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Enrolled Nurse

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Job Prospects
Future growth over the next five years is expected to be moderate.
Salary
Median weekly earnings: $1,426
Source
www.jobsandskills.gov.au 2025
Brief
Employed: 41,600
Part time share: 59
Median age: 43

TAFE SA courses that may be relevant for: Enrolled Nurse

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  • Introduction

    Provide care, comfort and support to those who need it most.

    As a Nursing and Pathology professional, you are an important part of any healthcare staff.

    Working under the supervision of registered nurses, as an enrolled nurse, you deliver hands-on care in hospitals, aged-care facilities, community health centres and homes.

    You will help people with their daily tasks. You will also monitor their health and assist with injury care and medication. Enrolled Nursing is a rewarding career where you can make a huge difference in people’s lives.

  • Education Requirements

    To work as an enrolled nurse (EN) you must be enrolled with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) on completion of your studies. To enrol with the NMBA you must possess the ability to meet the physical demands of nursing work, in particular the requirements of manual handling and also meet the NMBA's English language skills registration standard.

    TAFE SA offers a Diploma of Nursing. A pathway course is the Certificate II Program in Health Pathways.

    Studying at TAFE SA is one of the easiest and most successful pathways towards a University Degree. Dual offer courses are available to TAFE SA with Flinders University.

  • Career Path

    Enrolled nurses are able to build on their training in specific nursing areas. They can specialise in parent craft, community nursing, rehabilitation nursing, wound management, perioperative nursing, personal care assisting in aged care, and disability nursing. Enrolled nurses may be entitled to special entrance conditions when applying to undergraduate registered nurse courses. The Diploma of Nursing qualification provides a pathway into both the Bachelor of Nursing (the qualification for Registered Nursing), or Bachelor of Midwifery (direct entry).

    Job prospects for enrolled nurses are available in general, special and psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, hostels, extended care facilities and occasionally in community service settings.

  • Nature of the Job

    Enrolled nurses provide care for patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. This may include assisting a person with bathing or dressing, attending to wound care, assisting with meals, taking specimens, assisting a person with moving around and assisting with medication. ENs need effective communication skills, a non judgemental attitude, they need to be compassionate caring people, to respect differences, to be professional in their manner and relate to people across the lifespan – babies to elderly people – and to people with physical and mental health needs.

    As an enrolled nurse be prepared for challenges, excitement and a great sense of job satisfaction.

  • Typical Physical Working Environment

    Enrolled nurses may be required to work shifts involving nights, weekends and public holidays.

    Enrolled nurses must have good communication skills and be able to demonstrate tolerance, patience and tact in dealing with people of different backgrounds, ages and cultures. They need to be able to follow instructions precisely and able to work as part of a team. It is essential that they are mentally and physically fit.

  • Typical Occupational Example

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    Enrolled nurses are employed in hospitals and residential care facilities, the remainder working in a variety of areas, including medical, mental health, and pathology health services. Enrolled nurses can also work in doctors’ surgeries, youth and women’s shelters or school clinics. In community health centres enrolled nurses assist with immunisation and health care screening, provide health care information to parents and families, adults and the aged. Community health nurses also provide educational programs to schools and the community, on things like health and nutrition, and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s).

    For further information:

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
    Phone: 1300 419 495
    Website: www.ahpra.gov.au

    The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
    Website: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au

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