PENINSULA HEALTH Information sessions When: Wednesday 25 June 2014 Where: Academic Centre at Frankston Hospital Times: • 10:00am • 2:00pm • 7:00pm Please RSVP on 9784 7732 for tours and catering All enquiries Prospective graduates are welcome to contact the Continuing Education and Development Unit (CEDU) to discuss the programs further or to organise a facility tour. Peninsula Health CEDU PO Box 52 FRANKSTON VIC 3199 Telephone: 03 9784 7732 Email: [email protected]SERVICE INTEGRITY COMPASSION RESPECT EXCELLENCE Peninsula Health PO Box 52 Frankston Victoria 3199 Australia Telephone 03 9784 7777 www.peninsulahealth.org.au Graduate Nurse and Midwife Programs 2015
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Peninsula HealtH
Information sessions
When: Wednesday 25 June 2014
Where: Academic Centre at Frankston Hospital
Times:
• 10:00am
• 2:00pm
• 7:00pm
Please RSVP on 9784 7732 for tours and catering
All enquiriesProspective graduates are welcome to contact the Continuing Education and Development Unit (CEDU) to discuss the programs further or to organise a facility tour.
Peninsula Health CEDU PO Box 52 FRANKSTON VIC 3199
S e rv i c e i n t e g r i t y c o m pa S S i o n r e S p e c t e x c e l l e n c e
Peninsula Health PO Box 52Frankston Victoria 3199 AustraliaTelephone 03 9784 7777www.peninsulahealth.org.au
Graduate Nurse and Midwife Programs 2015
Choosing Peninsula HealthAt Peninsula Health, our nurses and midives pride themselves on their skills, expertise and compassion.
Theytakeanactiveroleinmakingwhatisoftenadifficultexperience,abetterexperience, for patients and their families. They do this whilst delivering quality, contemporary, nursing and midwifery practice.
WorkingatPeninsulaHealthoffersdiversity,flexibilityandaccesstoarangeofpostgraduate and professional development opportunities. We understand that ourstaffleadbusylifestylesandarecontinuouslylookingtowardsmoreflexibleoptionstomakeworkmoremanageable.
We provide graduate nurses, graduate midwives and nurses taking part in postgraduate study programs, a supportive work environment and have senior nurse/midwife mentors to help encourage and guide their professional journeys.
Peninsula Health welcomes dynamic, expert and compassionate nurses and midwives who want to make a positive difference to a patient’s experience. I look forward to supporting you in the privileged role of caring for our community.
Jan Child CheifOperatingOfficer Executive Director of Nursing
General employmentSearching for nursing positions at Peninsula Health
Toaccess:Clickonthe‘Careers’tab,followedby‘EmploymentOpportunities’ and select ‘Search Vacancies’.
Nurse Bank & Pool: The program comprises of casual Nurse Banks staff or contracted Nurse Pool with guaranteed shifts as per contractual arrangement. Both areas provide nursing staff diversity, with opportunities to work in different areas of the health service. Please contact Peninsula Health’s Recruitment and Training Coordinator, Nursing Workforce Unit on 9788 1432 for any further information.
Permanent employment following your graduate year
Peninsula Health actively assists graduate nurses looking for employment within the networktofindopermanentpositions.
This process starts during the last half of your program. The Continuing Education & Development Unit (CEDU) helps you to liaise with the Nursing Workforce Department and Nurse Unit Managers.
From there it is up to you where you would like your career to take you.
At Peninsula Health there are numerous opportunities to enhance your clinicalknowledgeandpractice.Youhavetheabilitytoattendstudydays, courses such as Critical Care Transition Program.
ThepossibilityexistsforyoutoadvanceyourcareerbybecomingaClinicalNurseSpecialist, Associate Nurse Unit Manager or Nurse Unit Manager.
Withtheeverexpandingboundariesthatnursinghastooffer,youneverknow where you may end up. Why not take that journey with Peninsula Health?
Please discuss your interest of future employment with Nurse Unit Managers or membersofCEDUthroughoutyourgraduateyear.
Graduate progam applicationsAll applicants must registered in the Computer Match system.
AllapplicationstoPeninsulaHealthmustbesubmittedonlinebetweenFriday6June and midnight on Sunday 27 July 2014 at www.peninsulahealth.org.au
Allrequirementsarelistedonthe‘HowtoApply’guidelinesavailableonline. These include:
1. A one page covering letter
2. A concise resume
3. Two relevant and recent clinical references using the template provided (or the names of two clinical referees for the Mental Health program).
4. Most recent Academic Transcript with key to results (where credit is given for previousstudies,anAcademicTranscriptcoveringthosesubjectsmustbeprovided)
5. Three relevant and recent clinical appraisal summaries
Applicantsofferedaninterviewwillbesentandemailinvitingyoutoselectaninterview date and time using an online system.
