers
Speech Pathologist	Speech Pathology Australia	Speech Pathology Australia
Biomedical Engineer	Engineers Australia Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine	Engineers Australia
Clinical Perfusionist	Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists	Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists
Exercise Physiologist	Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science	Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science
Medical Physicist	Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine	Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
Medical Scientist	Australian Institute of Medical Scientists	Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
Respiratory Scientist	Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science	Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science
Sonographer	Australian Sonographers Association	Australian Institute of Radiography
Sleep Technologist	Australasian Sleep Technologists Association	Australasian Sleep Technologists Association

Chief Health Professions Office (CHPO)
www.ochpo.health.wa.gov.au