Information for 2009 New Graduate Nurses and Midwives

The following is provided for the information of new graduates of Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery or Graduate Diploma in Midwifery courses recognised by the Board and conducted by universities in New South Wales.  This information should be read in conjunction with the Board’s booklet Information for Applicants for Registration and Enrolment, and the English language requirements.

All applicants are required to provide evidence of English language competence.  Graduates should refer to the information on this website that identifies those applicants who are required to provide an English language test and those applicants who have completed secondary education in Australia that meet the requirements for a waiver of the test.

The Information Booklet identifies the documents required which should accompany registration applications.  Applicants who have been granted credit into a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery course, or completed an accelerated pathway leading to a recognised Bachelor in Nursing must provide additional information on the courses which led to entry to the program, or for which credit was granted.  Additional information on the subject equivalence may also be required from the university, if the graduate has not completed all subjects in the recognised program of study.

Students should check that the university education documents are in the same name as their primary identity document.

Applicants who already hold registration as a health professional in another country or State of Australia should refer to the information on requirements for evidence of good professional standing and licensure in the other jurisdiction.  Applicants should arrange for these to be sent directly to the Board from the registering authority or last employer (if there is no registering authority) in the other jurisdiction / state or country.  This should be requested prior to completion of the course to allow for delays in postage from other states or countries.

The application form for Registration as a Nurse or Registration as a Midwife in New South Wales should be downloaded from the Board’s website (see link below).
The application form should be completed in full and returned to the Board together with the prescribed fee and all relevant documents listed in the Information Booklet, and any additional information regarding disclosures not previously submitted.

The form and other information documents may be obtained from the Board’s office, by telephoning 02 9219 0222, if you are unable to download the document/s from the website. 

 
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS – completing the application form

Disclosures under Section 8 Convictions / Offences
Those students who have had criminal convictions or convictions for a felony or misdemeanour are required to write a letter to the Registrar of the Nurses and Midwives Board before making an application for registration on completion of the course, stating the name of the university they are attending and explaining the circumstances of the offence with details of dates of any court case and the findings / sentencing of the court / magistrate. All cases involving criminal / felony / misdemeanour convictions including traffic and driving offences (but excluding parking offences) are required to be considered by the Board’s committee.

Disclosures under Section 7, Section 9 & Section 10
Similarly information and disclosures made in Section 7 “Performance Difficulties/Impairment” or Section 9 “Restrictions on Registration or Practice etc.” and Section 10 “Academic Conduct” should be provided in writing to the Board for its consideration, prior to making application. Additional information regarding the disclosure should be attached to the application form.

Without approval of the Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales, applications for registration cannot be finalised for those applicants with such disclosures or offences.

PAYMENT

Application fee of $105.00 (as at May 2009)
The fee for an optional Nurses and Midwives Board Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife badge is $15.00.

Cheques and Money Orders should be made payable to the Nurses and Midwives Board.  Credit card will not be accepted on campus, but will be accepted with mail applications and are subject to acceptance by the bank.  Online payments MAY NOT be made for initial applications.  Cash payments may be made in person and should not be forwarded by mail.

To arrange for your registration by mail, return all the documentation and the fee by credit card, cheque or money order to:

   Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales
   PO Box K599
   HAYMARKET NSW 1238



LODGING APPLICATIONS

1. If you are attending an ‘on-campus day’ to lodge your application

Original documents must be presented at the time of application for identity to be checked.
If you are a graduate holding an Australian birth certificate, a certified copy will be accepted. Any name changes must be accompanied by an original change of name document or marriage certificate issued by the Australian Government Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Applicants who have completed all of the subjects in the recognised three year Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery or Graduate Diploma in Midwifery course may lodge their application and pay the fee at the on-campus day. Please refer to the Board’s website, under ‘Education’, for a list of courses and relevant subjects recognised by the Board.  These applications, once approved, will be entered on the online Register as soon as possible after the day of lodgement of the application.

Other applicants, whose program has varied from the recognised course or who have completed special courses for enrolled nurses or international students, should lodge the application and fee with the Nurses and Midwives Board by mail, or in person.  If an international student, the application may be lodged on the on-campus day for the purpose of establishing their identity, or at the Board’s office.  Students who have not completed all of the subjects in a course that has pre-approval by the Board (as listed on the Board’s website under the section ‘Education’) should expect some delays in the processing of the application.

This section applies to metropolitan applicants with Australian documents of identity, or rural applicants only.  Applicants whose documents of identity are all issued by Australian Government Departments may mail their application documents to the Board or have them delivered by an agent / relative.  The applicant (not the agent / relative) must complete and sign the application form.

Rural applicants who are international students may contact the Board’s office for referral to a suitable person who can check their identity and forward a certified copy of their passport and other identity documents to the Board.

Documents forwarded by facsimile or email, are NOT acceptable.  Uncertified copies of documents are NOT acceptable.  English language tests must be original documents.  The letter/s and the transcript from the university advising completion of the course MUST be original documents.

Envelopes should be marked ‘Graduate Application for Registration’.

The application form should be completed and returned to the Board together with the prescribed fee (as above), and all relevant documents listed in the Information Booklet and any additional information regarding disclosures not previously submitted.

3. In person at the Board’s office
 
International applicants who are required to establish their identity must attend in person at either the on-campus day or the Board’s offices.  All documents must be submitted at the time of making an application and establishing their identity.

Applications may be lodged at the Nurses and Midwives Board’s office between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday (with the exception of public holidays):

 
LINKS

Information Booklet

Application Form for Registered Nurse

Application Form for Registered Midwife

English Language Requirements