Nurse Entry to Practice & Expansion Programmes

Nurse Entry to Practice Programme

Tairawhiti District Health Board delivers a Nurse Entry to Practice Programme (NETP)

Download the Tairawhiti District Health Nurse Entry to Practice Handbook 2012 District Health Nurse Entry to Practice Handbook 2012

Tairawhiti District Health Board’s NETP Programme has been established to assist Registered Nurse graduates to develop as competent and confident nurses through their participation in supported learning.

Intake Date

• February 2013

Hours

• 0.8 FTE, 32 hours per week

Clinical Placements

Registered Nurse (RN) graduates are employed onto the NETP Programme on a fixed term contract for 10 months.

During the recruitment process applicants will be asked to indicate areas of preference in which you would like to work in. Clinical placements are planned to take into consideration your choices and service requirements.

Placement Options:

General Surgical General Medicine Mental Health Theatre Emergency Paediatrics Orthopaedics/Rehab District Nursing Aged Residential Care

Orientation

There is a structured orientation to the Tairawhiti DHB NETP Programme and to the RN graduates' clinical placement.

Preceptorship

Each RN graduate has an assigned preceptor(s) who has completed an approved training programme. Preceptors, and other members of the clinical team, work alongside RN graduates to support goal setting and opportunities for reflection. 

RN graduates are also supported by the NETP coordinator and the nurse educators and preceptors in clinical areas.

Education

The NETP programme offers a formal, structured and supported learning programme. There are 12 designated education days over the programme and 16 hours of development session time with their preceptor(s).

Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP)

RN graduates are required to submit a portfolio at a competent RN level prior to exiting the programme, as per Tairawhiti DHB PDRP. Information and guidance regarding the PDRP is given to participants throughout the year on study days. Support is available from the NETP Coordinator and the TDH Nurse Educator.

Ongoing Employment

Ongoing employment with the Tairawhiti District Health Board or coommunity employers is subject to graduates meeting the requirements of the programme and the availability of vacancies at the time of completing the NETP programme. 

Applications

Applications for 2013 will open later on in 2012, please check back to this site later on in the year.

Advertising of these positions will be available in:

• Tairawhiti District Health Board website
• The Gisborne Herald
• Kiwi Health Jobs 

How do I apply?

There are several ways you can apply:

• If you're local, you can collect or download a paper-based application from and return this, along with the attachments outlined in the advertisement, to the Human Resource Department at 421 Ormond Road, Gisborne.
• You can fill in our online application and attach your covering letter etc. as a document. You can also attach a scanned copy of your portfolio; which includes at least a copy of your CV, copies of your clinical placements, academic record, professional development and one piece of reflective practice.
• You may choose to download, print-off and fill out the application by hand, attach all the documents and post this to the address on the application.

 Important

• Please choose one of the above methods of applying only - do not send multiple applications through.
• If you choose to return your application and documents by post, please ensure you leave plenty of time for the application to arrive by post and be processed by our recruitment department
• We cannot return original documents so please ensure that all documents sent are copies of your originals.

Interviews

Interviews will take place after the shortlisting.  Further information will be available by letter for shortlisted applicants.
For more details please contact:

Stephanie Cox - NETP Coordinator

Telephone: (06) 8690500 extension 8300
Email: stephanie.cox@tdh.org.nz

For more information please visit the Tairawhiti Nurses Portal.