Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP)

We want you!

Are you looking to start your nursing career within the hospital, primary or aged and residential care settings in the Wellington district?
Are you a Māori or Pacific graduate? Looking after our Māori and Pacific populations is a priority for CCDHB and this is reflected in equitable employment opportunities for nurses who identify as Māori and Pacific.
Do you want to continue your postgraduate studies in a supported first year of practice Nurse Entry to Practice Programme?

Employment opportunities

CCDHB employs graduate nurses throughout the year through the NETP programme. The programme has start dates in January and August and you can be employed prior to these dates and join the programme.

You will be employed on a fixed term contract to coincide with the programme start dates and work in one of your chosen practice settings. Contracts are either 32 or 36 hours per week (depending on whether the area works 8 - 12 hour shifts).

Eligibility

If you are a New Zealand (NZ) trained registered nurse who has completed a Bachelor of Nursing in NZ (or are about to), we invite you to apply via Advanced Choice or Employment (ACE). To be eligible to apply to ACE the following criteria applies:

either be a NZ or Australian Citizen or hold a Permanent Resident Visa or a Returning Resident Visa
be in the final year of a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) leading to registration as a RN or be awarded a BN degree approved by the NCNZ leading to registration as a RN no longer than 24 months before starting on a NETP/NESP programme.
you must have completed your BN degree in NZ and have passed your state final exam no more than 2 years prior to starting on a NETP/NESP programme. You therefore have up to four opportunities to apply via ACE provided you still meet all eligibility criterions each time you apply
you must have not practised as a NZ RN continuously (full time 0.8FTE or more) for longer than six months before starting on the NETP programme.

What CCDHB offers

As a teaching hospital, continuing nursing education is supported through the senior nursing team in your area and through clinical load sharing and support from the NETP Coordinator, Clinical Coach, and University Lecturer.

We have a Māori and Pacific Equity Workforce Pathway outlining academic, cultural and mentoring support to ensure your success. There is also a Māori and Pacific Nurse Leaders group to fast track your progression.

Aim of NETP Programme

The aim of the NETP programme is to support graduates with professional development to transition from graduate to competent registered nurse.

CCDHB offers a postgraduate paper within the NETP programme and on successful completion of the programme graduates demonstrate competent nursing practice as evidenced in a Professional Development and Recognition programme (PDRP) portfolio.

The key focus of the Victoria University of Wellington paper is physical health assessment and clinical judgement.

Data

Data below shows numbers of new graduates employed into the NETP and Nursing Entry to Specialty Practice (NESP) intakes since 2016.

NETP

NESP

Total per year

January 2022

105

133 YTD

August 2021

January 2021

Total 2021

January 2020

August 2020

Total 2020

109

152

139

January 2019

August 2019

Total 2019

128

January 2018

August 2018

Total 2018

130

January 2017
June 2017

August 2017

Total 2017

118

NETP Programme opportunities

The number of places on the NETP programme varies based on protected roles and vacancies across the Hospital, Primary Healthcare, and Aged and Residential care settings.

How to apply

We invite you to apply via ACE (https://nursing.acenz.net.nz/). It's important to apply correctly so please follow the ACE instructions carefully.

You can select up to 5 practice areas of interest in your ACE application. Please also indicate your preferred area in your cover letter and why it appeals.

We try hard to match you to your preferred practice area even if that area is not currently recruiting. We will consider you for other roles and discuss this with you prior to appointment. We also have a talent pool so you will be considered for other graduate roles throughout the year.

Voluntary Bonding Scheme

Graduates working in eligible hard to staff areas such as Aged and Residential Care can register for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme via the Ministry of Health website https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/health-workforce/voluntary-bonding-scheme. Successful candidates are eligible for additional payments of up to $14,165 after tax. Hard to staff areas currently include Aged and Residential Care, District nursing, Practice nursing within Maori or Pacific providers. These will be updated in 2022 along with any changes to eligibility, practice areas and terms and conditions. Registrations are expected to open early in 2022.

Expected Mid-year 2022 NETP recruitment areas are:

Please use this information when selecting your practice area preferences within your application. If there is an area of particular interest to you then you can identify this in your cover letter. The ACE practice areas are listed below, the particular employing areas within each is listed. Likely practice areas include:

Aged Residential Care: Eldon Lodge (Kapiti), Ultimate Care (at Mapuia, Poneke, and Churtonleigh), Kapiti Retirement Trust
Primary Care: Tawa Medical Centre (Linden Site), Central Wellington Medical
Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation: Ward 6 (Kenepuru Hospital)

Cardiac Care: 6 South (Heart and Lung Unit)

Emergency and Trauma: Emergency Department

Health of Older People: Acute Frailty Unit, Ward 4 Kenepuru, Ward 5 Kenepuru

Medical: Ward 6 East, Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU), Dialysis Unit (across Wellington, Hutt Valley, Kenepuru), 5 South (General Medical)

Oncology: Ward 5 North (Oncology, Haematology, Renal),

Paediatrics: Ward 1, Ward 2

Perioperative (Theatre): Second Stage Recovery/Surgical Admissions Unit(SSR/SAU), Operating Theatres (Wellington Hospital)

Surgical: 7 North (General Surgery), 7 South (neuroscience), Ward 6 North (Orthopaedics and Urology), Ward 7 (Kenepuru Hospital)

The Interview

Interviews for the MId-year 2022 NETP Programme are on June 8, 9, 10

***Update**** All mid-year NETP interviews will be conducted over Zoom due to Covid requirements. Please be in touch with Steph White if you don't have access to a Zoom capable device

Interview invitation

Invitations to interview at CCDHB will now be emailed on May 25th, with a short acceptance/reply time frame.

***Update**** All mid-year NETP interviews will be conducted over Zoom due to Covid requirements. Please be in touch with Steph White if you don't have access to a Zoom capable device

Information will be sent to you with the invitation about how to prepare for your interview.

NETP Programme Start

Successful applicants will commence the Mid year 2022 NETP Programme in late August or early September, 2022. Recruitment into the NETP programme is ongoing throughout the year through the ACE talent pool.

Contacts

We want you to work with us so please contact us for further information about the NETP Programme and recruitment via our NETP website or through the NETP Coordinators: