GRADUATE NURSE 2024

at  BASS COAST HEALTH

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Gippsland | Bass Coast, Gippsland | Wonthaggi
Job type: Part time
Organisation: Bass Coast Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Reference: 13895
2024 Registered Graduate Nurse Program
About us
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is the sub-regional health service for the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Shires, with sites at Wonthaggi, Cowes, San Remo.
In order to support our rapidly growing population, we’re growing our services and the complexity of our organisation. This includes adding a new $115 million hospital expansion and renovated facilities to ensure we meet the increasing health care needs of our region.
Contract 0.6EFT-0.8EFT (48-64 hours per fortnight)
Position Summary
We are seeking enthusiastic and eligible Registered Graduate Nurses to particpate in our 2024 Graduate Program commencing February or July 2024 - Your Graduation Program at Bass Coast Health will give you the opportunity to take part in two, six month rotations across a variety of streams at Bass Coast Health’s Wonthaggi and San Remo sites. The BCH GNP provides a supportive environment which through practice and education helps graduates become confident and competent clinicians.

BCH GNP aims to:

• Provide graduates with the clinical practice to develop and refine their knowledge and skills
• Provide a supportive environment to facilitate learning opportunities
• Further develop critical thinking skills
• Cement time management and organisational strategies
• Expand on communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
• Encourage ongoing personal and professional development.

Requirements of the position are:

• Registered Nurse Graduate within their first 12 months of practice
• Have not accepted or completed a Graduate Year at another health service.
• COVID-19 Vaccination in accordance with the Chief Health officer COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions
• Valid Police Check
• Valid Working with Childrens check

Additional Application Requirements for the 2024 RN Graduate Program:

• A one-page Cover Letter outlining why you have selected Bass Coast Health for your Graduate Year. Cover letter must include your computer match candidate number and two areas of clinical interest.
• A Resume containing your contact details, employment history and list of clinical placements.
• A certified copy of your most recent academic transcript with a key to results.
• Certified copies of your two most recent clinical summative appraisals. BCH is able to accept one second year clinical appraisal if necessary.
• Two clinical references who can describe your Nursing practice. Please consider the following when selecting your referees:
• A referee must be a person who has worked directly with you on clinical placement such as an Educator, Preceptor or a Senior Nurse.
• Applicants who have worked as Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) may also nominate clinical supervisors (i.e. Unit Managers, Associate Unit Managers) from their RUSON employment or placements as one of their referees.

Please address any queries to Learning and Development Graduate Coordinator Jo O’Connor - graduatecoordinator@basscoasthealth.org.au
Bass Coast Health celebrates and supports our employees and community and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. BCH welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as LGBTIQ+ and people with disability.
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