NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur (The Health Agency of Lower Austria)
The Health Agency of Lower Austria (NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur) is the umbrella organisation for all Lower Austrian clinics and for the Lower Austrian centres of care, assisted living and support centres. An innovative working environment, long-term job prospects and top education and career opportunities characterise all of our sites. Together, we guarantee the best care for people in all our regions – from birth to care at a very old age.
Medical and nursing care in Lower Austria
Lower Austria - a great place to live
Right in the heart of Europe: Lower Austria has always attracted people and strengths. Its special geographic location has not only brought about a rich cultural heritage, but also an incomparable diversity of landscape types due to four different climate zones: alpine, Pannonian, north and south European. Alluvial forests and steppes, mountain pastures and lakes, gorges and hilly landscapes, river valleys and moors characterise this province in eastern Austria.
- Population: 1,724,294
- Area: 19,186 km² (7,408 sq. mi.)
- Provincial capital: St. Pölten
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Living close to your workplace can avoid the inconvenience of commuting:
Exhibitions and museums, theatres as well as folk and regional culture:
- Recommendations and highlights for the upcoming weeks
- Volkskultur NÖ represents a life full of culture
- Visit the NÖ Landesgalerie in Krems
- Music and dance at the Festspielhaus St. Pölten
- Entertaining performances at the Landestheater Niederösterreich
- Kultur4kids is a cultural programme for children
- Lower Austrian museums and exhibitions
Lower Austria offers many shopping facilities, counselling services and a modern infrastructure:
Being healthy is a top priority in Lower Austria. This also includes a wide range of sporting activities:
The Wachau is an Austrian valley with a picturesque landscape
Helpful information for recognition
- https://www.berufsanerkennung.at - on this website you will find a lot of important information regarding your professional recognition, and you can customise your settings. The Austrian Integration Fund (Österreichischer Integrationsfonds – ÖIF) supports you in your integration and the recognition of your professional qualifications. The website is available in eight different languages.
- https://anlaufstelle-anerkennung.at/ - do you already live in Austria and would like to get your education and training recognised? The AST | Contact Point for people who gained professional qualifications abroad (Anlaufstelle für Personen mit im Ausland erworbenen Qualifikationen) supports you during the entire process and assists you with advice. We recommend contacting AST right from the beginning of the process.
- info[at]integration.at - for information from the integration centre Lower Austria (Integrationszentrum Niederösterreich) for asylum seekers, persons granted subsidiary protection and displaced persons. All funding opportunities can be discussed here.
- https://www.aerztekammer.at/aerztliche-taetigkeit-in-oesterreich - as a doctor, you must have your qualifications recognised by the Austrian Medical Chamber (Österreichische Ärztekammer – ÖÄK). On ÖÄK’s website you will find information on the entire recognition process. The information sheet (English version) lists the appropriate steps in detail and the respective contact persons.
- https://www.usp.gv.at/BARL/arzt-qualifikation-anerkennung.html - this page also gives you an overview of the steps you need to take in order to receive a professional licence for Austria.
- https://www.integrationsfonds.at/themen/foerderungen/foerderung-berufsanerkennung/ - do you want to have your foreign qualification of your education and profession recognised in Austria? Would you like to practise as a dentist, doctor or pharmacist and have successfully passed a German language test at the Chamber to prove that you know sufficient German? You can ask for financial support at ÖIF.
- https://www.sozialministerium.at/Themen/Gesundheit/Medizin-und-Gesundheitsberufe/Anerkennung-(Berufe).html - on the website of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection you will find an overview of the recognition process, helpful information, e.g. one-stop processes, legal frameworks and contact persons.
- https://www.wko.at/lehre/gleichhaltung-ausland-lap - recognition of foreign professional training, e.g. apprenticeship
- https://www.bmbwf.gv.at/Themen/HS-Uni/Anerkennung.html - information about the recognition process of qualifications such as high school or university graduation certificates
- https://www.oesterreichinstitut.com/en/homepage/ - the Austrian Institute (Österreich Institut) is a professional contact point for your questions regarding German courses, examinations and placement tests
- Sprachportal | Deutsch lernen - Sprachportal - free-of-charge online learning units at ÖIF and material for your self-studies
- https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/foerderung-sprachkursprojekte/ and https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/deutschkursfoerderung/ - learning German for recognised refugees, persons granted subsidiary protection and displaced persons
- https://learngerman.dw.com - free-of-charge offers for learning German as self-study, available in almost 20 different languages
Varied Jobs
Our institutions all over Lower Austria have many varied jobs to offer. We are not only looking for doctors and professional caretakers on a regular basis – at our sites we offer jobs in many different groups of professions.
We are constantly looking for committed colleagues in order to remain one of the biggest health services providers in Europe.
Apply with just a few clicks and start your career in Lower Austria: