Careers
Allamanda Private Hospital is a premier integrated quality healthcare provider located on the Gold Coast in Queensland. As part of Healthscope Limited, the second largest national private hospital provider, it places us in a unique position as an employer of choice.
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Education and Training
Healthscope’s Allamanda Private Hospital recognises the integral need for education as a basis for the continuing professional growth and development of our nurses. Through the utilization of on-site lecture rooms, local facilities, and nationally accredited lecturers and programs, we are able to provide for a vast array of specific training needs from clinical to business, marketing and IT subject matter.
Staff development is not just about education. It’s about an individual’s professional and personal growth. Our team will provide support within the Performance Management Program, to ensure that every nurse is given the opportunities to improve in areas of interest or need.
Our hospital is home to international recruits of many cultures. They bring with them the perspectives, experiences and practices of varied nursing backgrounds and provide us with opportunities to learn and appreciate diversity in nursing.
Allamanda has developed a new Graduate Nurse program in line with the expectations and demands of tertiary trained graduate nurses. Clinical support from the Staff Development team, monthly education lectures, ward support through hospital-certified preceptors, debriefing sessions and social events are elements of the Graduate Nurse programs. Rotations are 3 monthly; however, flexibility is available in regards to areas of specialty and hours of work, in order to cater for those who have obligations such as family or study requirements.
Healthscope is continuing its national development through innovative ideas and change regarding training the nurses of tomorrow. We look forward to the development of an inter-hospital teaching department to oversee nursing students, and the utilization of the expertise of our qualified trainers to provide certified vocational courses on demand.
Graduate Nurse Program
The aim of the Graduate Nurse Program is to provide a program that develops the confidence and competence of the Graduate Nurse and effectively facilitates the transition from the role of beginner to advanced beginner. This is achieved by:
- Recognising and incorporating individual learning needs and personal attributes into a responsive supported education program
- Facilitating the transition from student to registered nurse - Division 2 in a supportive clinical environment, utilising clinical teachers, peer support and preceptorship
- Providing documented evidence of each graduate nurse’s clinical experience as part of their professional portfolio of development
The objectives of the Graduate Nurse Program are:
- To assist the Graduate Nurse to function in accordance to the Australian and Midwifery Council standards (ANMC), which are to –
- Function in accordance with legislation and common law, practice ethically, protect the rights of those in their care, and accept responsibility for their actions;
- Enhance the professional practice of self others and be aware of best practice to improve standards of care;
- Carry out a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment, formulate a plan of care, implement that plan of care, identify outcomes and evaluate progress towards these outcomes;
- Maintain an environment of safety and security, communicate effectively, manage the care of a group of patients effectively and delegate care as required.
- To encourage the Graduate Nurse to use reflection and evidence-based practice.
- To support the Graduate Nurse to develop behaviours for life-long learning.
During the Graduate Nurse Program it is expected you will:
- Complete the mandatory education program provided by each hospital
- Adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and compliance with, the organization’s policies and clinical guidelines
- Work collaboratively within the health team
- Act as an advocate for the individual, ensuring the maintenance of dignity and integrity, while promoting the client’s right to make informed health care choices
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on nursing practice, thus promoting ongoing professional development of themselves and their colleagues
- Apply lifelong learning strategies to promote personal and professional development
Allamanda has a graduate retention rate of approx 80%.
The graduate program offers structured orientation, skill development, debriefing and support mechanisms.
Graduates have an opportunity to rotate through specialised wards and areas such as Theatre, CCU and ECC over 3 sites, providing varied learning environments. This opportunity consolidates the theoretical component of their university-based training and provides depth in their scope of practice in their graduate year.
Allamanda recognises the need for continued self-development and is able to provide support through providing in-service education sessions and financing course costs & paid leave for attendance &/or study.