All applicants must meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board English languageregistrationstandardpriortoFriday1Sepembertobeconsideredforthe program.
AllNurses/MidwivesenteringtheGraduateProgramsmustberegisteredwith Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) prior to commencement.
Note—Please ensure you select the correct program/stream.
Who we arePeninsula Health provides comprehensive health services to meet the needs of residents and visitors to the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas. Services and facilities are continually expanding in response to the region’s rapidly growing population.
Peninsula Health comprises924beds,including529acute,311continuingcareand 84 mental health across multiple sites.
Acute health providesmedical,surgical,obstetric,paediatricandpalliativecareservices,supportedbyamodernOperatingSuite,IntensiveandCoronaryCareUnits and Emergency Department at Frankston Hospital. General medical and surgicalandemergencyservicesareprovidedatRosebudHospital.
Mental Health services providebothinpatientandcommunitybasedpsychiatriccare. Services include acute care, recovery, longer term care, youth mental health, clinicalliaison,primarymentalhealthandrehabilitationwithinamentalhealthcontext.
Community and Continuing Care isthesubacutedivisionofPeninsulaHealth.Itprovidesdynamicinpatientrehabilitation,geriatricevaluationandmanagement,incorporatingoutpatientrehabilitation,aged,disabilityandcommunitybasedprograms. Peninsula Health provides innovative programs for falls prevention, diabetes,continenceanddementia.
Maternity services
TheWomen’sHealthUnitcatersforwomenduringtheirpregnancy,birthandpostnatal period. Clients are provided with the opportunity to choose their model ofcareincludingteammidwifery.AnAmbulatoryCareClinicisalsolocatedwithinthe Women’s Health Unit.
Graduate Nurses and Midwives awarded for excellence Jess Mayers knows a thing or two aboutnursinghavingworkedintheindustryforover6yearsbeforecompleting her graduate year at Frankston Hospital.
Havingwantedtobecomeanursesince she was in high school, Jess says that it was the idea of helping people in the community that lead her becominganurse.
“My mum is a personal carer, when I was younger I saw the way that she wasabletohelppeopleinherjobandthe positive impact it had on them,” said Jess.
Starting out as a personal carer, Jess then went on to complete her Enrolled NursestudiesbeforemovingtoWestern Australia where she worked with remote communities whilst completing her Registered Nurse studies.
Aftermovingbackhome,JessjoinedPeninsula Health for her graduate year whereshewasabletouseherexperiencetoexcelinherfield.
Along with other Peninsula Health graduate and post graduate Nurses and Midwives, Jess was recognised for her achievements at an awards ceremony held at Frankston Hospital in late January.
Each year Peninsula Health Nurse Educators and Nurse Managers are invited to nominategraduateswhotheybelievehavedemonstratedexcellenceinnursingbothclinicallyandprofessionallyduringtheirgraduateyear.
Jess was announced as the winner of the Graduate Nursing Award of Excellence.
“The team at Peninsula Health were great. I got so much support and the educators were always there to help. I’ve even recommended them to a few friends already,” said Jess.
Other award winners recognised were: Katrina Guillot for The Mental Health Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Jess Kahan for The Graduate Midwifery Award of Excellence and Charissa Code for The Margaret Brazier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Critical Care.
Post graduate studiesPeninsula Health and the Continuing Education and Development Unit provide a varietyofpostgraduatecoursesincollaborationwithMonash,DeakinandLaTrobeUniversities. We offer supported and comprehensive clinical experiences with dedicated Nurse Educators that supplement the theoretical component which is undertakenatyourchosenUniversity.Youwillfindtheclinicalstaffattheward level are also friendly and supportive and in partnership with you and the educators,seektoprovideyouwiththebestlearningexperiencesothatyou can gain the most from your course.
Our Postgraduate courses on offer include:• Acute Medical/Surgical Nursing• Cardiac Care• CriticalCareatMonashUniversity,DeakinUniversityandLaTrobeUniversity• EmergencyatMonashUniversity,DeakinUniversityandLaTrobeUniversity• IntensiveCareatMonashUniversityandLaTrobeUniversity• Mental Health at Monash University• Midwifery at Monash University and Deakin University• Peri-operativeatDeakinUniversityandLaTrobeUniversity
We hold interviews late in the year and advertise this via our employment arm of ourwebsite.Scholarshipsmaybeavailableforapplicantsmeetingpre-determinedDepartmentofHealthcriteria.Formorespecificinformationaboutthea bovecoursespleasecontacttherelevantUniversityortheContinuingEducationandDevelopment Unit
General ProgramThe Peninsula Health Graduate Nurse Program is a 52 week program commencingon2February2015.Fulltime(includingADO)andparttime(eightshiftsperfortnight)positionsareavailable.Alimitedmidyearintakeisavailable.Students interested in the mid year intake must apply through Computer Match to be guaranteed a mid year position.
