Call out for healthcare workers

Stakeholder Engagement Manager, GROW Gippsland - GROW Gippsland

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Healthcare specialists, including retired doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics and allied health professionals, are being called on to return to work as part of the Victorian Government’s coronavirus response.

Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos, recently launched a new website where people with a wide range of skill sets can express their interest to work as part of Victoria’s health system, with the aim of boosting our workforce and response during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Victorian Government will also be seeking expressions of interest from patient care assistants, assistants-in-nursing and undergraduate students in health-related disciplines to provide essential support to our doctors, nurses and midwives.

To support this recruitment, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF Victorian Branch) has commenced updated workshops for nurses eager to return to the workforce as part of efforts to battle coronavirus, training an additional 32 nurses last week with many more to come.

Victoria’s health services are also taking the opportunity to refresh and skill up nurses and midwives across the state with the support of the government’s $50 million Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Development Fund.

Health professionals who believe they have the drive and skills to be part of Victoria’s frontline coronavirus response can register their interest via the Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website at dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus.

Shalene Wilcock

Stakeholder Engagement Manager, GROW Gippsland - GROW Gippsland

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