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Nursing/Midwifery Transition to Professional Practice programs (also known as Graduate programs) are for nurses and midwives who have successfully completed their undergraduate qualifications, have registered with the Nurses Board of South Australia (nbsa)and are commencing their first year of professional practice.  

The Transition to Professional Practice (TTPP) Framework Guidelines states:

Transition to Professional Practice aims to facilitate a supportive environment to enable new graduates to undertake a process of:
• developing positive attributes and attitudes to work;
• skill consolidation;
• building clinical confidence and
• defining their professional responsibilities and boundaries.

Programs are run by most public and some private hospitals within the metropolitan area. In the rural setting, programs are generally run through a regional health service and can be undertaken at one or a combination of hospitals depending on regional arrangements. 

The programs vary in length (6-12 months) and content, however, all include a theoretical and clinical practice component. Graduates are employed by the health unit/service and work on a rotating roster while completing the program. Some mental health facilities may offer graduate nurses the opportunity to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing during their clinical placement.

TTPP programs are generally advertised towards the end of the academic year in newspapers and nursing publications.

Country Health SA Transition to Professional Practice (TTPP) Nursing Program

Applications for the 2010 Country Health SA Transition to Professional Practice Nursing Programs are now available:

TTPP Program Information (44 KB)
Declaration for Employment Form (88 KB)
2010 TTPP Application Form (102 KB)
   
 

TTPP Nursing Program Information Sheets

Adelaide Hills, Coorong, Mallee and Kangaroo Island Information Sheet (136 KB)
Clare, Barossa and Yorke Peninsula Information Sheet (175 KB)
Eyre Peninsula Information Sheet (136 KB)
Mid North Information Sheet (128 KB)
Port Augusta Information Sheet (128 KB)
Port Lincoln Information Sheet (130 KB)
Riverland Information Sheet (127 KB)
South East Information Sheet (120 KB)
Whyalla Information Sheet (126 KB)

Applications for the 2010 Country Health SA Transition to Professional Practice Midwifery Programs are now available:

 

TTPP Midwifery Program Information Sheets

Gawler Health Service Information Sheet (127 KB)
Murray Bridge and Mount Barker Health Units Information Sheet (122 KB)
Riverland Health Units Information Sheet (128 KB)
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services Information Sheet (178 KB)

 

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