Internationally-trained nurses told not to apply for some vacancies | 1News

Hundreds of newly accredited nurses are being told not to apply for some job vacancies – despite a significant shortage of nurses across the country.

1News can reveal nursing jobs in Canterbury were listed, explicitly pointing out applications from nurses who'd just recently completed their competency assessment programmes (CAP) would not be accepted.

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