Discovery Program, Emergency Nursing

**Employment Type**:

- Temporary Part Time

**Job Category**:

- Nursing - Registered Nurse (Div 1)

**EBA -**Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028**

**Req Id -** 5917

**D**iscovery Program : Emergency Nursing**

**Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Geelong, Victoria**
- Enjoy a rewarding position in a supportive team environment
- Enhance your career with the largest regional healthcare service in Victoria
- Enjoy work life balance in our stunning region with these multiple temporary part-time positions

**About Barwon Health**
- Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.

**About the facility**
- Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.

**ED Department**
- Barwon Health ED is one of the largest regional health services in Victoria, providing care for approximately 80,000 emergency presentations per year. Under Barwon Health’s emergency model of care patients are streamed to dedicated assessment areas including fast track, adult, paediatric, resuscitation, trauma and mental health areas. Our mission is to improve access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality, safe, people focused care. The emergency department also has short stay units to ensure consumers receive the right care, at the right place at the right time.

**About the role**
- An exciting opportunity to complete a Discovery Program in Emergency nursing. The successful applicants will have acute nursing experience, excellent communication skills and a motivation to continued professional development. Multiple positions available with the Program commencing in February 2026.
- Successful applicants will be supported with our well-established structured program.

**The Program**
- The Emergency Discovery Program provides a 6-month supported clinical program to Registered Nurses Year 2 or above who have little or no experience in the speciality of emergency nursing. The aim of the program is to support the participant's development of foundation knowledge and clinical skills required to practice safely and effectively in the emergency department setting. Throughout the structured program specialist clinical educators and preceptors provide participants with clinical, educational and professional support.
- The Discovery Program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to:

- experience and practice emergency nursing in a supportive environment
- provide the foundation knowledge and skills required for working in emergency nursing
- gain competency in essential emergency clinical skills and develop skills in assessment and management of adult and paediatric emergency patients
- supernumerary orientation days
- three educational study days
- The program will provide varied learning opportunities during which the participant can access, share and validate knowledge and will ensure development of core foundation skills and knowledge to enable safe delivery of care within the emergency department.

**Key emergency nursing topic learning include**
- management of the fast track patient
- cardiac monitoring and ECG analysis
- respiratory assessment and management
- management of the basic trauma patient
- advanced neurological assessment, toxicology
- advanced principles of fluid management
- Participants will be supported by the Clinical support nurses to develop the necessary clinical skills whilst at the clinical face.

**Requirements**:

- Registered Nurse with acute nursing experience
- Participants will be required to complete clinical hurdles, adult and paediatric patient assessments and a summative appraisal on completion of the program

**About the culture**
- You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.
- Barwon Health staff benefits
- Excellent working condi