Nursing and Midwifery Academy

Metro North Health Queensland Government

The QUT School of Nursing and the Metro North Health Nursing and Midwifery Academy has been established to achieve the highest standard of care for the community and enable innovation in practice through education and research.

The academy is characterised by shared governance, collaborative activities, seamless integration, and mutual benefits which ultimately optimises health service delivery and health outcomes for the Metro North Health community.

Membership

To apply for membership of the QUT and Metro North Health Nursing and Midwifery Academy, download and fill out the membership application form (PDF file, 172.5 KB), and send the form with supporting documentation to nursing.academy@qut.edu.au.

Download the academy's membership criteria (PDF file, 240.8 KB)

Vision

We are transforming healthcare through excellence and innovation in nursing and midwifery.

Mission

We aim to optimise the health and wellbeing of our community by promoting and sustaining academic-service partnerships in nursing and midwifery which enable excellence and innovation in practice.

Goals and opportunities

Building a sustainable, professional, and capable nursing and midwifery workforce.
Undertaking collaborative and integrated teaching, learning and research activities.
Promoting excellence in professional practice through mentoring and career development opportunities.
Increasing participation in lifelong learning activities and postgraduate educational programs.
Increasing adjunct and conjoint appointments.
Strengthening the profile of QUT and Metro North Health as global leaders in nursing and midwifery practice, research, and education.

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Milestones

The Alan Mackay-Sim Spinal Cord Injury Travelling Fellowship

2021

Frontline clinical nurses with great ideas for service improvement can now partner with expert nurse researchers who will coach and mentor them over a 12-month research internship and scholarship. This benefits patients and hospitals and provides nurses with professional development and career progression opportunities, offering a pathway to PhD study.

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Research internships help Brisbane nurses improve patient care

2021

Five Brisbane nurses have combined frontline work with gaining new research skills at QUT, thanks to a new internship program run by QUT and Metro North Health.

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Find out how our nurses are improving care

New Nursing and Midwifery Academy launched

2021

On 2 September 2021, the QUT and Metro North Health Nursing and Midwifery Academy was launched.

Launch of Nursing Research Internships with QUT

2020

Alanna Geary, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Metro North Health introduces the 2020-21 Nursing Research Internship program and recipients.

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The Alan Mackay-Sim Spinal Cord Injury Travelling Fellowship

2019

The fellowship was established to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for people with a spinal cord injury (SCI).

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Our priority areas

1 - Support

The objective of priority 1 is to establish the governance and infrastructure to effectively operationalise the academy.

View the academy's action plan (PDF file, 1.0 MB)

View the academy advisory committee's terms of reference (PDF file, 1.0 MB)

2 - Entry to practice

The objective of priority 2 is to promote and strengthen entry to practice activities to build nursing and midwifery workforce capability that contributes to excellence in care.

Key strategies

Implementing and evaluating contemporary models of clinical placement to enhance the student and staff experience and support organisational objectives.
Implementing and evaluating strategies to advance the student clinical facilitator model.
Fostering collaboration in research which addresses clinical placement, entry to practice and graduate year related priorities in nursing and midwifery.
Identifying opportunities to promote nursing and midwifery as a career choice.
Identifying potential opportunities during university programs to support progression and integration of learning into practice environments, e.g. cadetships, USIN/USIM positions.

3 - Postgraduate teaching, learning and professional education

The objective of priority 3 is to enhance engagement in postgraduate lifelong learning to ensure a highly capable and sustainable nursing and midwifery workforce.

The academy partnership between QUT School of Nursing and Metro North Nursing and Midwifery is about building university and industry partnerships and providing professional education and career progression opportunities.

Through the long-standing collaborations underpinning the academy, professional education resources such as the Queensland Health Guide for University-Industry Integration have been developed and adopted.

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View the academy advisory committee's terms of reference (PDF file, 1.4 MB)

4 - Research in action

The objective of priority 4 is to strengthen the impact of nursing and midwifery research health service outcomes.

Research at the academy is about strengthening the impact of nursing and midwifery research health service outcomes, through key strategies:

Grow collaborative research initiatives to advance nursing and midwifery practice

Foster collaboration in research which addresses health service priorities.
Promote the translation of research into practice.
Encourage international, national, and state-wide collaborative partnership in research activities.
Promote enrolment in Higher Research Degree (HRD) studies.
Build research capacity within nursing and midwifery.

Build research capacity within nursing and midwifery

Increase engagement in joint research and research capacity building activities.
Devise strategies to support capacity building initiatives e.g. Internships; workshops; dissemination.
Foster research prowess and investigation.
Work collaboratively with other project leads to advance and stakeholders to promote the application of evidence to advance translation of research outcomes into practice.

Nurses improving care

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Real-world research

Imelda Chua, pre-anaesthetic assessment nurse at Prince Charles Hospital is looking at the causes and impacts of day of surgery cancellations, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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Helping patients breathe easier

Joanne Vincent, a clinical nurse in Thoracic Medicine at The Prince Charles Hospital, is conducting research on at-home high flow humidified nasal therapy for people with bronchial disease, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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Better treatment for stroke patients

Jill Davis, clinical nurse in the Department of Medical Imaging at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, is working to improve data collection about clot removal to better treat stroke patients, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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Making a real-world difference

Jane Wickins, clinical research nurse in orthopedics at Prince Charles Hospital, is investigating how to reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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Helping older patients with the latest treatment research

Renee McMillan, clinical nurse at rehabilitation and Geriatric Emergency Medicine unit at Redcliffe Hospital, is studying how to manage urinary incontinence in older patients, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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