Building Nurse Capacity
Empowering nurses to deliver confident, proactive and coordinated care for older people.
The Building Nurse Capacity for Healthy Ageing Program is a free education program supporting nurses in general practice and aged care to build confidence, strengthen skills, and lead proactive, coordinated care for older people.
Healthy North Coast recognises the extraordinary role nurses play in helping our community live and age well. With one in three North Coast residents expected to be over 65 by 2036, skilled and confident nurses are vital to delivering sustainable, high-quality care.
The Building Nurse Capacity for Healthy Ageing Program is a free education initiative that supports nurses in both general practice and residential aged care to strengthen capability, build confidence, and lead proactive, coordinated care.
Through flexible, on-line and practical learning, nurses gain the tools to make confident clinical decisions, provide early intervention, manage chronic conditions effectively, and help prevent avoidable hospitalisations, all while supporting older people to live and age well.
About the program
What will you gain?
General practice nurses
The program will support you to:
- Work confidently to the top of your scope of practice
- Strengthen early intervention and chronic disease management
- Promote healthy ageing and help people live well for longer
- Support patients to take an active role in their health and improve their health outcomes
Residential aged care nurses
The program will support you to:
- Build your confidence and capability to provide timely, coordinated care
- Strengthen communication between residents, families and health services
- Recognise and respond to changing health needs earlier
- Help reduce avoidable hospital transfers
- Improve the care experience for residents and their families
Who can join?
The program is open to nurses working in:
- General practice
- Residential aged care homes
What is included?
The Building Nurse Capacity program is free and includes:
- Flexible online education modules
- Nurse-focused HealthPathways and Primary Care Impact Pages
- Coaching circle events
- Quarterly community of practice events
Join the program
Register for free to access the program’s learning opportunities, practical resources and professional support.
