Mental Health Nursing
The Mental Health Nursing Workforce/Skills Acquisition project | Mental Health Nursing Advisory Group | Mental Health Innovations Showcase | Stress management for nurses | Contact usMental health nurses are a critical component of a successful mental health system in NSW.
Mental Health Connect as well as the employment of new graduate registered and enrolled nurses provide invaluable entry points for nurses into the mental health workforce. The Mental Health Nursing Workforce/Skills Acquisition project aims to address both recruitment and retention of mental health nurses. Funding has been provided for a range of strategies to enhance the mental health nursing workforce. The project is intended to complement the NSW: A new direction for Mental Health services plan and other policy initiatives aimed at enhancing outcomes for consumers and carers, staff, mental health services and the wider community.
The Mental Health Nursing Workforce/Skills Acquisition project
The Mental Health Nursing Workforce/Skills Acquisition project comprises three key strategies:
- Mental Health Connect
- Mental Health scholarships
- Mental Health Transition
The acquisition of foundation-level knowledge and skills by nurses new to mental health through structured and consistent orientation/training programs is a priority. NSW Health has undertaken to facilitate the development of a State-wide standardised transition program that will promote safe and effective nursing practice for nurses new to mental health.
