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Xpolariz, School of Languages and Careers

Nurse

Care for patients in hospitals, clinics and care homes. We train you, prepare you for the interview and help with the visa.

  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Austria
  • Japan
  • Singapore
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A nurse in lavender scrubs talks with an older patient in a hospital bed on a bright ward

What the job is

You care for patients in hospitals, clinics and care homes. You give medicine, check patients and work with doctors. The government decides who can work as a nurse, so you need official permission before you start. In Japan you work as nursing care staff (a caregiver) in nursing homes, elderly care centres and centres that help people get well again.

Who can apply

  • B.Sc Nursing, GNM, M.Sc Nursing or Post Basic B.Sc Nursing
  • New nurses and nurses with experience can apply
  • Age: under 38. For Japan, the employer sets the age limit.
  • For Japan, other healthcare training is also accepted

What you need

  • B2 GermanGermany and Austria. Full module: you pass every part of the German exam.
  • B2 NorwegianNorway. Full module: you pass every part of the Norwegian exam.
  • JLPT N4Japan. JFT-Basic A2 also works.

Salary

€3,000 to €3,500 a month

Starting pay before tax in Germany and Austria.

Norway
30,000 to 40,000 NOK a month
Japan
The employer decides, based on your experience
Singapore
Ask us for the pay

Full time, about 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week.

How Xpolariz helps

  • Language classes up to the level you need
  • Training for your job interview
  • Help with papers, visa and moving

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Time

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Steps in Germany

Nursing is a regulated profession. The authority in the state where you will work decides, and its recognition is valid in all of Germany.

  1. Step 1: Find your authority

    Apply to the authority of the state where you will work.

    You

  2. Step 2: Send your documents

    The authority gives you its list. We go through it with you.

    You

  3. Step 3: The authority compares your training

    It checks your training against German nursing training.

    Authority

  4. Step 4: Decision

    Full recognition, or a knowledge test or adaptation course first.

    Authority

  5. Step 5: Your permission to work

    With recognition and B2 German you work as a registered nurse anywhere in Germany.

    You

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