Are you passionate about the healthcare industry and providing service to the public? Are you interested in knowing more about the role of Board members in the National Scheme which regulates registered health practitioners across 16 professions?
AHPRA Nursing and Midwifery Board will open up applications for 100 positions, 35 of which are community member positions while the remaining 65 are practitioner member positions. Register for the upcoming live Q&A webinar to know more about the procedures and process of becoming a National Board member and learn more about what it is like to become one.
The National Scheme expressed its commitment to increase the diversity of leadership in the National Boards. Individuals from various marginalised groups are welcomed. Members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are invited as well as people from the LGBTQI+ sector and disabled people are encouraged to attend and participate.
Role of Board members
There are more than 800,000 registered health practitioners in Australia who are regulated by the National Scheme composed of 15 National Boards. A Board member will work with the other 12 members and a Board chair to:
· Set standards on a national level for the profession
· Determine and designate guidance for practitioners’ scope of practice
· Come up with decisions regarding registration of a practitioner, complaint management, performance or conduct, and,
· Perform other functions as needed by the National Board
National Boards conduct monthly meetings and board members are paid for attending these meetings.
The Ministerial council makes the National Board appointments with a tenure that can last for 3 years in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
