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Where we are going in 2010-11In providing Workforce and Professional Development the Department will: Access and implement the Council of Australian Governments’ national health workforce reform initiatives. Strengthen workforce planning across the Department. Publish an annual report on the Department’s workforce based on the indicators used in the StrategicWorkforce Plans. Launch a one-stop web based shop for Careers and Recruitment information. Finalise the Recruitment and Attraction research project and implement agreed report recommendations.Implement the Overseas Recruitment Policy Guidelines and Procedures. Review application of Departmental policies supporting pre-employment screening practices.Complete the roll-out of the suite of Human Resources reports to enhance the information available to managers. Develop and implement a Rural Generalist Training Pathway Program across Territory hospitals. Implement the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory Bonded Medical Scheme to provide scholarships for industry sponsoredmedical students into the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory Medical Program. Conduct a Departmental Staff Satisfaction Survey. Conduct a Census Day focused on improving the level and accuracy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderworkforce data within the Department. Finalise a Departmental School-to-Work Framework to support career opportunities in health for schoolstudents in the Territory. Consolidate the post graduate employment and academic study options with Charles Darwin Universityand Centre for Remote <strong>Health</strong>.<strong>Health</strong> in 2010 and plan for further expansion for Critical Care, Paediatrics and Emergency and DisasterPlanning in 2011.Develop a Midwifery Exchange Program between the Department and the Royal Women’s Hospital inMelbourne to provide ongoing professional development opportunities for all midwives.Implement the antenatal ultrasound project for health professionals in remote communities. <strong>Health</strong>professionals who undertake the endorsed education will be able to undertake basic ultrasound scanningwithin the local community as opposed to urban centres.Establish the Maternity Education and Workforce Sub-group to address the workforce and educationrecommendations from the Territory’s Maternity Services Review.from November 2010 for Nurse Practitioners and eligible Midwives.Identify and develop strategic projects that will contribute to improving the numbers of Aboriginal Nursesand Midwives employed in the Territory.Develop partnerships with Territory health education providers in order to ensure course content and clinicalplacements meet the needs of the Department at VET (vocational education and training), undergraduateand postgraduate entry points.48Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families

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