AddressMildura Collaborative Graduate Nurse Program
Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) are seeking Graduate Registered Nurses for the 2025 Mildura Collaborative Graduate Nurse Program.
The Mildura Collaborative Graduate Nurse Program is an initiative between Mildura Base Public Hospital, Mildura Health Private Hospital and Sunraysia Community Health Services.
About Us:
MBPH is a 172- bed (level 1) tertiary teaching hospital, offering services to both public and private patients. We are a major public referral health service for the Northern Mallee sub-region of the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, the far west region of New South Wales, and the Riverland area of South Australia. We are committed to providing exceptional patient care and fostering professional growth for our staff.
Program Overview:
Our Graduate Registered Nurse Program is a structured and comprehensive program that provides recent nursing graduates with the knowledge, skills and support necessary to excel in their nursing careers. The program offers a well-rounded experience, combining hands-on clinical practice, mentorship and ongoing education.
The Mildura Collaborative Graduate Registered Nurse Program offers two intakes. The first intake will commence on 27th January 2025 to 15th February 2026 and the mid-year intake will commence on 10th June 2025 to 21st June 2026. Both intakes offer a 54 Week part-time 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) with option for full-time graduate position.
Program Highlights:
-Three-week extensive Orientation program: You will undergo a thorough orientation program to familiarise yourself with our facility, policies, procedures.
- Supernumerary time at the commencement of each rotation
- Preceptorship: Each participant will be paired with an experienced nurse preceptor who will provide guidance, support, and facilitate learning throughout the program.
- Six additional paid study days to promote and encourage professional development
Rotation options include:
8 months at Mildura Health Private Hospital (Ward and Theatre) and 4 months at Mildura Base Hospital
6 months at Mildura Health Private Hospital (oncology department) and 6 months at Mildura Base Public Hospital Acute wards.
8 months at Mildura Base Public Hospital and 4 months at Sunraysia Community Health Services (District Nursing)
What ongoing opportunities MBPH offer you:
Ongoing career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines – critical care, acute, perioperative, maternity, palliative care and more.
Dedicated Clinical Learning and Development team
Promotion of postgraduate study opportunities and scholarships
A diverse range of skill development programs
Diversity in caseload promoting continual growth and development
Continual feedback and revision provided from your Graduate year and ongoing
About you:
If you have been offered or successful in gaining a graduate year through PMCV, you will be ineligible to apply or be interviewed for this position.
You are currently studying a Bachelor of Nursing and will complete your degree in the academic year January 2024 to March 2025. You meet the PMCV- Allocation’s business rules and are eligible to apply. You have created an account through PMCV at https://gnmp.pmcv.com.au and applied via PMCV. Complete and submitted your application.
To be successful in this position you will:
- align to the Mission and Values at Mildura Base Public Hospital
- display effective interpersonal skills and be able to build rapport with a diverse range of people
- be able to accept professional accountability for own actions
- be able to work and participate within a team
- have a strong commitment to customer service
- provide excellence in person centred care
- demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development
Applicants will be required to obtain, a National Police Check, a Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check and undertake immunisation screening prior to commencement.
Further information regarding these positions can be obtained by contacting:
Courtney Symons Graduate Nurse Educator, Mildura Base Public Hospital Email: ***@mbph.org.au
Application Process:
Please visit: https://gnmp.pmcv.com.au/roles/mildura-base-public-hospital-mildura-health-private-sunraysia-district-nursing-nursing/
Before completing your application gather the following information:
- A cover letter with passport-sized photo attached,
- Curriculum Vitae,
- Two professional Clinical Referees e.g. with whom we can discuss your nursing skills. Please include their email addresses and phone numbers. One previous employer may be non-nursing,
- Academic Transcript,
- All 2nd, and 3rd year clinical reports in their entirety including all reflections, summative, formative assessments, and timesheets.
- All documents must be digitally watermarked or certified
- A statutory declaration for the following documentation:
- Transcript of academic results
- All 3rd year clinical reports & 2nd year clinical evaluations from acute medical/surgical placements. (excluding psychiatric and maternal care placements)
- Australian drivers’ licence
- Please be advised that there is only two tabs to upload documents titled Cover Letter and Resume. We are requesting that you please include your academic transcript at the end of your resume as one document.
- Please email **************@mbph.org.au your other required documents including clinical reports. In the subject matter please include your Full Name and the position that you are supplying for e.g. General, Collaborative or both.
If you have any questions regarding the application process please contact either Courtney – GNP Educator ***@mbpg.org.au or our MBPH Human Resources team **************@mbph.org.au for further assistance.
Closing date for these positions will be as per the PMCV date - that all applications must be submitted by Friday 21st June 2024.
Why Choose MBPH:
The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.
Our People, Our H.E.A.R.T:
Our H E A R T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.
Additional staff benefits:
A location in the centre of town reducing travel times
Free parking on site for all employees
Salary Packaging – Pay less tax
Private Health Insurance Discount Offer
On-site Café
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy
Free healthy snack vending machine
Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year)
At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.
Our membership with ACON Pride in Diversity shows our commitment to building an inclusive workplace.
How we model our values:
MBPH employees are 5% more engaged and satisfied compared to other health services:
84% of our workplace encourage respectful workplace behaviour
7:10 employees live and breathe our MBPH HEART Values
15% increase in Senior Leadership role modelling behaviours and HEART Values
77% of staff say they work together as a team
8% increase on employees recommending MBPH as a great place to work
83% of employees feel culturally safe at work
8:10 say they can be themselves and bring their whole self to work
94% of our employees say they make a worthwhile contribution at work
Further information regarding our organisation: https://www.mbph.org.au/home
Further information regarding Mildura: https://www.visitmildura.com.au/
Further information regarding Mildura Private Hospital: https://www.milduraprivatehospital.com.au/Home.aspx
Further information regarding Sunraysia Community Health Services: https://www.schs.com.au
Closing Date: COB Friday 21st June 2024
