Aged Care Registered Nurses' Payment to Reward Clinical Skills and Leadership - Round 1

The objective of the Aged Care Registered Nurses’ Payment to reward clinical skills and leadership (the program) is to assist in the attraction and retention of Registered Nurses in the aged care sector.

Each year, employers will apply on behalf of eligible employees for core payments of up to $3,700 for full-time employees (with up to half this amount available for those who meet the six-month eligibility period). Employers will then be responsible for passing payments on to eligible Registered Nurses. Registered Nurses may also access an additional payment of up to $2,300 for full-time employees on top of the core payment if they work in rural and remote areas, hold eligible post-graduate qualifications or take on additional training responsibilities (see Section 3.3 for further information on eligibility for payments).

There will be two grant application opening periods to coincide with the two 12-month eligibility periods. Applications for payment under the 6-month period are to be lodged at the same time as the 12-month payments. Nurses will need to be employed for the duration of a period to be eligible to receive a payment.

• The first 12-month eligibility period is 1 November 2021 – 31 October 2022 (this grant opportunity – Round 1 GO5820). The first grant application period will be from 1 November 2022 and close at 2pm on 14 December 2022.
• The first six-month eligibility period is 1 May 2022 – 31 October 2022. The first grant application period will be from 1 November 2022 and close at 2pm on 14 December 2022 (this grant opportunity – Round 1 GO5820).
• The second 12-month eligibility period is 1 November 2022 – 31 October 2023. The second grant application period will be from 1 November 2023 and close at 2pm on 14 December 2023.
• The second six-month eligibility period is 1 May 2023 – 31 October 2023. The second six-month grant application period will be from 1 November 2023 and close at 2pm on 14 December 2023.