A career in nursing and midwifery

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A career in nursing and midwifery
Rebecca NewtonSenior Nursing OfficerNursing
and Midwifery Office
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Nursing and midwifery are rewarding professions
that can provide many experiences, opportunities
and challenges

• You can travel
• You dont have to be stuck in an office
• The work is stimulating
• What you do is satisfying
• What you do matters you make a difference
• You can change where you work

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Employment opportunities

• Nurses and midwives are always in demand
• You can work in the public or private system
• WA Health offers excellent graduate programs
• You can work in metropolitan, regional areas,
  interstate or overseas
• You can work in a hospital, community, clinic,
  school, cruise ship, mine site, university and..

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Some areas nurses work in

• Aboriginal health
• burns
• cardiology (heart)
• clinical nursing
• community
• continence
• dementia
• diabetes education
• dialysis
• domiciliary (nursing care in the home)
• education (hospital or university based)
• emergency
• family health
• gerontology/aged care
• infection control
• intensive care

• management
• medical nursing
• mental health
• neonatal intensive care (newborn babies)
• nurse practitioner
• occupational health
• oncology (relating to cancer)
• paediatric (children)
• peri-operative (operating theatres)
• plastic surgery
• rehabilitation
• remote area nursing
• research
• rural nursing
• surgical nursing
• wound care

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Registered nurse (RN)

• University educated (3-3.5 yrs full-time)
• Largest group of nurses employed
• Graduates earn 51,175 plus shift bonuses
• Pay increases annually
• Work in the largest variety of clinical settings
• Many opportunities for promotion
• Diversity in roles education, research,
  management, clinical, policy, human resources

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Enrolled nurse (EN)

• Diploma level qualification
  12-18 months at training institutes
• Graduates earn 45,916 plus shift bonuses
• Can work in a variety of areas, but more limited
  than RN role
• Works under the supervision of the RN
• Expanding role can specialise (Advanced Skills
  EN), give medications
• Pathway to RN education

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Midwife

• Males can be midwives
• The word midwife means with woman
• Midwives give support, care and advice during
  pregnancy, labour and after the baby is born
• Midwives conduct births and provide care for the
  newborn baby
• Can work in a variety of settings including
  clinics, hospitals, birthing centres or in the
  womans home.

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Midwife cont..

• University educated
• Direct entry program 3 years
• Double degree (RN and Mid) 4 years
• Postgraduate 12-18months (after RN degree)
• Graduates earn 51,175 plus shift bonuses
• Pay increases annually

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What about shift work?

• Patients need care 24/7 so shift work is required
• You can make requests
• You can have days off during the week
• You can sleep in and go to work at 1pm, or start
  early and finish work at 3.30pm.
• You earn extra money
• You get extra days off

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What subjects do I need?

• Registered nursing and midwifery
• Year 12 science, maths and English
• ATAR usually between 65-88
• Enrolled nursing
• A pass in Year 12 English

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Where can I study registered nursing?

• Curtin University
• Campus Bentley, Albany, Geraldton and
  Kalgoorlie
• Edith Cowan University
• Campus Joondalup and Bunbury
• Murdoch University
• Campus Peel (Mandurah)
•  University of Notre Dame
• Campus Fremantle and Broome
• University of WA and Curtin graduate masters
  degree (you must have a degree first)

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Where can I study midwifery?

• Undergraduate and postgraduate
• Curtin University
• Campus Bentley
• Edith Cowan University
• Campus Joondalup
• Postgraduate
•  University of Notre Dame
• Campus Fremantle

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Alternative pathways

• If you dont complete TEE
• A Certificate IV in Health Science Foundations at
  TAFE or Marr Mooditj
• TAFE also offer a Certificate IV in Preparation
  for Entry into Enrolled Nursing
• Recognition of prior learning
• Credits towards course entrance based on previous
  qualifications obtained or partially completed,
  or any work experience.
• Qualified enrolled nurses can complete the
  conversion to RN course at Curtin or Edith Cowan
  University.
• For those with other tertiary qualification, they
  may be eligible to complete a Graduate Pathway or
  Entry-to-Practice course to become an RN.
• Those without and who are over 20 may need to
  complete a ATAR Preparation Course, a Bridging
  Course (available through the universities and
  TAFES offering the course you want to complete)
  or a Special Tertiary Admissions Test before
  embarking on any nursing or midwifery courses
  within Western Australia.

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Scholarships

• The Nursing and Midwifery Office provides up to
  2 million in scholarships every year.
• We offer scholarships to help you become a nurse
  or midwife. Scholarships are available after
  completing
• 6 months of EN program
• 12 months of RN or midwife program
• We also offer scholarship for postgraduate study
  to progress your career.
• Nursing graduates also receive debt reductions
  for Higher Education Loan Programs when you go to
  university.

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• Where will it take you?