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We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care,
mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are
diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.
Over 230 positions over 3 intakes:
January
March July
Pure Streams Rotations General Nursing 2 x 6 month rotations
Mental Health 3 x 4 month rotations
Midwifery All midwifery rotations
Blended Rotations
Nursing/Mental Health
2 x 6 month rotations
Nursing/Midwifery (18 Months)
All midwifery rotations and 1 x 6 month general rotation
Eastern Health & Alexandra District Health
2 x 6 month rotations (1 at EH & 1 at ADH)
General Mental Health Pure Midwifery • Aged medicine: Geriatric and
Evaluation Medicine (GEM) & Rehabilitation
• Cardiac
• Community (Hospital in the Home and District Nursing Service)
• Day surgery
• Dialysis
• Emergency
• Endoscopy
• Medical including the option of pool rotation
• Neurology
• Surgical including the option of pool rotation
• Paediatrics
• Perioperative
• Renal
• Oncology
• Adult inpatient unit
• Aged acute assessment unit
• Adolescent inpatient unit
• Community Care unit
• AOD Detoxification and short term support rehabilitation unit
• Birthing suite
• Postnatal
• Antenatal clinic
• Special Care nursery
• Fetal monitoring
• Lactation
• EPC (Extended Postnatal Care)
Blended Mental Health Blended Midwifery Mental Health (6 months):
• Adult inpatient unit General (6 months):
• Medical
• Surgical
Midwifery (12 months):
• Birthing suite
• Postnatal
• Antenatal clinic
• Special Care nursery
• Fetal monitoring
• Lactation EPC (Extended Postnatal Care) General (6 months):
• Surgical
Alexandra District Health
Acute medical surgical ward & Urgent Care Centre (with opportunities for discovery days in the Operating Theatre, District Nursing or Primary Health)
Eastern Health Rotation: Options are the same as General Nursing
2 x Orientation Days Study Days Preceptors
Clinical Educators Transition to Practice team
0.8 EFT (8 days a fortnight) to maintain work-life balance
Permanent ongoing employment
Opportunities for career development programs
Honours Programs Graduate
Representative Committee Graduate
Ambassadors Peer Support
Eastern Health offers 2 pathways to experience a Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program. The first option is known as
the P (Pure) Mental Health Program. The second option is known as the PG (blended) General Nursing/Mental Health
Program.
The P stream is designed for the novice nurse who sees themselves developing their career specifically as a mental
health nurse. This program is designed to consolidate and broaden their experience and knowledge of mental
health. This stream allows for graduate nurses to experience 3 clinical rotations within different areas and age
spectrums of mental health. Graduates enrolled in this stream can also request to rotate through specialized areas such
as the adolescent mental health inpatient unit, the AOD detoxification and short term support unit (Wellington House)
and also rotations are available to Eastern Health’s mental health community care units.
The PG stream combined program is designed for novice nurses who want to further explore both a mental health
rotation as well as a rotation within the general nursing setting. This program gives graduates an opportunity to
experience both mental health and general nursing (6 month rotation in each) and is a suitable program for graduates
who would like to further consolidate skills in both of these areas or for those who remain undecided about their career
path.
Formal agreements for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) have been established with a number of universities in order
to support all novice learners who have completed a mental health transition to practice pathway. Completion of a
Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program also allows eligibility to Eastern Health’s Mental Health Post Graduate Nurse
Program which has been designed to support nurses through their post graduate studies and offer further clinical
experience into a variety of mental health community settings including: Mobile Support and Treatment Team, Spectrum
Statewide Service, Community Care Unit and several other clinical areas.
Eastern Health offers 2 Graduate Midwifery Programs. The first option is known as the Pure stream Midwifery Program.
The second option is known as the Blended Midwifery/Nursing Program.
The Pure stream Graduate Midwifery program is 12 months in duration. This option is designed to offer experience in
Ante Natal Clinic, Birth Suite, Post Natal Ward, and Special Care Nursery as well as supernumerary time in the Fetal
Monitoring Unit, Extended Post Natal Care and Lactation Services. Our Pure Stream gives the Midwifery Graduate at
Eastern Health experience across their full scope of practice and is offered at The Angliss and Box Hill Hospitals.
The Blended Graduate Midwifery /Nursing Program is available for those with a double degree in Nursing and Midwifery
and is 18 months in duration. It includes experience in all of the same areas as Pure Midwifery, plus a 6 month surgical
nursing rotation. The Midwifery component is offered at The Angliss and Box Hill Hospitals. The nursing component is
offered at The Angliss, Box Hill or Maroondah Hospitals.
