Practice Nurse Recruitment Resources

Practice Nurse recruitment resources for General Practice

The Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Orientation Resource: a guide for General Practices was developed with AGPN, ANF and APNA. You will find a link to the 2009 edition by clicking on the cover page pictured here.

Section 2 of this guide contains information for employers, the chapters include: 

  • The benefits of employing a Practice Nurse
  • The potential roles for nurses working in a General Practice
  • The recruitment process
  • Position descriptions
  • Legal and insurance requirements
  • Competency standards
  • Induction and orientation
  • Templates for selection criteria, interview questions, position descriptions and staff employment details.

 


The Competency Standards for registered and enrolled nurses in general practice is produced by the ANF. You will find a link to the 2005 edition by clicking on the cover page pictured here.

This guide contains information for employers with sections on topics including: 

  • Competency Standards for Div 1 Registered Nurses and Div 2 Enrolled Nurses
  • Scope of Practice of Div 1 Registered Nurses and Div 2 Enrolled Nurses
  • Supervision of the Enrolled Nurse
  • Orientation and Induction
  • Job descriptions
  • Professional development plans

Nursing in General Practice Business Case Study - Metropolitan Case Studies, AGPN. Click on the link to access the case studies.

AGPN presents business case studies for employing a practice nurse in various settings, the link provided here contains 7 case studies set in various metropolitan practices including: 

  • Solo practices
  • Small practices
  • Large practices

 
The Practice Nurse MBS revenue guide compiled my MGPN can be accessed by clicking on the link above.

MGPN presents a guide for determining the sources and revenue practices can claim from Medicare for the activities of a Practice Nurse. It provides information about:

  • Practice Incentive Payments Practice Nurse Incentive  (PIP)
  • Time Based Health Assessments
  • Care Plans
  • Clinical Activities and the qualifications of the nurse required

 
The 2010 Nurses Award can be accessed on the Commonwealth Government’s Fairwork Australia website link above

The 2010 Nurses award covers nurses working in the General Practice setting and lays out the minimum employment conditions specific to this profession including: 

  • Wages
  • Work hours
  • Superannuation
  • Types of employment

Nursing in General Practice, a guide for the General Practice team developed by the RCNA 2005, can be accessed by clicking on the link above.

RCNA developed this resource with extensive consultation in 2005, it provides information to assist General Practices introduce and integrate a practice nurse into the practice team and includes sections on: 

  • Legal liability and insurance
  • Nurse Qualifications
  • Practice Nurse roles
  • Salary and employment