Graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurse Program 2025 - Buderim Private Hospital

at  UnitingCare

Employment Term: offering fixed term part-time (0.8 FTE) opportunities (12 month contracts)

• Location: located next to a leafy reserve, Buderim Private Hospital is just 10 mins from Sunshine Plaza and 5 mins from the beach
• Remuneration: EN - $35.85phr or RN - $41.66phr + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital
We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.
An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurse Program 2025 - Buderim Private Hospital , you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.
Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.
What makes a difference for you?

With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• Free On-Site Parking
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in Buderim Private Hospital
As a Buderim Private Hospital Graduate Nurse, you will be part of one of the largest private hospitals on the Sunshine Coast. With experience that’s nearly 40 years in the making, we’re driven by a desire to consistently exceed the needs and expectations of our patients, their families, and our community.
Over the course of your 12-month program, you can expect to be exposed to varied and exciting work. You will be provided the support and opportunity to consolidate your skills and learning, to deliver safe and holistic person-centred care, apply best clinical practice and ensure a safe environment for patients. Working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team, you will apply your exceptional communication and customer service skills.
Our Graduates will be offered a 64-hour fortnight (32 hours p/week) fixed term contract.
Supporting you to succeed – your graduate year and beyond:
Most importantly, we offer educators, leaders and team mates that genuinely care from the heart about your success. Some have been supporting and educating others for over 20 years – so they have a good understanding of what you’ll experience your first year in the real world.
We’re extremely proud of the graduate support and learning experience we provide and many of our graduates will go on to experience exceptional careers with our UnitingCare Health family, and beyond. Graduate study days, education sessions, formal courses, workshops and supernumerary hours are just some of the ways we support you in your graduate year.
Streams to consolidate your skills:
This intake we’ll be offering opportunities to Graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurses into our General Nursing and Perioperative streams.
Our 12-month program will provide you with a deep, rich learning experience, supported by experienced staff who care about your future. As a high-acuity, specialist facility, our program will allow you to focus on developing your clinical expertise in your chosen speciality.
You will have the opportunity to broaden your experience and build your skills in the following programs:

General Nursing Stream (two 6-month rotations)

• Acute Medicine

Please refer the Job description for details