The intake for Pure Midwifery is January, and in our Blended Program there is a January and July intake.
We pride ourselves on our kind and supportive approach to our Graduates while encouraging them to grow in their
confidence, independence and ability throughout the program.
Our information sessions will be online this year. They will inform you about: • Our graduate program • Recruitment processes including support with application and interview tips • Opportunities for you as an Eastern Health employee.
It is a great chance for you to meet and ask questions with Transition to Practice team. Tickets are free, but do need to be pre-booked via Eventbrite (see website for link). Once the final session has been held, we will also upload a session to our website for those that missed out. Dates & times for 2021 Eastern Health Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Program information sessions:
• Thursday 4th June 2020 at 4pm
• Thursday 11th June 2020 at 10am
• Tuesday 16th June 2020 at 4pm
• Tuesday 23rd June 2020 at 10am
• Tuesday 30th June 2020 at 4pm Click below to access the recorded session!
https://vimeo.com/436278854/fa68636c53
You are welcome to apply for more than one (1) stream at Eastern Health. However please be aware that each pathway
applied for is considered one preference on PMCV Allocation and Placement Service (APS).
For example: If an applicant applies for two (2) pathways (they will use two (2) out of the four (4) preferences on
PMCV/APS.) If you are applying for more than one (1) stream, you will only need a single application to be submitted,
and only attend one (1) interview.
How to Apply
Applying to the Graduate Nurse and Midwifery Program at Eastern Health is a 2 step process. Applicants must apply to
Allocation Placement Service (PMCV) - https://allocations.pmcv.com.au/.
Applications must also be received online via Eastern Health’s online recruitment website, Mercury –
https://eh.mercury.com.au/ -
with the exception of application for the ADH/EH pathway, please visit
http://www.alexandrahospital.org.au/index.php?page=graduate-nurse-program for further details.
Eastern Health will be utilising the SONRU platform through PMCV Allocation and Placement Service as part of
the application process.
Information for Non-PMCV
Non-PMCV applications for 2021 are now closed. Being a public health service, we are bound by the rules of PMCV,
and as such, we will be unaware how many vacancies we will have for non-PMCV positions until the match process is
complete, in October.
Please note if you are eligible for PMCV APS you must apply to Eastern Health via PMCV. If unsure if you are eligible
for the PMCV computer match process, please visit the PMCV website: https://allocations.pmcv.com.au/
Employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Eastern Health is proud of its significant achievements in the delivery of health care services to the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander community. We are committed to closing the gap in health outcomes and life expectancy for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Eastern Health is growing its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce within a culturally safe environment, with
recognition and support of culturally significant events and the provision of safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander staff and students to share yarning and social time. Eastern Health encourages the presentation of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people for health treatment, through building relationships and partnerships with, and respect
for, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
The Eastern Health Graduate and Aboriginal Cadetship programs, offer Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health graduates
and students with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, guaranteed interviews and culturally respectful
support when applying to Eastern Health for employment.
The basics:
✓ 1 page cover letter
✓ 2 page maximum resume/CV
✓ Most up to date certified copy of academic transcript available including key (we do accept E-Quals)
✓ Also attach the legend/grading key for your academic transcript (as this can differ between Edu providers)
✓ 2 Clinical appraisals*see below for further details
✓ 2 referees – x1 Clinical (from placement) x1 Personal (part-time work/volunteer)
Note: References should be included both on your CV and entered directly to e-mercury when applying
Additional information regarding clinical appraisals:
✓ Include your most recent appraisals, that are relevant to your pathway (see table below)
✓ Upload overall/final/summative appraisal for placement (not formative)
✓ Include the cover page – details of where/when the placement was
✓ Include rating scale e.g. Bondy scale or equivalent
✓ Include Clinical Educators/Preceptors and your comments
Note: Do not include individual skills assessments.
From which placement should you provide your Clinical Appraisal tool?
Pathway applying for: Acute Mental Health
Midwifery
General x2 (most recent)
Mental Health x1 x1
Blended Mental Health x1 x1
Midwifery x2
Blended Midwifery x2
Combined Rural and Metropolitan (ADH)
x2 (most recent)
Important things to remember in your Graduate Application:
• Please address your application to: Michelle Rutherford, Director – Pre registration and Transition to
Practice Programs
• It is not a requirement to have attended a placement with Eastern Health to apply for a graduate position
• All documentation should be scanned as part of the online application (through mercury), and can be amended
on mercury before the advertisement closes
• We do not accept paperwork which is posted or emailed directly to us
• You will be asked to attach a photo to your online application. This does not need to be a ‘professional’ passport
photo, however it would be appreciated if this a similar style (shoulders up, plain background etc).
