The 12-month programme partners with the regional Te Whatu Ora Nurse Entry to Practice Programmes (NETP) and provides training, education and support for nurses wanting to develop a career in a primary health setting.
We are pleased to be able to support the 2025 programme, there are eight placements available.
Expressions of interest to support one of the eight graduates in the employment model outlined above close Friday 19 July 2024.
We are now inviting expressions of interest (EOI) from practices across the network who:
These are contestable placements. Pinnacle is interested in supporting practices who are putting in place a succession plan and practices who are increasing their nursing services to enable nurses to work to top of scope in a progressive and innovative environment. Our preference is to have one placement in each of the four localities. Depending on the number of practices expressing interest we will aim to ensure a fair and collaborative selection process to match graduate applicants with the most appropriate placement. We will contact interested practices to discuss this in more detail once the EOI process is completed.
In the meantime, if you have any questions relating to the programme, please do not hesitate to contact the nursing leads by emailing nursing@pinnacle.health.nz
Graduate nurses must meet all of the following criteria.
They also need to:
Thank you for expressing an interest in employing a graduate nurse as part of a Te Whatu Ora NETP programme partnering with Pinnacle to provide a fixed term general practice placement.
As an employer of a graduate nurse as part of a NETP programme, there are a range of responsibilities placed on the employer.
This booklet (linked below) covers relevant information in relation to employing a graduate nurse as part of a Te Whatu Ora NETP programme and partnering with Pinnacle to provide a fixed term general practice placement under the Pinnacle Graduate Nurse Programme. Employing a graduate nurse outside of the NETP programme is not included here.
Nurse leads
nursing@pinnacle.health.nz
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