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Education

Graduate Nurse Program

General Stream - Graduate Nurse Program

Our general stream graduate nurses participate in a well-structured and highly supportive program that offers many learning and development opportunities.

Overview

  • Two six-month clinical rotations
  • One acute or specialty guaranteed
  • Minimum five paid study days
  • Dedicated supernumerary days for each rotation
  • Graduate education team, as well as ward-based educators
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Whole career opportunities
  • Ongoing employment at the end of the program

Specialties offered to graduates

  • Emergency Department
  • Victorian Liver Transplant Unit
  • Victorian Spinal Cord Service (Acute Spinal)
  • Acquired Brain Injury Unit
  • Cardiac surgery and cardiology
  • Paediatrics
  • Day surgery
  • Radiology
  • Oncology and haematology
  • Neurology (including acute stroke unit)
  • Neurosurgery (including HDU)
  • Renal
  • Respiratory (including HDU and Ventilation Weaning Unit)
  • Colorectal
  • Orthopaedics/plastics
  • General medicine
  • General surgical
  • Urology
  • Palliative care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Spinal rehabilitation
  • Geriatric evaluation and management
  • Day surgery
  • Ambulatory Care Centre
  • Endoscopy
  • Haemodialysis
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