Training for Nurses
CTEC offers skills training workshops for nurses who are required to perform procedural nursing assistance. CTEC offers workshops to qualified nurses who are looking to learn
- treatment room skills
- endoscopy nurse skills
- theatre/microsurgical skills
CTEC also offers limited free of charge places for Theatre Nurses acting in the role of assistant on the following workshops:
- Core Skills: Abdominal Wall Hernia Workshop
- Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
- Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
- Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Head, Neck and Flaps
- Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
- Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery
- Core Skills: ENT Facial Plastic Surgery
- The Cutting Edge: Emergency Procedures (free of charge places available for Theatre Nurses)
- The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures
- The Cutting Edge: Advanced Procedures
- Advanced Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Workshop
Please see below for the calendar of workshops and educational events suitable for nursing staff.
CTEC Calendar
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: GPs with a higher than average level of skill in surgery, with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. Of particular relevance to rural General Practitioners whose skills encompass emergency and surgical care. , Limited positions for Observers, and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant, are available.Advanced Vascular Surgery: Anatomical Approaches Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: SET 4 and above Trainees and Consultants in Vascular Surgery, IMGs. Limited places available for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses.Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Head, Neck and Flaps Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees in Plastic Surgery and IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS., Limited places for Unaccredited Registrars. This workshop is not suitable for Junior Doctors below the level of Unaccredited Registrar. Limited places for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses.Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Upper Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Junior and Senior Trainees and Unaccredited Registrars with an interest in Plastic Surgery. IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS. Limited Theatre Nurse positions are available. Friday
Mar 14
2025
Mar 14
2025
Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (observer)Sold out (doctor)Sold out (nurse) Suitable for: Vascular and General Surgery SET Trainees, GSET Trainees at Level 1 and above and suitably credentialed rural surgical practitioners., IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS. Limited positions available for Unaccredited Registrars with strong surgical experience and an interest in Vascular Surgery, for Observers and assistant Theatre Nurses. Saturday
May 3
2025
May 3
2025
The Cutting Edge: Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Newly graduated nurses, nurses new to the role of procedural assisting, nurses seeking to update their skills and those seeking a position in a General Practice. Saturday
May 17
2025
May 17
2025
Core Skills: Plastic Surgery Lower Limb Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: This workshop is designed as two concurrent full day Trainee Sessions. Junior Trainee Session: Plastic Surgery Unaccredited Registrars & Junior SET Trainees in Plastic Surgery. Senior Trainee Session: For Senior SET Trainees and Fellows, Limited positions for Observers and for assistant Theatre Nurses. Thursday
May 22
2025
May 22
2025
The Cutting Edge: Emergency Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: General Practitioners and GP Registrars. Limited participant places for Nurse Practitioners. Theatre Nurses are welcome in the role of assisting the GPs (places free of charge). Limited places are available for Observers. Thursday
May 29
2025
May 29
2025
The Cutting Edge: Introductory Wound Suturing
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars, GP Trainees, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and Paramedics Friday
Jun 6
2025
Jun 6
2025
Core Skills: Gynaecological Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopy and Open Surgery
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: CORE 1-4 RANZCOG Trainees and Advanced RANZCOG Trainees. Limited places for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Wednesday
Jun 11
2025
Jun 11
2025
GI Skills Training: Endoscopy Nurse Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Western Australian Endoscopy Nurses - Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses Friday
Jul 25
2025
Jul 25
2025
The Cutting Edge: Advanced Skin Procedures
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: GPs skilled in surgery with access to appropriate levels of equipment and operating facilities. It is of particular relevance for rural GP Proceduralists. Limited positions available for Observers and for Theatre Nurses in the role of assistant. Saturday
Jul 26
2025
Jul 26
2025
Core Skills: Abdominal Wall Hernia
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Surgery Trainees SET 1-3. Limited places available for Unaccredited Registrars who have made substantial progress towards successful application for GSET and for assistant Theatre Nurses. Thursday
Aug 14
2025
Aug 14
2025
Core Skills: Microsurgical Skills for Theatre Nurses
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Theatre Nurses and Nurses Assisting on Plastics, ENT, Eye Surgeries and Neurosurgeries Saturday
Aug 16
2025
Aug 16
2025
The Cutting Edge: Peripheral Nerve Block
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Emergency Physicians, Anaesthetists, General Practitioners, Emergency Department Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Wednesday
Sep 17
2025
Sep 17
2025
GI Skills Training: Endoscopy Nurse Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Western Australian Endoscopy Nurses - Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses Thursday
Sep 18
2025
Sep 18
2025
Core Skills: Workshop in Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse)Available (observer) Suitable for: Consultants, Fellows, RMOs, Unaccredited Registrars & SET Trainees in Endocrine, General and Head & Neck Surgery. IMGs under supervision or progressing towards an alternative pathway to FRACS., Limited free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Friday
Oct 17
2025
Oct 17
2025
The Cutting Edge: Practical ED Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: Rurally based GPs, GP Registrars and Advanced Scope Nurse Practitioners, particularly those working in emergency settings. Saturday
Oct 18
2025
Oct 18
2025
The Cutting Edge: Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop
Workshop
Available (nurse) Suitable for: Newly graduated nurses, nurses new to the role of procedural assisting, nurses seeking to update their skills and those seeking a position in a General Practice. Friday
Oct 31
2025
Oct 31
2025
The Cutting Edge: Essential Surgical Skills
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: General Practitioners, GP Registrars and Nurse Practitioners Friday
Nov 7
2025
Nov 7
2025
Core Skills: ENT Sinus Surgery Workshop
Workshop
Available (doctor)Available (nurse) Suitable for: RACS Trainees, Fellows and Junior Consultants in ENT Surgery. Limited Observer and free of charge assistant Theatre Nurse positions available. Saturday
Nov 8
2025
Nov 8
2025