2021 Graduate Programs

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Djerriwarrh Health Services

Bacchus Marsh Campus

Melton Health

Community Health Centres

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Our Values

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Our catchment

• City of Melton and Moorabool Shire

• Rapidly growing diverse population

• Located on the urban fringe, straddling both

metropolitan and semi-rural boundaries

• Bacchus Marsh is a picturesque town fit for all foodie

and nature lovers - excellent local produce, café’s and

close to state forest and gorges.

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Capital Development

• Melton Health and Community Services

Building Project – completed 2018

• Maternity Renovation Project – completed

2019

• Theatre Redevelopment – completed 2019

• Level III Special Care Nursery – completed

2019

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Graduate Nurse Programs

•3 rotations at Djerriwarrh Health Services

•1 rotation at Ballarat Health ServicesCollaborative

Stream

•6 months Theatre OR Renal Dialysis

•2 x 3 month rotations at Bacchus MarshSpecialist Stream

8 Positions in total for 2021

4 positions

4 positions

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Collaborative Stream

Commencing early January 2021

4 x 3 month rotations including:-

Medical Surgical Unit

Theatre Services (PACU)

Grant Lodge Residential Care

Medical Oncology - Ballarat Health Services

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Specialist Stream

6 months Theatre Services (scrub/scout role)

ORRenal Dialysis Unit Melton Health

3 months Medical/Surgical Unit

3 months Grant Lodge Residential Care

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Graduate Midwifery Programs

• Integrated Midwifery Unit – Bacchus Marsh

• Medical Surgical Unit – Bacchus Marsh

• Maternity Services – Western Health

Combined Nursing & Midwifery

Stream

• Integrated Midwifery Unit – Bacchus Marsh

• Maternity Services – Western HealthMidwifery

Stream

4 Positions in total for 2021

3 positions

1 position

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Employment Contracts

Graduates are provided with:-

• Fixed term 12 month employment contracts;

• Contracted to 0.84FTE (64 hours per fortnight);

• Rotating roster – includes AM/PM/Nights, weekends and public holidays;

• 5 weeks of annual leave;

• Paid graduate specific study days;

• Professional Development Leave (4 days);

• Salary packaging available through Advantage Salary Packaging

• Car Leases available through SmartLease.

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Commencement Dates

General Nursing Stream – early January 2021

Combined Nursing Midwifery Program – early January 2021

Midwifery Program – early January 2021

Primary Care Nursing Stream – late February

All dates to be confirmed!

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Clinical Areas at DjHS

Medical Surgical Ward

18 bed inpatient ward incorporating

specialties of:-

MedicalSurgical (ortho, urology,

plastics, ENT, paediatric

ENT, gynaecology, general)

Palliative Care

Detoxification

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Clinical Areas at DjHS

Theatre ServicesBrand new Theatre complex opened in

June 2019

3 theatres, 1 endoscopy, PACU and third stage recovery.

Incorporating specialties of ortho,

urology, plastics, ENT, Paediatric ENT,

gynaecology, general and obstetrics.

Depending on stream, graduate nurses

are allocated to PACU or scrub/scout role.

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Clinical Areas at DjHS

Grant Lodge

Public funded, 30 bed residential aged

care facility

Provides quality high level nursing care in

a home-like environment

Set learning objectives have been

developed to provide the Graduate

Nurse an opportunity to recognize &

develop the skills required to effectively

work as a Registered Nurse (in-charge) in

Residential Care.

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Clinical Areas at DjHS

Renal DialysisRenal Dialysis provides a

haemodialysis service to patients in

an ambulatory care setting.

The unit has a 12 chair capacity

which accommodates 48 patients

The Graduate Nurse is provided

with a 12 day training package to

learn the skills to function safely and independently in the renal

dialysis unit.

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Clinical Areas at DjHS

Maternity Services

• 6 birth suites, 8 postnatal beds.

• Antenatal Assessment Unit- foetal

surveillance, iron transfusions.

• Our approach promotes pregnancy and

childbirth as a normal healthy life event.

• Supportive care for healthy women with

uncomplicated pregnancies from 1st

antenatal visit to first week at home visit.

• Accept low risk women from 37 + weeks.

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• Collaborative teams of Midwives, Medical

and Allied Health

• Obstetric registrar and consultant,

Anaesthetist and Paediatrician on call

24/7

• Graduate Midwives have the opportunity

to work in our integrated unit and across

antenatal clinic, birth suite, postnatal care,

domiciliary care and special care nursery

with supernumerary time in each area

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Clinical Areas external to DjHS

Medical Oncology – Ballarat Health

Provides oncology and haematology services to

the patients of Ballarat and the Grampians region.

