Private health facilities are allowed to hire foreign trained nurses from Oct 1
BERNAMA
September 18, 2023
According to Dr Zaliha, JTWA recruitment must comply with the terms and conditions set by the Ministry of Home Affairs, including salary details and contract period.
Private health facilities are allowed to hire foreign trained nurses from Oct 1
According to Dr Zaliha, JTWA recruitment must comply with the terms and conditions set by the Ministry of Home Affairs, including salary details and contract period. - Image file
PUTRAJAYA: Private health facilities are allowed to hire foreign trained nurses (JTWA) without basic post qualification starting Oct 1, but they are subject to several conditions, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The condition is that JTWAs must sit for the Malaysian Nursing Board Qualification Examination for Foreign Trained Nurses conducted by the Malaysian Nursing Board and the number of JTWAs in each private health facility cannot exceed 40 percent of the number of nurses in the facility.
Another condition is that JTWA recruitment is valid for a period of 12 months only, from 1 Oct 2023 to 30 Sept 2024 and extension of service is allowed for 12 months according to the approval of JTWA's Temporary Practicing Certificate (TPC) and re-evaluated based on current conditions and requirements.
"The recruitment of JTWA must also comply with the terms and conditions set by the Ministry of Home Affairs, including salary details and contract period," he said in a statement today.
Dr Zaliha said the constraints regarding the recruitment of JTWA by the private sector as stipulated in the Employment Criteria for Foreign Trained Nurses In Malaysia 2018, had been reviewed and given temporary conditional relaxation in the interests of a more sustainable and competitive service.
Dr Zaliha said the Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the move to have a positive impact on various sectors such as the health tourism industry, and further stimulate the country's economic growth.
"This decision has been welcomed by the private medical industry because it can help optimize their operations and services," he said.
Insisting that the Ministry of Health continues to give priority to the welfare and career prospects of local nurses, Dr Zaliha said the Ministry of Health will carry out regular recruitment of Nursing Diploma graduates from Public Institutes of Higher Education and Private Institutes of Higher Education in phases for the years 2024 and 2025.
"This step is taken to fill the needs of nurses at the KKM facility and will ensure job opportunities for local nurses are preserved," he said.
