Mental Health Transition to Practice Program
Build your knowledge, skills and confidence in mental health nursing with the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) Mental Health Transition to Practice (TTP) Program for Registered and Enrolled Nurses.
NMHS contains Western Australia’s largest mental health service caring for youths, adults and older adults. Services are delivered through inpatient units, community mental health clinics and day therapy and outreach programs to a catchment area of almost 1 million people.
Newly qualified Registered and Enrolled Nurses at NMHS are provided with the opportunity to consolidate their professional practice in a welcoming and supportive environment. During the program, newly qualified nurses will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of mental health practice settings, gaining a broad range of clinical knowledge and experience. Newly qualified nurses are provided with regular and ongoing clinical support through a site based preceptorship model to enable a smooth transition from student to practicing Registered or Enrolled Nurse.
Mental Health Transition to Practice Program for Registered Nurses
Transition to Practice Program inclusions
- One year contract of employment
- Post graduate scholarship to undertake two funded units of post graduate education
- Two week induction at the commencement of the program
- Access to ongoing professional development days
- Supernumerary clinical practice at the commencement of each clinical area
- Excellent support from experienced mental health nurses and educators, including a dedicated NQN support team
- Access to clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Rotational nursing roster (may include day, afternoon, and nights)
Locations
The TTP program will include two / three clinical rotations across the following sites.
- Graylands Hospital
- State Forensic Mental Health Services
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental Health Service
- Osborne Park Older Adult Mental Health Service
- Lower West Older Adult Mental Health Service
- King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mental Health Mother and Baby Unit
- Various community clinics
Post Graduate education inclusions
As part of your TTP program, the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office (CNM Office) will provide a scholarship for you to complete a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health at Edith Cowan University Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (external site). The CNMO Targeted Scholarship will provide full funding for two (2) core units and funding will be reimbursed to applicants at the successful completion of the units. You may apply for a further scholarship for the remaining elective unit via the general scholarship rounds.
Further information
If have a question, please do not hesitate to contact the graduate program coordinator on NMHSMHGraduateProgram@health.wa.gov.au or (08) 6159 6773.
Mental Health Transition to Practice Program for Enrolled Nurses
Transition to Practice Program inclusions
- One year contract of employment
- Two week induction at the commencement of the program
- Access to ongoing professional development days
- Supernumerary clinical practice at the commencement of each clinical area
- Excellent support from experienced mental health nurses and educators, including a dedicated NQN support team
- Access to clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Rotational nursing roster (may include day, afternoon, and nights)
Locations
The program will include two/three clinical rotations across the following sites.
- Graylands Hospital
- State Forensic Mental Health Services
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Mental Health Service
- Osborne Park Older Adult Mental Health Service
- Lower West Older Adult Mental Health Service
Further information
If you have a question, please do not hesitate to contact the graduate program coordinator on NMHSMHGraduateProgram@health.wa.gov.au or (08) 6159 6773.