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New Remote Area Nurses
Are you looking to shift into remote health? We can help prepare you for a successful transition.
Increasing your remote readiness
Our face-to-face and online courses, including Remote Emergency Care and Maternity Emergency Care, are developed and delivered by remote health professionals for remote health professionals. Our courses are tailored to the unique circumstances of the remote setting and can help to build clinical skills, resilience, cultural safety and increase employability in remote healthcare jobs. Our free webinars and curated resources including guidelines and manuals will also help you to prepare.
Helping you find employment
Our employment page is a popular way for new RANs to discover employment opportunities in remote and isolated locations around Australia. CRANAplus also documents the scholarships, grants, bursaries, programs and pathways to practising in a remote setting and presents this in one convenient location on our Pathway Incentives Page.
Keeping you connected
Our Bush Support Line is available 24/7 to provide free, confidential psychological support to remote health professionals. Our online mental health resources and Mindful Monday newsletter may also help. Our annual conference provides the ideal opportunity for the workforce to connect and share ideas. You can apply for a grant to subsidise your attendance.
Helpful resources for new RANs
Below are some featured guides, websites and resources which together form a good starting point that will help you to become more qualified, informed and prepared to work in remote and isolated Australia. You may also be interested in our manuals, guidelines, standards, and other clinical resources.