Clinical rotations will include morning and afternoon shifts and in some areas may alsoincludenightshifts.Annualleavewillbeprogrammedintotheclinicalrotation.
Professional development A theoretical component (in the format of paid continuing professional developmentdays)isprovided.Theprogramcontentreflectsthelearningneedsofthebeginningpractitioner.AthreedaygraduatenursespecificOrientationProgram is also provided. All Graduate Nurses have access to a dedicated e-Learning page including a communication forum. All Graduates complete three small, clinically-relevant projects.
ThroughouttheyearGraduateswillbeassistedtodevelopaProfessionalPortfolio.ThePortfoliowillenabletheGraduatetodemonstrateprogressthroughout the program, highlight achievements as well as meeting Continuing
Professional Development standards for Registration.
General Stream — Core rotations are in medical/surgical units.Electiverotationsareavailablein:• Child and Adolescent Unit (Paediatrics)• Continuing Care of the Aged Patient (Evaluation & Management)• Coronary Care• Emergency department• Intensive Care• MentalHealth(ifavailable)• Palliative Care• Perioperative (Operating Suite)• Rehabilitation• Special Care Nursery
Clinical rotations will include morning and afternoon shifts and in some areas may alsoincludenightshifts.Annualleavewillbeprogrammedintotheclinicalrotation.Thesub-acutestreamisconductedconcurrentlywiththegeneralprogram.Bothstreams share the same orientation program, e-learning portal and education days.
Withtheacuityofpatientswithinthesub-acuteareasincreasing,graduateswillhavetheopportunitytoconsolidatebothacuteandrehabilitation-orientatedskills.Graduates within this stream work closely with the allied health team to develop a truly holistic approach to care. There is a strong focus on Person Centred Care thatenablesGraduateNursestotrulyengagewiththepatientsandtheirfamilies,creatingamorepositiveexperienceforthepatientsandagreatersenseofjobsatisfaction for Graduates.
Throughteamleadingrolesandresponsibilities,GraduateNursesdevelopstrongleadershipqualities.TheserolesandresponsibilitiesassistGraduatesindeveloping effective communication, time management and prioritisation skills whilst creating a sense of worth through the inclusive team approach that exists withinsub-acuteareas.
MidwiferyThe program is designed to allow Midwifery Graduates to consolidate their learning within Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent Health at Frankston Hospital. Theprogramrunsover52weekscommencingon2February2015.Full-time(includingADO)andpart-time(eightshiftsperfortnight)positionsareavailable.
Professional development Continuing professional development includes paid study days with a focus on MidwiferyspecificeducationincludingsessionsintheSimulationCentre.
Women’s Health Unit inpatient services• 9birthingsuites• 28postnatal/antenatalbeds• Female medical/surgical patients• AmbulatoryCareClinic
Special Care Nursery
• Accredited Level 2 • 13 -18 cot unit
Women’s services• Midwife antenatal Clinic• Specialty midwives Clinic• Young women’s Clinic• Mid home care• Breast feeding support service• Women’s health clinic
AfourweekrotationtoTeamMidwiferywillofferlowriskbirthingandafourweekrotation to Women’s Services will provide experience in Midwives Clinic.
During the second half of the Graduate Program, an elective rotation of 2 weeks totheSpecialCareNurserymaybepossible.
Mental HealthMental Health nursing is an interesting and challenging area of nursing. It requires acombinationofclinicalandinterpersonalskillstopromoteanindividual’swellbeingandrecovery.
Mental Health nurses work in a variety of settings, including acute inpatient units (adult and aged), recovery programs, community teams (adult and aged), youth services and emergency departments.
Professional development All new Graduate Nurses will complete an orientation program incorporating all mandatory training and recovery training. Graduate Nurses are supported in their development with monthly study days covering a range of mental health topics and regular clinical supervision.
Mental Health clinical rotationsThree clinical rotations• 2 West- Acute adult inpatient• 1 West - Acute aged inpatient • Community Care Units One elective rotation from a choice of:
• CLEARS - Adult Community Team• CLIPS - Triage and Emergency Department assessments• Youth Mental Health Service• Aged Persons Mental Health Community Team
Each area of clinical placement is worth credit points towards the Graduate DiplomainNursing(MentalHealth)withMonashUniversity.Objectivesandassessmentsforeachareaandadditionalassessmentsaretobecompletedtoreceive the credit points.
The remaining credit points are completed through course work with Monash University.Thiscoursemustbecompletedwithintwoyearsofcommencingthe graduate year.
