By now you should have received information on the new Practice Nurse Incentive Program Guidelines and the Practice Nurse Incentive Program Ready Reckoner – links to the Guidelines and the Ready Reckoner are now available on the CSGPN website: 

http://csgpn.org.au/services/info/practice_support/ 

If you are interested in employing a practice nurse but unsure about the financial implications please use the Ready Reckoner!

Having difficulties employing a practice nurse?  We have a valuable resource “Nursing in General Practice: Orientation and Recruitment Guide” prepared by AGPN. This resource provides templates for:

• Questions to determine selection criteria
• Employment application
• Position description
• Selection criteria checklist
• Expression of interest letter
• Interview questions
• Questions for referee
• Letter of offer
• Staff employment details
• Induction list
• Unsuccessful letter

Further to this, CSGPN has a list of registered nurses interested in working in the general practice setting, please contact either Julie on 8752 4905 or Gabby on 8752 4937 for further information.

CSGPN practices are now entering their second year of accepting student nurse placements in general practice. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from participating practices as well as the students. If your practice has a practice nurse or you are a practice nurse and would like to participate in the student nurse placement program or would like further information, please contact Julie on 8752 4905 or email jmclean@csgpn.com.au 

Nurses please check that you are covered by your practice insurance if you do not have your own insurance.  As per the APNA web site: the role of a general practice nurse has expanded to the point that, in certain situations, the nurse is the only healthcare provider seen by the patient. Whilst GPs are responsible for making sure current insurance is in place for them, it is up to the practice or the individual person to ensure they are covered sufficiently. This is now part of national registration which states that - Nurses and midwives must not practise their professions unless they are covered in the conduct of their practice by appropriate professional indemnity insurance (PII) arrangements.’ For the NMBA Professional indemnity insurance arrangements registration standards please go to: http://www.apna.asn.au