Want to Rediscover Your Passion for Nursing?

Want to rediscover your passion for nursing? Want to play a crucial role in keeping people healthy and out of hospital? Through an Australian Government Initiative, you can reconnect with nursing within the supportive environment of general practice.

The Federal Government in encouraging up to 500 previously enrolled nurses, registered nurses and nurse practitioners across Australia to return to nursing to boost the primary care workforce through a paid, supervised placement in general practice.

Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN), was selected to lead the delivery of the Nurse Re-entry Program on behalf of all PHNs at a national level and are coordinating the expressions of interest process.

Wentworth Healthcare CEO, Lizz Reay, said that the program is encouraging more nurses into general practice, which is helping to boost the healthcare workforce.
“This is a great opportunity for previously registered nurses to reconnect with their nursing career and help improve the health of their community,” said Ms Reay.

“The program is suitable for those who have been out of the nursing workforce for the last 5-10 years who would benefit from a supported journey back into nursing. Working in general practice has the added benefit of maintaining work-life balance, without returning to shift work, which is often one of the main reasons people leave or take a break from the profession,” she said.

Through the program, eligible nurses are matched with a general practice that will provide a paid supervised placement. The placements help nurses meet the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia recency of practice standards and regain full registration by providing training and supervision to refresh skills and build capacity.

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