Capital and Coast DHB Nursing Graduate Programme

Nurse Entry to Practice Programme (NETP) -September 2013 intake

• Are you looking to start your nursing career in the hospital environment?
• Are you wishing to continue your postgraduate studies in a supported Nurse Entry to Practice Programme?

We are offering a number of new graduate nurses the opportunity to join our organisation in making a difference to the health and wellbeing of the patients who use our services.
If you are a New Zealand trained nurse (graduated within 1 year from date of application) with NZ nursing registration, or are about to complete your Bachelor of Nursing in 2013, we invite you to apply for a place in our programme.
Once selected for the programme, you will be offered a position beginning in September 2013, for 32 or 36 hours per week depending on area. We will provide you with a preceptor for your first four weeks on the job, when your clinical caseload is shared with your preceptor.
Capital and Coast District Health Board offers a number of opportunities in Maori and Pacific Health. To be eligible for such a role, you are required to identify as Maori or Pacific or have completed a Bachelor of Nursing Maori or Pacific. Please note your interest for such a role in your cover letter.

When applying do ensure you follow all ACE instructions regarding items to include with your application.
For further information please follow this link: http://www.kiwihealthjobs.com/ace/home

Welcome

Welcome to the Nurse Entry to Practice Programme (NETP) mini site. This programme accommodates NETP graduates both within the hospital and primary care settings. Central to Capital and Coast District Health Board’s (CCDHB) philosophy for continuing nursing education is the commitment to provide a supported learning environment. The NETP programme offered at CCDHB is accredited by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. 
The aim of the NETP programme is to provide graduate registered nurses support and professional development to facilitate their transition during their first year of practice. Upon completion of the NETP year, nursing graduates will meet competencies and standards of practice in order to progress to competent level on the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) determined by the Nursing Council of New Zealand and CCDHB.
CCDHB offers a post graduate nursing paper embedded within the NETP programme and assures graduates that on successful completion of the programme they will demonstrate competent nursing practice. The primary focus of the paper is physical health assessment and making clinical judgments at a graduate nurse level.
CCDHB understands the demands faced by NETP graduates when they commence their first year of practice and are committed to providing both academic and clinical support.
This mini site provides information for those considering recruitment to CCDHB’s NETP programme and those within the DHB who need access to information regarding NETP graduates and the NETP programme.
For enquiries please email Recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz

Recruitment
CCDHB currently recruits nursing students from around New Zealand who have completed and passed their New Zealand state final examinations. CCDHB have two graduate intakes per year, in January and September. Graduate intake numbers are dependent on vacancies within clinical areas. Therefore if you have not secured a placement in January you have the opportunity to apply for the September intake when it appears on the CCDHB internet career pages.

Orientation
Capital and Coast District Health Board wants graduate nurses to feel welcomed into the organisation. NETP graduates are welcomed with a Powhiri at the beginning of their orientation. Orientation provides the graduate with generic learning and an introduction to the NETP programme. The post-graduate paper is offered at Victoria University of Wellington which is located on the Wellington Regional Hospital site.
Following on from orientation graduates are orientated to their clinical area by their senior clinical nursing team and preceptor. It is anticipated that graduates will complete clinical orientation within 3-6 weeks of starting their role.

Clinical Experience
Graduates will be informed of their clinical area prior to commencement. Within clinical areas graduates will be expected to complete generic online learning packages, orientation work books, and study days additional to, and as well as, NETP study days and assignments. It is strongly recommended that graduates utilise the knowledge and skills of their appointed preceptor, nurse educator, associate charge nurse manager and charge nurse manager within their clinical area to assist them in their transition. The NETP Coordinator is available for clinical support and will visit you frequently. You will also receive academic support from the Nurse Lecturing team at Victoria University.