Job description
"At Opal Health Care, we know that companies don’t succeed, people do." Our purpose is to bring joy to those we care for and our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence reflect that CARE is at the heart of everything we do. With 101 Care Communities and over 13,000 team members nationwide, join us to make a difference!
This is your opportunity to gain tangible, hands on experience working with our residents, their families, clinical services and allied health. Our Graduate Nurse Program is designed to develop your clinical and leadership skills to support your transition to practice.
Our program is designed specifically for the Aged Care sector. You will learn specialised skills such as;
Dementia Care
Palliative Care
Leadership Training
Rotations in Memory Care Neighbourhoods
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Complex clinical skills across a range of comorbidities.
Conflict resolution.
We are growing and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey!
What Opal can offer you?
A structured transition to practice program.
Defined career pathways with dedicated internal support
Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including scholarships for post-graduate studies offering up to $15,000 over 3 years
Future access to our Leadership Programs – RN2CM & Emerging Leaders
Supportive team environment with the best leaders in the sector
Flexibility and work/life balance through a range of shifts
Rapidly growing organisation with national career opportunities
As a Nurse Graduate with us, you will be part of our scholarship program via the Opal Healthcare Academy – this qualifies you for $5,000 payment at the completion of the program which you can use towards your HECS Debt or further studies!
Homepage | Opal Academy (opalhealthcare.com.au)
Who are we looking for?
The best and brightest Registered Nurse graduates who aspire to be future nurse leaders and grow their careers at Opal. We are seeking RN candidates who have:
Graduated University within the last 2 years
Valid AHPRA Registration (or pending)
Completed less than 12 months of paid practical experience as a Registered Nurse
Join our 9th intake of the Opal HealthCare Graduate Nurse Program due to commence on Monday 4th March 2024! Opal HealthCare have refined our Nurse Graduate program over three years and have had over 200 Nurse Graduates join us on their pathway to being our leaders of the future.