Aged care to be included in NZ bonded nurses scheme
Nurse graduates wanting to join the New Zealand Government’s voluntary bonding scheme will get priority if they choose to work in mental health or aged care.
“The two new hard to staff specialties will encourage more nurse graduates to work in the community, and will have priority over the existing hard to staff specialties; cardiothoracic, intensive care, theatre and surgical,” Health Minister, Tony Ryall said.
The voluntary bonding scheme encourages health graduates to establish careers in hard to staff specialties and communities in New Zealand by offering student loan write offs or cash incentives over three to five years.
The full list of hard to staff categories and the terms and conditions of the scheme are available on the bonding website http://www.moh.govt.nz/bonding
