| Occupation Title | NURSE RESEARCHER |
| ANZSCO Code | 254212 |
| Occupations in this Group | 254211 Nurse Educator 254212 Nurse Researcher |
| Description | Designs, conducts and evaluates nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and promotes the implementation of research findings into clinical nursing practice. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisation | None |
| Occupation List | Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Caveats | None |
| Tasks | -researching, planning, developing and implementing nursing curricula |
| -facilitating practical experience for general and specialist nurses | |
| -evaluating ongoing and changing educational needs and monitoring course outcomes | |
| -participating in developing and implementing policies affecting nursing, nurse education and health | |
| -undertaking and promoting nursing and interdisciplinary research projects, and disseminating research information | |
| -promoting utilisation of current research findings into clinical nursing practice and patient management | |
| -promoting the implementation of research and research findings into organisation-wide functions such as safety, quality and risk management | |
| -providing support and education for other nurses undertaking research | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council |
| Related Occupations | 254211 Nurse Educator |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Proficient English (e.g. IELTS: at least 7 in each skill) |