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Nursing and Midwifery

GradStart and MidStartprograms2021

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Welcome to Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Services

Our experienced team will support you to build on the foundations of your university studies to a nursing or midwifery career filled with possibilities.

Our supported and facilitated program will give you opportunities to work across a range of clinical specialties to develop and consolidate your skills, knowledge and practice.

Sydney, it’s your Local Health District

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Balmain Hospital

A specialised aged care and rehabilitation hospital, Balmain provides you the opportunity to develop skills in the assessment and treatment of medical conditions in the older person.

It is forecast that the number of Australians aged 65 years and over will more than double over the next 40 years. Comprehensive and multidisciplinary aged care will be a priority for all health services.

2021 Sydney Local Health District GradStart and Midstart programs and opportunities

University of Tasmania (UTAS) Affiliation

In 2021 we will partner with UTAS University to provide you with a unique opportunity to complete the UTAS Clinical Honours Transition to Practice qualification while working part time (32 hpw) in a Sydney Local Health District Transition to Professional Practice (GradStart) program. This 12 month Commonwealth-supported course is at minimal cost to the student.

The Clinical Honours qualification provides two units of credit towards the UTAS Specialisation – Professional Honours qualification. The Professional Honours qualification is over two years and equivalent to a first year Graduate Certificate and second year Graduate Diploma level. The Professional Honours then leads into a Master’s qualification.

This opportunity provides you with a streamlined pathway to specialisation in an area of your choice.

Research Honours program

This exciting program is an affiliation with Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney and provides participants with a scholarship of $10,000 over two years while they work part-time and complete their Research Honours Qualification. Completing this Honours degree enables nurses to continue into PhD without completing a Masters.

The Program was piloted in 2017 by SLHD Nursing and Midwifery in partnership with Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney. It has been extremely successful and popular resulting in the continuation and enhancement of the program each year.

STREAM(S) OFFERED

Specialist program focusing on aged care, rehabilitation and leadership development

DURATION12 month program:• 3 x 4 month placements

ROTATIONSClinical rotation throughout the Rehabilitation ward and two Aged Care wards.

ORIENTATION

Structured orientation program: • 5 days face-to-face • 6 days supernumerary in the clinical area

INTAKE DATE(S) March 2021

GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Balmain Hospital

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Community Health Services

More than 300 dedicated staff work as part of the Community Health team offering a range of services including Child and Family Health, Youth Health, Sydney District Nursing, Palliative Care, Sexual Health Services and more. Clinical care is provided in patient’s homes and fixed site clinics. Community Health have an active role providing health information and education for the local community at playgroups, day care centres, schools, NGOs and local events.

Canterbury Hospital

Canterbury Hospital is a dynamic metropolitan hospital with a range of services including Emergency Department, Critical Care, Paediatrics, Acute Medical/Geriatrics and Operating Theatres. Canterbury Hospital has been caring for the diverse and rapidly growing community in the Inner West for 90 years.

The multi-skilled staff are at the heart of everything they do, taking pride in working together and providing high quality care to the patients and their families.

STREAM(S) OFFERED Sydney District Nursing

DURATION12 month program — based at one centre (Marrickville Health Centre, Redfern Health Centre, Croydon Health Centre, Concord Hospital or Canterbury Hospital)

SKILL AREAS

A range of complex clinical skills including post-surgical and chronic and complex wound care, chronic respiratory and cardiac care, continence care including catheter management, hospital in the home intravenous therapy, medication and drain management and palliative care.

ORIENTATIONStructured orientation program — 3 weeks skills assessment, on-the-job learning, online learning and a clinical skills teaching day.

INTAKE DATE(S) February 2021

TPP PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Community Health Services

STREAM(S) OFFERED General Nursing

DURATION12 month program:• 2 x 6 month placements (one ward, one specialty)

ROTATIONS

Ward: medical, surgical, aged care medical

Speciality: Emergency Department, operating suites, paediatric, Intensive Coronary Care Unit

ORIENTATION


INTAKE DATE(S) March 2021

GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Canterbury Hospital

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Concord Hospital

Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) offers a comprehensive range of specialty and sub-specialty services including burns, colorectal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, molecular biology and genetic laboratory, aged and extended care, gastroenterology and palliative care. CRGH is committed to ensuring the community has equitable access to high patient quality patient-centred care that is timely, evidence-based, culturally appropriate and efficient.

STREAM(S) OFFERED

General NursingPeri-operative NursingCritical CareAged Care and RehabilitationCancer

DURATION 12 month program: 2 x 6 month placements

ROTATIONS

General Nursing: Rotations include Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Operating Suite, Coronary Care Unit, medical wards, surgical wards, specialist aged care medical wards. Perioperative Nursing: Rotations include Anaesthetics, Scrub/Scout, Recovery and Day of Surgery UnitCritical Care: Rotations include Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Burns Unit and Coronary Care Unit.Aged Care & Rehabilitation: Rotations include Acute Aged care, Rehabilitation and Psychogeriatrics.Cancer: Rotations include Haematology, Oncology and Ambulatory Cancer Unit.

ORIENTATIONStructured orientation program: • 5 days face-to-face • 6 days supernumerary in the clinical area

INTAKE DATE(S) February 2021 and March 2021

GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Concord Hospital

Drug Health Services

Drug Health Services include withdrawal management, stabilisation, opioid substitution treatment, court diversion program, Needle Syringe Program including Primary Health Care Clinic, counselling, substance use in pregnancy and parenting service, hospital consultation and liaison, assertive outreach teams, youth service and a rapid access stimulant clinic.

