The nurses receive support in their first days on the job, including orientation and ongoing mentorship.
They will be consolidating their skills through people-centred care, ready to independently navigate the workforce at the end of the 12 months.
Three rotations of aged care, acute care and urgent care or theatre allow the nurses to develop their practical and critical thinking skills.
All graduate nurses are already registered nurses that have completed a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Graduate nurse Simone Carrafa said she was excited for the 12 months ahead.
“It can be overwhelming in the beginning, studying for three years and then coming out and working pretty much on your own,” Ms Carrafa said.
“So for me, it’s really nice to have support, education, extra study days.
“Working in the community is something I really wanted to do, close to home.”
Fellow graduate Sonia Saagi agreed the extra support was a big advantage of the program.
She is looking forward to using the program to gain competency in practical skills that are sometimes overlooked in graduate nurses, like IV insertion.
Nurses can develop their skills in a range of programs including Kilmore Health’s university-affiliated post-graduate programs in midwifery care and perioperative care.
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