The Psychiatric State Enrolled Nursing Grant is a commitment of the Victorian Government to provide financial support to services for backfill arrangements for Psychiatric State Enrolled Nurses (PSEN) undertaking clinical placements.
Purpose and scope
These grants are available to public mental health and wellbeing services (services) and contribute up to $2,717 towards the cost of backfill arrangements for PSENs undertaking clinical placements whilst completing a Bachelor of Nursing. The grants are paid directly to the employing service and not the PSEN.
To promote a diverse workforce as envisioned by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System and Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy 2021-2024, applicants who employ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, workers with disabilities and culturally diverse workers PSENs are encouraged to apply. This is to assist in promoting a diverse workforce which was recommended by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
Find out more about the other mental health nurse scholarships and grants included in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Scholarship Program.
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