Become a Pap smear provider

Nurse Pap Smear Providers (NPSPs)

Nurses have been widely accepted as Pap smear providers throughout Australia since the early 1980s. In Western Australia this is especially important in rural and remote areas, where lack of access to services has resulted in inadequate screening levels of women. Nurses have also proved particularly effective in screening other under screened groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for credentialing as an NPSP, nurses must:

• be registered with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia (external site)
• have completed the FPWA Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Nursing) or equivalent

All applications are assessed by the NPSP Credentialing Committee. Credentialed nurses are issued with a unique identification number which enables both the laboratory and the nurse to maintain a record of the service provided – and the outcome.

Becoming credentialed

• Application packages:
• Initial application package (PDF 298KB)
• Re-credentialing package (PDF 124KB)
• FPWA sexual health education services (external site)
• Guidelines for credentialing nurse Pap smear providers (Operational Directive OD0176/09)
• Self-assessment form (PDF 259KB)
• Changes of details (PDF 124KB)

More information:

» Facilitating screening
» HPV testing
» Cervical Cytology Registry (CCR)
» Resources
» Add/update your details

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