Impending new graduates are understandably worried over the current questions about new graduate employment numbers and NETP placements.
The Society is seeking information on Te Whatu Ora's plans for the next intake and the 2025 intakes into NETP programmes.
Suggestions that there will be limited hiring and NETP placements within Te Whatu Ora services because of current funding levels are disturbing.
The ideal placement for new graduates is a in position matching their preferences, both in terms of location and clinical area.
More importantly the ideal placement is in a Te Whatu Ora setting. Over and above other concerns, these placements are important for gaining quality experience and skill development.
The Nurses Society director says we have seen this movie before.
Previous underfunding has led to limited hiring of new graduates, which is short-sighted and counter-productive.
In response to this, in the past the Society operated international placement programmes.
This involved the Society facilitating the placement of large numbers of new graduates in Canada, the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
This generally required the Society arranging registration in the relevant country, including associated paperwork, examination preparation and examination taking. The Society also arranged visas and provided ongoing support to the new graduates.
Running these programmes presented a huge challenge, and for a range of reasons that is not currently an option.
Further suggestions that some new graduates might be placed in aged care and/or other community settings is also not ideal.
“This is not just because it may not match a new graduate's preference, but such new graduate placements are generally not the best from a career development and clinical experience perspective. Plus these services generally cannot provide the type of professional support available across Te Whatu Ora.”
Even placing new graduates in primary care is arguably less than ideal in some cases.
Impending new graduates are understandably worried over the current questions about new graduate employment numbers and NETP placements.
The Society is seeking information on Te Whatu Ora's plans for the next intake and the 2025 intakes into NETP programmes.
Suggestions that there will be limited hiring and NETP placements within Te Whatu Ora services because of current funding levels are disturbing.
The ideal placement for new graduates is a in position matching their preferences, both in terms of location and clinical area.
More importantly the ideal placement is in a Te Whatu Ora setting. Over and above other concerns, these placements are important for gaining quality experience and skill development.
The Nurses Society director says we have seen this movie before.
Previous underfunding has led to limited hiring of new graduates, which is short-sighted and counter-productive.
In response to this, in the past the Society operated international placement programmes.
This involved the Society facilitating the placement of large numbers of new graduates in Canada, the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
This generally required the Society arranging registration in the relevant country, including associated paperwork, examination preparation and examination taking. The Society also arranged visas and provided ongoing support to the new graduates.
Running these programmes presented a huge challenge, and for a range of reasons that is not currently an option.
Further suggestions that some new graduates might be placed in aged care and/or other community settings is also not ideal.
“This is not just because it may not match a new graduate's preference, but such new graduate placements are generally not the best from a career development and clinical experience perspective. Plus these services generally cannot provide the type of professional support available across Te Whatu Ora.”
Even placing new graduates in primary care is arguably less than ideal in some cases.