| ACT to welcome more nurses |
| Written by ACT Labor |
| Thursday, 03 November 2011 00:00 |
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher, today welcomed nursing graduates who'll be among the 120 students employed by the Health Directorate as part of the 2012 Graduate Nurse Program.The Chief Minister attended the Graduate Nurse Program Open Day where Health nursing staff and Registered and Enrolled Nurses who'll commence in next year's highly regarded graduate program can learn more about the diverse range of career pathways available to them. "Positions in our well-established and successful Graduate Nurse Program are highly sought-after with applications received from across Australia and overseas," the Chief Minister said. "This year 88 graduates were placed across the ACT Health system while next year we expect to offer employment opportunities for up to 120 nursing graduates with intakes scheduled for February, May and August. "In the most recent evaluation of the Graduate Nurse Program, 99 percent of graduates said they would recommend the program to others in the future, and participants reported they felt "very supported," would "highly recommend to all", "extremely satisfied with the ACT Health Graduate Nurse Program", and commented that "the support was excellent". "Graduate nurse programs are a critical part of our recruitment and retention strategies, and represent a good return on investment," the Chief Minister said. The Graduate Nurse Programs provide clinical and professional support, feedback, learning and development opportunities for nursing graduates over a twelve month period. The programs provide clinical placement options in a wide variety of clinical areas including local and national high priority areas such as mental health, aged care and critical care services. They focus on every facet of the graduate experience, providing support, learning and development for graduates as they make the transition from student nurse to Registered or Enrolled Nurse.
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