Graduate Nurse Program - Cairns Private Hospital

Cairns Private Hospital is owned by Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty. Ltd and has been fully accredited by the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards (ACHS), since 1986. It is situated centrally within Cairns and is within walking distance to the retail and central business area.

The facility provides a full range of acute services for Tropical Far North Queensland and has a long history of providing for the community. With a licence to operate 141 beds its clinical focus is Cardiology, General Medicine and Surgery, Day Oncology, Day Surgery, Rehabilitation Services, Obstetrics, Renal Dialysis and Sleep Disorder.

We offer a Graduate Nurse Program at Cairns Private Hospital every year which consists of a structured yet flexible. This program offers graduates an opportunity to apply and develop their clinical skills.

Under the guidance and support of Nurse Unit Managers, Educators and Registered Nurses the graduate can experience a diverse range of medical, surgical and specialty placements.

Features of the program include:

• Comprehensive Orientation
• Three Rotations including a Speciality Placement
• Preceptorship
• Study Days
• Feedback Sessions
• Competencies
• Self Directed Learning Packages
• Access to additional in house educational programs

Graduates interested in applying are best to contact:
Dee May,
GradPlus Queensland
Email: mayd@ramsayhealth.com.au

Post Diploma Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Program

Programs run concurrently with the Post Diploma Nurse Program.

Tailor a Program to suit your needs

• Full Time or Part Time (minimum hours required).
• Choose placements in areas of professional interest.

Cairns Private Hospital has incorporated the success factors of our Post Diploma Registered Nurse Program into the Post Diploma Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Program.

Cairns values the contribution the Endorsed Enrolled Nurse role has to the success of the health care team. Therefore we are committed to offering a Post Diploma Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Program that offers opportunity to practice newly acquired skills in a supportive environment.

Our Post Diploma Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Program is six months in length and commences offers flexibility in employment hours and rostering.

The Post Diploma Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Program is able to build on your vocational training through a structured program that incorporates preceptorship, study days, competencies and skills in acute patient care and assessment.

Continued opportunities for ongoing professional development can be attained after the Post Diploma program through role extension competencies and skill development in a variety of specialty areas.

Program Structure
Full Time or Part Time employment (minimum hours required)
The program includes placement in an acute medical or surgical clinical area.
Participants can choose placements in medical and surgical areas of interest depending on vacancies.

Workshops are incorporated into the program and these encourage the Post Diploma to develop skills in areas related to their clinical practice. These workshops are varied and can include Wound Management, Acute Pain Management, Managing a Diabetic patient, Mock Codes, Aggression Minimisation Workshop and other Professional Development Days.

Participants can learn advanced skills and competencies.
Both programs commence at the end of January each year.

Cairns Private Hospital Employee Benefits
Post Diplomas at Cairns Private Hospital have access to all employee benefits:

• Social Club and Employee Benefits Club
• Infection Control (e.g. flu, hepatitis B vaccinations)
• Free Staff Car Parking
• Free Meals

Recruitment for Post Diploma Registered Nurses and Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Programs

Interviews can be conducted in two formats depending on period of recruitment. These formats are as follows:

• The graduate is interviewed individually with two interviewers and asked questions that relate to their previous experience.
• Phone interviews can be organised for graduates that do not live in the Cairns region.
  

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