SIX GENERATIONS OF NURSING AT CHISHOLM INSTITUTE
The nursing industry is grappling with a significant skills shortage, but the Bertram family is doing their bit to attract more quality nurses into the sector.?
Sharell Bertram, who currently works within Chisholm’s nursing department, has recently welcomed her two daughters, Hannah and Isabelle, to the industry following their recent enrolment in a Bachelor of Nursing course at Chisholm Institute’s?Frankston?campus.
Sharell’s grandmother and auntie were also nurses but it wasn’t until she became pregnant and experienced first-hand the power and impact of nurses during the most important time in her life, that she decided to follow the family tradition.?
Today, following a long and successful nursing career, Sharell works in the Industry Engagement and Partnerships team within the nursing faculty at Chisholm.
She was integral to the creation?of?Ramsay Health Care’s Undergraduate Cadetship Program which was launched last month.?
The Undergraduate Cadetship Program, part of the Ramsay’s Nursing and Midwifery Academy, is designed to support enrolled and registered nursing and midwifery cadets during their undergraduate studies.?
Sharell didn’t push her daughters into the industry, in fact her youngest daughter Isabelle, worked as a mechanic before decided to change careers.?
Sharell can speak about the benefits of a career in nursing and the importance of educating students on the pathways available to them through TAFE.?
She believes this misunderstanding is part of the reason behind the current skills shortage and is passionate about attracting more people into nursing.?
Health Department modelling forecasts a shortfall of about 85,000 nurses by 2025 and 123,000 nurses by 2030 under current migration settings.?