Includes managing solid tumours such as breast

cancer, bowel cancer, lung cancer and others,

leukaemias, lymphomas and myelomas.

The Graduate Nurse will be supported by the

Clinical Education Team at Ballarat Health Service.

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Clinical Areas external to DjHS

Maternity Services – Western Health

20 maternity delivery rooms, 237 beds, 39

special care nursery cots, four theatres

and additional clinics.

The Graduate will undertake a 3 month

rotation as part of the Graduate

Midwifery Exchange Program enabling

the graduate midwife to experience

midwifery practice in both tertiary and

regional health services.

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Orientation Program

• Paid time

• Staff induction + graduate specific orientation days

• Collaborative Stream - Shared orientation with BHS and DjHS

• Content includes:

• Workplace preparation (Emergency Responses, Quality

and Safety, Health and Wellbeing, HR processes)

• Review and refresh clinical skills/documentation

• Preparedness for your transition into the clinical

environment

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Study Day Program

• 5 paid study days scheduled throughout the year

• Mixture of simulation, lecture and group based learning

• Facilitated by the Education Team, utilising internal and

external clinical experts

• Aim to build on your current knowledge and skill base

• Midwifery graduates will attend all midwifery specific training –

PROMPT, Antenatal Study Day, FSEP, Breastfeeding Study Day,

Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation

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Clinical Support

• Preceptorship Model

• Unit Managers

• Clinical Support Nurses

• Midwifery Educator

• Graduate Coordinator

• Minimum of 2 supernumerary days at each change of

rotation.

• Additional training days in Theatre and Renal Dialysis.

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Application Process

• Nominate Djerriwarrh Health Services amongst your 4

preferences via PMCV Allocation and Placement Service

(APS) website

• Submit an online application via our website:

https://djhs.recruitmenthub.com.au/Vacancies/

Applications open 13 July 2020 and close 5 August 2020.

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Application documents

• Cover Letter (please include preference of stream)

• Resume (with photo embedded within document).

Please include a list of all undergraduate clinical

placements (location, type, hours).

• Certified true copy of your Academic Transcript (with

key attached).

• Copies of 2 recent Clinical Assessment Tools (at least

one from an acute placement).

• Contact details (phone and corporate email addresses)

of 2 referees (as nominated on your PMCV - Allocation

and Placement Service registration).

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Hints and Tips

Cover Letter

• Address your application to the Graduate Coordinator.

• This is our first impression of you…intrigue us to want to

know more about you!

• Be specific about our health service – what has attracted

you to our health service? Why are we a good fit for you

and your career aspirations?

• Link your experience to the position you are applying for.

• Limit your cover letter to one page.

• Ensure you use correct grammar.

• Please include your preference of nursing stream.

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Hints and Tips

Resume

• Ensure your contact details are correct – include your

phone number and email address.

• Write a statement about your career objective/aspirations.

• Be clear and concise – list your undergraduate clinical

placements in a simple table format.

• When listing your employment history – every year

should be accounted for!

• Ensure you list the same referees as you nominated on your PMCV – Allocation and Placement Service

registration.

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Hints and Tips

As part of the online application, you will be required to address the:

• Key Selection Criteria. The Key Selection Criteria can be

found within the Position Statement.

• Organisations Values. How will you work within our values?

Our online recruitment system (talent propeller) will only allow

you to upload 2 files to your application – it is recommended to

combine cover letter, CV and academic transcript into one file

and clinical assessment tools into the second file.

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Interview Process

Allow 1.5 hours for total process

Interviews will be held late August/early September

You will be notified by email of your allocated interview

date/time.

DjHS is currently exploring options for virtual interviews if

social distancing rules continue to be implemented to

stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Why choose Djerriwarrh Health Services?

• You will be welcomed into friendly and supportive teams;

• We have the flexibility to offer a personalised approach,

tailored to your individual needs and interests;

• You will be exposed to a diverse range of clinical

experiences;

• We are a rapidly expanding health service committed to

growing our own workforce.

• It is exciting to work in a Regional Health setting!

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Opportunities post program

• We work closely with you to identify and work towards

meeting your career aspirations.

• We work closely with HR and managers to identify

suitable vacancies within our workforce;

• Foundational programs are being developed in specialty

areas;

• We have a commitment to grow our own workforce!

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Additional Information

Chelsea Cornford

Student and Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator

Chelsea.Cornford@djhs.org.au

03 5367 9824

Claire Josephs

Midwifery Educator

ClaireJ@djhs.org.au

03 5367 9882

Our Websitewww.djhs.org.au