NURSING EVENTS

Nursing Expo

Nursing Expo 2008 will be held on Sunday 6th April  at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

RAH Nursing, Anaesthesia, Allied Health and General Services and the Staff Development Department, in conjunction with Joanna Briggs and Department Of Clinical Nursing will all be in attendance to answer questions from high school students, university students, Enrolled and Registered Nurses.

2007 and previous years have all been extremely successful with over a thousand people attending each year requesting information ranging from employment for Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Graduate Transition Programs,undergraduate and postgraduate study, work experience, clinical placements, undergraduate employment for 3rd Year Nursing students and much more

Nurses Speaking in Schools

As part of a Department of Human Services initiative, nurses from RAH have been recruited and trained to speak in secondary schools in order to promote nursing as a career option. This incorporates classroom sessions, career days, and also attendance at expos. The nurses are able to recount their nursing experiences and also be available to answer questions that students/parents or teachers may have.

University Open Days

The Royal Adelaide Hospital Graduate Support Team will be available at open days to answer all your questions regarding the 2009 program & application process.

Information sessions will also be held on Monday 14th July 2008 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Eleanor Harrald Building, Robson Lecture Theatre at 1000 and again at 1600.

International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is celebrated with pride each year at Royal Adelaide Hospital. Last year on 12 May, the day saw a large number of RAH nurses attend functions organized by the hospital to acknowledge and thank our nurses for their much valued contribution in caring for the people of South Australia and beyond.

Around sixty night staff braved early morning tiredness to enjoy a continental breakfast and approximately 600 nurses attended a barbeque lunch. It was a great turnout and staff enjoyed the food and lovely weather.

Nursing Excellence Awards

The South Australian Nurses Excellence Awards recognise nurses for their professional commitment and encourage excellence in nursing.

The Nursing Excellence Awards 2009 presentations will be held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Friday 9 May.

Good luck to to all nurses that have been nominated for an award in recognition of their contribution to the nursing profession.

Clinical Leadership Programme in Australia™

The Clinical Leadership Programme in Australia™ is a highly successful two tiered professional development programme designed developed and supported by the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom. In 2003, at the initiative of Dr Leslye Long, Director of Nursing, Anaesthesia, Allied Health and General Services Royal Adelaide Hospital, and funded by the South Australian Department of Health through the Office of the Chief Nurse, South Australia led the way in bringing the Clinical Leadership Programme to Australia.

Conducted under licence from the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom, the Clinical Leadership Programme focuses on developing health professionals involved with both the operational aspect of health care and the implementation and delivery aspect of health care. In nursing/midwifery in South Australia, this is generally the Nursing Directors (operations) and Clinical Nurse Consultants/Managers (delivery).

The central focus of the programme is enhancement of safe quality care, with the objectives of:

• Developing how care is organised, implemented and sustained by developing leadership strategies to deal with the realities of day to day practice
• Facilitating professional development to enhance practice
• Developing organisational culture to support person centred leadership and health care policy

The Clinical Leadership Programme in Australia™ is conducted over 12-18 months and provides substantial ongoing professional support, enabling challenge to personal and professional paradigms, with the aim of improving both practice and workplace culture. The programme works proactively with participating organisations and individuals to impact positively on the person, the health care team, the organisation and health care policy agendas.

The theoretical developmental framework that guides the programme, involves:

• learning to manage self
• building, developing and managing effective relationships
• focusing on the person receiving care
• networking
• increasing political awareness

“The CLP is not just about leadership of your staff and your patient care but it is about leadership of the profession and our future” ( Clinical Leader 2003/4)

For further information about the Clinical Leadership Programme in South Australia, please contact:

For further information about the Clinical Leadership Programme in other Australian States, please contact: