Registered nurses are invited to participate in an up-skilling program in acute care thanks to a new initiative that gives nurses returning to the profession an opportunity to progress and develop new skills.
Elizabeth, who is a registered Mental Health nurse based in Mackay, is one of many who participated in a recent month-long reskilling program.
She completed her Bachelor of Nursing on the Sunshine Coast, before relocating to Mackay with her husband, in September 2020.
“I was working in aged care as a clinical nurse, but I wanted to get back into acute care in a clinical stream,” Elizabeth said.
She completed the Mackay Hospital and Health Service Nurse Reskilling Program in mid-2021, before being offered a job as a registered nurse within the Mental Health Department of Mackay Base Hospital in December 2021.
“I really enjoyed the reskilling course,” Elizabeth said.
“It helped me regain some of those skills which you don’t normally employ in aged care.”
With a blended model of face-to-face education, scenarios, simulation exercises and independent study, participates then complete a practical component, before graduating the course.
“I was on a Medical Rehab F0 ward, for a refresh of what we had learned. We were provided with lots of support, and I am very grateful for that reskilling program because it provided a stepping-stone for me,” Elizabeth said.
Both registered and enrolled nurses who are working outside of the hospital acute care are eligible to participate in the Mackay Hospital and Health Service Nurse Reskilling Program.
The next course will take place from July 10 to August 4, with applications closing Monday, May 1.
For further information about how you could re-skill, call Nicole Armitage on 4885 7059 or email nicole.armitage2@health.qld.gove.au.
Mental Health Nurse Elizabeth. Photo supplied
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