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QH Nursing and Midwifery Staff Development Framework

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Career development

Nursing and midwifery career pathways are many and varied in Queensland Health, available in clinical, teaching and management streams. As a registered or enrolled nurse or midwife, there are unlimited opportunities to specialise and expand your career with further study. Graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters degrees and higher degrees by research are all available in a wide range of fields within nursing and midwifery in Queensland.  Click here to view a list of relevant universities and tertiary institutions.

Visit Queensland Health’s ThinkNursing website for more information about:

nursing and midwifery careers in Queensland Health examples of nursing and midwifery roles study pathways to specialise and expand your career grants and scholarships

There are many opportunities for career development within the twenty districts of Queensland Health.  Nurses/midwives are supported and encouraged to enhance their skills throughout their career with Queensland Health in line with individual and organisational goals and professional requirements.  Career development is managed through the Performance Appraisal and Development (PAD)  (this link will only work on Queensland Health computers with access to QHEPS) system and is a development pathway reflective of a continuum of practice.  The PAD system is also used as a means to support and indentify individual career development plans in line with the aims and the anticipated outcomes of succession management.