Graduate Nurse
Forensicare is a statutory agency mandated to provide a range of specialist mental health services to the mentally ill.
Summary about this job
Government - State
Company: Forensicare
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-7-8619-5969
Fax: +61-7-3362-6480
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Detail information about job Graduate Nurse. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Full time fixed term
- Located at Fairfield
- Onsite parking
Full Time Fixed Term
- Full time fixed term
- Located at Fairfield
- Onsite parking
Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria.
Forensicare is situated across five sites across Victoria with its largest site being Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD.
Thomas Embling Hospital is a 116 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing care services.
About the role:
The Graduate Nurse Program assists the graduate nurse in transition from student nurse to Registered nurse. It aims to enhance the clinical and professional confidence and competence of the graduate in a supportive environment, which fosters continuing learning, professional responsibilities and independence.
Graduates will work rostered shifts, including nights. Rotations during the program will be split between various areas within Forensicare.
All graduates must be registered with AHPRA prior to commencement on the 14th of January 2019.
To facilitate the development of graduates into competent, knowledgeable and responsible mental health nurses, all students will be enrolled into the first year of a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, with the opportunity to continue onto a postgraduate year, dependent on the successful completion of academic and clinical components of the first year. Study leave will be provided to meet academic requirements.
Application Process:
- It is desirable that all applicants be registered through computer match (or give reason why they are not). They must include Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) as one of their computer match preferences.
- Please include (attach) a cover letter, Resume (including at least one professional and one clinical reference), passport size photo, most current academic transcript (with key), mental health student clinical appraisal(s).
- All applicants must have a tour of the hospital or have completed a clinical placement with Forensicare.
To RSVP for an information session please visit our website http://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers/graduate-nursing-program/
For all other enquiries please contact the Graduate Program [email protected]
Interviews are scheduled to take place between the 6th August and 2nd of September.
Benefits
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Great salary packaging conditions
- Excellent leave entitlements
- Discounted Health insurance
- Ongoing training and full orientation
- Comprehensive Health and Well being Programs including: staff gym, staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.
Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
This position is subject to a Police Check.
Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.
Enquiries: Adrienne Lipscomb
Ph: (02) 9495 9203
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