Nurses and midwives
Nurses are the largest health professional group in the Tasmanian public health care system. We are proud to offer a variety of careers opportunities if you’re a registered or enrolled nurse or midwives or returning to practice. We ensure you will enjoy a positive balance between work, family and lifestyle choices.
What we offer
With opportunities at over 360 sites including acute hospitals, primary health, and community and mental health, working with us can give you the experience of:
- supportive practice environments if you are newly qualified
- dedicated educational and clinical resources for nurses returning to practice
- comprehensive orientation and induction
- ongoing professional development incentives and opportunities
- postgraduate study and a generous postgraduate qualifications allowance
- career pathways and an established nursing career structure based on merit
- collaborative opportunities with other multi-disciplinary healthcare teams
- generous employment conditions and allowances under our Nurses Award and Agreement.
- additional remuneration for if you have a higher qualification
- competitive benefits (superannuation, salary packaging, salary sacrifice, leave packages)
- flexible workplaces to balance career, lifestyle choices and family commitments
- comprehensive orientation and induction to the practice area to suit your individual needs
- research, development and collaboration with the Tasmanian School of Nursing.
- relocation packages, assistance with professional registration and immigration.
You can also apply for a Professional Development Scholarship.
Allowances
Under the Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Award, you will receive allowances for:
- in-charge of shift
- correctional, forensic & secure mental health
- district
- uniform and lead apron
- relevant post-graduate qualifications
- continuing professional development
- preceptor
- rural and remote
- community mental health multi-disciplinary work.
Postgraduate study
We provide postgraduate courses for Registered Nurses through the School of Nursing and clinical placement and support if you’re undertaking postgraduate diplomas/certificates. Upon completion, you will receive an allowance if you practice in the area of your study. Find out more about postgraduate study at the University of Tasmania website.
Research and development
To ensure the highest standard of health care services, we invest in research and development including:
- workforce education and development
- innovative interdisciplinary models of clinical education
- University of Tasmania School of Nursing, Medicine and Pharmacy and Department of Rural Health partnerships
- nursing projects and other collaborative research efforts.
Transition to practice for registered nurses
Find out how to apply for transition to practice for registered nurses positions
Recency of Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has a recency of practice registration standard that outlines requirements for enrolled nurses, registered nurses and midwives. Recency of practice means you have recent practice in nursing or midwifery for a minimum of 450 hours within the past five years. This may include practice in coordination, management, education, policy and research; and working in a non-clinical nursing or midwifery related area.
It is important to consider recency of practice if you:
- have had time away
- have let your registration lapse
- are applying for new or additional types of registration.
Access the NMBA re-entry to practice documents and policies on their website.
Managing your registration
Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) manage your registration. They assess your application against the NMBA requirements for registration. This is to ensure you are qualified and fit to practice in the profession. If you do not meet the recency of practice, you may have to apply to return to practice.
Get information about applying for nursing and midwifery registration on the APHRA website.
Re-entry to practice pathways
The NMBA may ask you to undertake a re-entry to practice pathway to attain full registration. We offer the following pathway options to nurses and midwives re-entering the professions:
NMBA re-entry to practice – Supervised Practice – Pathway 1
Supervised practice consists of completing a total of 450 hours of combined direct and indirect supervision in a clinical setting.
Eligibility criteria:
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
- Tasmanian resident for the 12-month period, immediately prior to the time of application
- a registered nurse or midwife who has obtained NMBA written approval to complete Re-entry to Practice via Pathway 1
- be accepted into Supervised Practice Pathway 1 with Tasmanian Health Service
NMBA re-entry to practice – Program – Pathway 2
Re-entry is through a theory and clinical practice via an NMBA approved program of study.
Eligibility criteria:
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
- Tasmanian resident for the 12-month period, immediately prior to the time of application
- a registered nurse or midwife who has obtained NMBA written approval to complete Re-entry to Practice via Pathway 2
- accepted into a NMBA approved Re-entry to practice Program, including evidence of a secured clinical placement
To apply, please complete and upload the application form, evidence of your Tasmanian Residency and your CV to:
Contact the Office of the Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer for more information.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 03 6166 1570
