How to become a neonatal nurse in Australia
- Undertake a Bachelor of Nursing and/or midwifery training program
- Gain registration to practice in Australia with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Undertaking a postgraduate certificate specilising in neonatal nursing
Contact hospitals in your area/city who have a neonatal unit and ask how they manage their recruitment and training for neonatal nurses
Each state and territory has different requirements, so please enquire at your local level, and you may also need to gain employment in a neonatal unit prior to being able to enrole in a postgraduate certificate
Neonatal nursing postgraduate programs
There are a number of Australian higher education providers that offer specialised graduate certificate and postgraduate neonatal specific courses.
Requirements and course details are updated regularly, so please seek information direct from providers.
The following list is a guide but is not exhaustive
- Australian Catholic University (ACU), ACT
- Australian College of Nursing (ACN), NSW
- Curtin University (CU), WA
- Federation University Australia
- La Trobe University, VIC
- University of Melbourne, VIC
- University of Tasmania (UTAS), TAS
- University of Technology Sydney (UTS), NSW
To assist in your decision you may want to access the Standards for Higher Education which can be found HERE
*ACNN accepts no responsibility for changed or incorrect information.