Interviews
If your application meets the initial screening requirements, you will be invited to attend an interview. In 2020, due to
social distancing restrictions in place with COVID-19, our Eastern Health interviews will be conducted remotely. More
information will be provided in regards to this closer in the application period.
Successful Applicants via PMCV
Based on your results of application & interview, as well as your personal ranking of health services, you may be
matched with a position at Eastern Health. The ‘matching’ of applicants is completed by PMCV – Computer Match and
provided to the health services at the same time as applicants. If successful, you will be soon contacted via our
Transition to Practice Team.
If you are unsuccessful via PMCV
All Health services in Victoria who have vacancies are notified of any unmatched candidates. If Eastern Health do have
vacancies, the Transition to Practice Team will review and offer directly to unmatched applicants, or applicants who did
not apply through PMCV computer match but have been shortlisted following interview. Any unfilled positions after this
process will be advertised on the website.
Mon 13 July Eastern Health Job ad goes LIVE on EH Mercury
Opening date to register with APS/PMCV
Weds 5 August Eastern Health job advert closes
APS/PMCV applications close
10 Aug – 25 Sept
Interviews & selection process
Fri 25 Sept Closing date to re-order preferences through APS/PMCV
Mon 19 October APS/PMCV match day!
Who do I address my cover letter to?
Michelle Rutherford, Director – Learning & Teaching & Transition to Practice Programs
Does my academic transcript have to be certified?
Yes – your academic transcript must be certified. We do also accept equals – please ensure when uploading this you
download and save the file prior (as we cannot access your web link).
What if I don’t have a non-clinical referee?
We ask you to provide us with 2 referees – 1 x clinical and 1 non-clinical (employer/volunteer). If you do not have a non-
clinical reference, please provide us with 2 x clinical.
Can I apply for more than 1 pathway?
Of course! Please just remember that each stream you apply for will go towards your preferences in PMCV/APS.
Will I need to submit 2 applications?
No – If you are applying for 2 Eastern Health streams, you will only need to submit 1 application in EH Mercury. You are
welcome to mention this in your cover letter if you like.
Do I get to select which intake I would like to be a part of?
Your intake start date may depend on when your final results are released. It may also depend on which stream you are
interested in (for example, Mental Health positions only commence in January & March). If you are successful, we also
provide you with a survey prior to allocating you an intake and a site, where you can provide us with your preferences.
How many positions are available in the Eastern Health Graduate Program?
We have over 230 positions in total.
Will I get to choose which hospital I work at Eastern Health?
All successful applicants are employed by Eastern Health, meaning you may be allocated to any Eastern Health site.
Our Transition to Practice team work very hard to ensure each graduate is allocated to a site which is not only close to
home, but offers your preference for clinical area. You may rotate to different sites during your Grad Year, which gives
you the best clinical experience throughout our areas.
What accommodation options are there in Alexandra for the Eastern Health/Alexandra District Health pathway?
During your 6 months at Alexandra, fully furnished accommodation is available for the Graduate Nurses at a subsidised
cost. This is located next door to the hospital site.
How do I apply for the Alexandra District Health /Eastern Health stream?
You will still apply through PMCV, however applications will be sent directly through to Alexandra District Health. More
information can be found on their website (listed a few pages above). You are also welcome to contact Tash to discuss
this stream further - [email protected]
How many hours do grads work per week?
We offer a 0.8 EFT to Graduates, which means you work 8 shifts per fortnight. This helps to maintain work/life balance
throughout your Grad year.
What happens when you finish your Grad year?
All Graduates are employed on a permanent contract, which means that at the conclusion of your grad year, you have
ongoing employment with Eastern Health. We support you in starting a career with us, not just a Graduate Year.
Do you offer Post-Graduate opportunities?
Yes! More information on Transition to Specialty Practice (TSPs) and Post Graduate Studies can be found here:
https://www.easternhealth.org.au/careers/nursing-midwifery/ongoing-education
Where can I find more information?
Please follow us @easternhealthgraduates on Facebook and Instagram for more information and updates.
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