Graduate Nurse Program

The Swan Hill region is home to everything that is wonderful in life.
A region rich in culture, bathed in sunshine, blessed with a bounty of delicious local produce.
Home to great dining, wine and shopping.
All this surrounded by the country's most beautiful natural asset, the Murray River.
The Swan Hill region sits on the borders of Victoria and New South Wales.
A major network of highways intersects at the Swan Hill region; the Murray Valley Highway from Melbourne, Echuca and Mildura; the Calder Highway from Melbourne and the Sunraysia Highway from Ballarat.
The region is also well serviced by trains and coaches.
Swan Hill is a charming town situated on the Murray River with plenty to do and see.
We are situated 4 hours north of Melbourne on the border of New South Wales.
In Swan Hill, we live and work just minutes drive/walking distance.
We have some great attractions including: We generally have a dry, hot climate in summer wth temperatures during the day of around 35 degrees, and sometimes reaching as high as 45-48 degrees.
The temperature is usually very mild at night.
In winter, we have cold nights and mornings, but moderate afternoons and evenings.
Sport is very important in the Mallee with a large range of sporting clubs around from football and netball through to tennis and badminton, just to name a few.
We have a large range of restaurants and cafes, concerts, festivals and farmers markets.
We also have a cinema complex open 5 days/nights per week.
On September 22, 1860 the first patient was admitted to our hospital, a 35- year-old shepherd, James Brennan.
The hospital was founded by a group of concerned, squatters of the district.
Our hospital pre-dates many of the larger hospitals in our state.
In 2008 we changed our name from Swan Hill District Hospital to Swan Hill District Health to better describe the range of services we now offer.
Swan Hill District Health now has a total of 125 beds providing a broad range of health services to a catchment area of around 36,000 including care for medical, surgical, aged care, community and primary health, emergency, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, and radiography diagnostic services.
Accommodation in Swan Hill: Unfortunately, Swan Hill District Health does not offer accommodation for staff.
You will have to find your own rental through our local real estate agents: Registered Nurse Graduate Program rotations at Swan Hill District Health: We have both Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife Graduate Nurse Programs available at Swan Hill District Health.
Swan Hill District Health offers it's Registered Nurse Graduate Nurse Program over 52 weeks at eight days per fortnight.
We select our Graduates, including one combined Nursing/Midwifery Graduate, from the PMCV Computer Match site: .
We have two intakes per year, taking on 13 Graduates at the start of the year and 2 Graduates at midyear intakes.
Each RN GNP will have three.
Those placements include:Acute Ward- A mixture of medical, surgical and paediatric patients in a 25 bed ward with both public and private rooms.Emergency Department- A brand new facility operating with Medical Officers 24/7Operating Theatre- Cases include general, orthopaedic, ophthalmic, gynaecological, urology, ear, nose and throat.Sub- Acute - a 14 bed unit including rehabilitation, geriatric evaluation and management, transition care programs, palliative beds and a therapy area.
This is a multidisciplinary area where you will work with a range of expert staff.Community Mental Health- supported rotation in case managing clients in the Swan Hill region and also improve your mental health skill set for future rotations and employment.District Nursing- A community nursing placement where you will be supported by a team of long term employees.Medical Infusion Unit- Situated in our Renal Dialysis/Chemotherapy Unit, management of medical infusions, blood transfusions and management of central infusion units and cannula care etc.Logan Lodge- 1 of 2 of our Aged Care Facilities.
This is a fairly new facility with 45 beds.Midwifery Unit- A fully contained four bed facility with two labour wards.
You will look after all patients in pre and post natal, all in one shift The combined Nursing /Midwifery Graduate will complete two rotations between Midwifery and Acute Ward.
Once probationary period is successfully completed, employment will be ongoing.
Annual leave will be negotiated.
Midwifery Graduate Nurse Program overview: Swan Hill District Health offers it's Registered Nurse Graduate Nurse Program over 52 weeks at eight days per fortnight.
In line with the RN Graduate Program, we select from the PMCV Computer Match site: We have one intake per year.
You will have:Plenty of supernumerary timeFour allocated midwifery specific study daysRegular debrief sessions with Clinical Midwifery EducatorNeonatal resuscitation online and practicalBreastfeeding education A Midwifery Clinical Educator is based on the ward 3 days a week to provide guidance and support throughout the graduate year.
There is also a team of educators across the organization that can provide further education in other areas if required.
The midwives working within the department are there to guide and support the graduate midwives, with preceptors being allocated to each graduate as someone they can go to for any help or support.
Criteria for completions -Completion of clinical hurdlesSatisfactory performance reviewsParticipation in study days Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program at Swan Hill District Health: Swan Hill District Health offers it's Enrolled Nurse Graduate Nurse Program over 26 weeks at eight days per fortnight.
We will advertise 2 times per year as we now have two intakes of up to 16 Graduates per year.
Each EN Grad will have two rotations over their employment contract.
Those placements include:Acute Ward-A mixture of medical, surgical and paediatric patients in a 25 bed ward with both public and private rooms.Sub Acute-a 14 bed unit including rehabilitation, geriatric evaluation and management, transition care programs, palliative beds and a therapy area.
This is a multidisciplinary area where you will work with a range of expert staff.Logan Lodge -our 45 bed Aged Care Facility which is designed to be more like home where residents are supported to maintain links with the community.Jacaranda Lodge-our 30 bed Aged Care Facility which is located 27km north of Swan Hill.
Once probationary period is successfully completed, employment will be ongoing.
Annual leave will be negotiated.
Graduate Nurse Program at Swan Hill District Health overview: Swan Hill District Health supports our Graduate Nurses with:Clinical Nurse Educators-a team of highly skilled nurses within most clinical areas to support you through your graduate year.Orientation and supernumerary time-Swan Hill District Health allows extensive orientation and supernumerary time at the start of the year and before each placement.Plenty of paid study days- RN graduates are allocated up to 12 in house study days with a range of guest speakers and specialty days throughout the year.
EN Graduates are allocated up to 6 in house study days with a range of guest speakers and specialty education.Access to eLearning suite of courses-SHDH have their own eLearning portal completely controlled by the Education Support Officer and can be programmed to suit you.Internal in-service education-every department at SHDH holds education in their handover time on specialty subjects which you can attend no matter where you are on the day.
We circulate education calendars for each department.
These are made available for all staff to view.Night duty-There maybe night duty included in your Graduate year.Award- You will be paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives-Victorian Public Sector EBA.
Graduate Nurse Program support at Swan Hill District Health: During your graduate year, you will have:The enthusiastic staff from all across Swan Hill District Health, including an experienced and committed Education Team who are readily available to support you.Informal and formal feedback throughout the year.Learning objectives set prior to each rotation and keep a reflective journal through your whole journey as a GNP.Undertake a supported learning program delivered by highly skilled Clinical Nurse Educators.A diverse experience in a range of diverse clinical areas.Regular group debrief sessions with your peers in a safe environment to discuss any aspect of the program, including positive or negative.One on one mentoring sessions.In most areas, you will have preceptors or team nursing We have tailored the GNP at Swan Hill District Health to be as interactive as possible.
Each study day commences with an informal debrief session where you can discuss anything that has occurred through the month that you would like to ask advice about.
However, if you can't wait for the monthly study days, there will be opportunity to catch the graduate educator or manager for a chat.
We hope that our Graduate Nurse Program brings new friendships in a team learning environment on our Graduate Study Days.
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