ABOUT GP Nurse Training
In 2016 GP Nurse Training was established as a website providing publically accessible resources for GP nurses working in General Practice.
In 2017 GP Nurse Training expanded the website to cover primary and community health care resources for nurses and clinics to access and GPNT begain offering services including accreditation assistance and training.
In 2018 2 new websites were created; GP Nursing for GP Nurses to use when performing comprehensive health assessments and when providing chronic disease management, and Nursing in VET for nurses working in the vocational education and training sector delivering the diploma or advanced diploma of nursing.
In 2019 GP Nursing and Nursing in VET were merged into with GP Nurse Training to create 1 all inclusinve website for primary and community health care nurses and nurses working in education, training and mentoring roles.
In 2022 GP Nurse Training was transferred to its now parent company Allmy Health Care and Nursing (AHCaN) expanding its resources to cater for new and existing primary, community and specialty nurses with most resources ramaining publically accessible.
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Education and Training for Division 1 and 2 Nurses in Primary, Community & Specialty Health Care
Currently there is no nationally accredited qualification, certificate or education, and training required for division 1 or 2 nurses to enter into general practice and other specialty areas, although there are some post-graduate degrees in primary and community health care they do not cover all the skills required.
Most nurses working in primary, community and specialty health care have gained the required skills and knowledge through on the job training, attending conferences or seminars, by joining associations or networking groups and performing online training.
There is a predicted shortage of the nursing workforce over the next 10 years (70,000 by 2035) with hospitals and primary health care at the top. Most of the education and training provided to nurses focus on aged care and acute/hospital settings, there is only a small portion that focuses on primary and community health care and not all students have access to of choose to complete a primary health care placement.
Upon completion of nursing training, there are no clear options or pathways discussed or advertised for transitioning into the primary health care setting from training institutes for those who do not offer or secure primary health care placements. The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) now offers education institutes access to primary and community health care placements and transition to practice program for nurses wanting experience in or employment in primary and community health care.
The biggest struggle in starting your career in primary and community health care is getting your foot in the door, gaining the necessary experience and skill set required to perform the role required in the specialised field within primary and community health. To gain employment you need experience, to gain experience you need employment and this seems to be the biggest problem preventing nurses from entering this specialized field of nursing.
This website was designed to assist nurses interested in pursuing a career in the primary, community and specialty health care settings and accessing nurse focused education and training and relevant resources for practice.