SA Health provides opportunities for nurses/midwives wishing to return to the workforce through a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) approved re-entry to practice pathway.

Support for re-entry to practice is conditional on employment in a SA Health Local Health Network (LHN); and may be available to eligible nurses and midwives who are required to complete a period of supervised practice or a NMBA approved re-entry to practice program as determined by the NMBA.

For further information on re-entry to practice refer to the NMBA:

  • Re-entry to practice for nurses and midwives: policy
  • Registration Standard: Recency of practice

Eligibility

To be eligible for support, applicants must:

  • have a letter from the NMBA stating requirements for a NMBA approved re-entry to practice pathway
  • be an Australian citizen or in possession of a permanent residency visa (or equivalent) and be currently residing in SA; and
  • agree to complete a period of supervised practice

OR:

  • be required to undertake a re-entry to practice program as determined and approved by the NMBA.
  • meet SA Health pre-employment screening checks.
  • be successfully appointed to a position in a SA Health Local Health Network via a merit-based process.

More information

For more information on current supported opportunities for re-entry to practice please contact the Nursing and Midwifery Office.

Email: Health.NursingandMidwiferyOfficeScholarships@sa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 8226 5882