STREAM(S) OFFERED Drug Health Nursing

DURATION

12 month program: • 1 x 6 month Inpatient Withdrawal Unit placement• 1 x 6 month Outpatient Unit placement

ROTATIONS INCLUDE

Inpatient Withdrawal Unit Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) and

Outpatients Services Canterbury or KGV Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals

ORIENTATION

Structured orientation program: • Face-to-face Competency Support and Induction• Face-to-face training is delivered by

Drug Health Services Nurse Educator utilising CEWD through block education sessions

• 9 days of face-to-face education• First rotation 3 day of DHS Supernumerary Days

on your allocated ward• Second rotation 2 day of DHS Supernumerary Days

on your allocated ward• Attendance DHS Nursing Forum• Preceptor and Buddying to support transition to practice• Clinical Supervision Program• One Day Violence Prevention Management personal safety

(VPM) training


TPP PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Drug Health Services


Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

One of Australia’s premier tertiary referral hospitals, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) is recognised as a worldwide leader in healthcare excellence and innovation. The RPA campus is home to the largest volume of research undertaken within NSW. RPA clinicians have delivered national and international breakthroughs and innovations in clinical care, diagnosis and treatment. On completion of your graduate program, there are a range of professional development options and training programs in highly specialised areas such as Intensive Care, Emergency, Cardiac and advanced GI.

STREAM(S) OFFERED

General NursingPeri-operative NursingCardiac Nursing

DURATION12 month program:• General — 2 x 6 month placements• Peri-operative — 1 x 6 month and 2 x 3 month placements

ROTATIONS

General Nursing: Highly specialised and technical medical and surgical wards including Intensive Care, transplant, colorectal, upper GI, aged care, medical assessment, palliative care, paediatrics, renal and dialysis.

Peri-operative Nursing: perioperative unit, endoscopy, Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics and opportunity to rotate in anesthetic and recovery departments.

Cardiac Nursing: Rotations through Coronary Care, cardiology wards and cardiac services.

ORIENTATION


INTAKE DATE(S) February 2021, March 2021 and May 2021

GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Mental Health Services

Sydney Local Health District’s Mental Health Service is a specialty team, managing and providing public mental health services across the Sydney and Inner City region.

STREAM(S) OFFERED

Mental Health NursingMental Health/General Exchange (Royal Prince Alfred, Concord and Canterbury Hospitals) Mental Health/Drug Health Exchange

DURATION 12 month program

ROTATIONS

Mental Health: 3 x 4 month placements (1 x acute, 2 x other specialties)

Mental Health / General Exchange: 2 x 6 month placements (1 x Mental Health and 1 x medical/surgical in acute hospital ward)

Mental Health / Drug Health Exchange: 2 x 6 month placements (1 x Mental Health and 1 x Drug Health ward)

ORIENTATION AND SUPPORT

Structured orientation program: • 15 dedicated study days• Active preceptorship• 4 day Personal Safety and

Aggression Management Training


GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME SLHD – Mental Health Services


Midwifery Program

Sydney Local Health District offers maternity services at Canterbury and Royal Prince Alfred hospitals.

Canterbury maternity is a diverse and dynamic unit providing a varied range of clinical experiences for all midwives. These include Antenatal Clinic, Birthing Unit, Postnatal Care (as inpatients and in the home), as well as a thriving Midwifery Group Practice. Our team is passionate about providing high level women and family centred care.

RPA maternity is a level 6 tertiary referral hospital providing care to women within the District as well as mothers and babies across NSW who require tertiary level care. RPA has a Midwifery Group Practice and a Team Model of Midwifery provided from the RPA Birth Centre.

STREAM(S) OFFERED Midwifery GradStart Canterbury, Midwifery GradStart RPA

DURATION 12 month program: Usually 4 x 3 month placements

ROTATIONS

Canterbury: Antenatal clinics, Birthing Unit, Postnatal Unit and Special Care Nursery

RPA: Antenatal clinics, delivery ward, Postnatal Unit, Antenatal Unit and on occasion NICU

ORIENTATIONStructured 4 day orientation program: • 2 days supernumerary at the commencement of each

new clinical area


GRADSTART PROGRAM NAME

SLHD – Canterbury Hospital SLHD – Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

STREAM(S) OFFERED MidStart Canterbury, MidStart RPA

DURATION 12 month program: 2 x 6 month placements

ROTATIONSBoth: Antenatal clinics, Birthing Unit/delivery ward, Postnatal Unit, Special Care Nursery, Midwifery Group Practice

ORIENTATIONStructured orientation program: • 8 days face-to-face and supernumerary clinical days



SLHD – Canterbury Hospital SLHD – Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

STREAM(S) OFFERED

Midwifery: RPA and WNSWLHDNursing: RPA, Canterbury and Concord with WNSWLHD

DURATION12 month program• 2 x 6 month placements (one in Sydney Local Health

District and the other in Western NSW Local Health District)

ROTATIONS Specific to hospital

ORIENTATION

Structured orientation program: • 5 days face-to-face• 6 days supernumerary in the clinical area



SLHD – Metro/Rural Exchange: NursingSLHD – Metro/Rural Exchange: Midwifery

Metro-Rural Exchange: Nursing and Midwifery

A unique program in partnership with Western NSW Local Health District allows you to experience the difference between working in the “big city” metropolitan area and also “country” rural areas of NSW.


Applying is easyStart your career with one of the leading local health districts in NSW.

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If you have any questions or would like more information, visit: slhd.nsw.gov.au/nursing

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