Summary: Applications are open for the Registered Nurse – Transition to Practice 2024 Mid- Year Intake.
The Transition to Practice Program aims to provide a safe and positive environment with a range of supporting resources to assist you as a newly qualified nurse to consolidate your skills and confidence in your professional role as part of a high-quality team oriented workforce.
Who are we:
Department of Health is the largest agency of Tasmania State government, who is responsible for hospitals, ambulances, community health and related areas such as primary health care. We strive to provide excellent care to the 500,000-strong population of Tasmania.
Why Tasmania:
Tasmania has become a cultural centre, with year-round art and music events and restaurants serving gourmet local produce. Excellent educational opportunities and easy access to outdoor pursuits make this the perfect place to raise a family. Enjoy a more tranquil, community-orientated lifestyle while remaining only a short flight from the busy mainland.
Experience beautiful beaches and pristine alpine regions where you can enjoy a vast variety of sports and outdoor activities to suit everyone on the doorstep of a bustling capital city while enjoying the advantages of a short commute and excellent work-life balance.
In Tasmania you will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients and your colleagues, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.
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About This role:
The Registered Nurse - Transition to Practice is responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, clinically appropriate nursing care in collaboration with patients/clients, their families and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve goals and health outcomes.
- Works within the Nursing and Midwifery Board (NMBA) standards for practice and a Transition to Practice framework to embed clinical and professional competencies, in a supported and development-focussed context of clinical practice.
- Is individually accountable for clinical knowledge, further education and working within the scope of practice determined by their experience and skills.
- Delivers quality and compassionate person-centred care that ensures the wellbeing, safety, values and clinical care needs of the patient/client are met.
The Area:
Applications are open for the Registered Nurse – Transition to Practice 2024 Mid- year Intake.
The Transition to Practice Program aims to provide a safe and positive environment with a range of supporting resources to assist you as a newly qualified nurse to consolidate your skills and confidence in your professional role as part of a high-quality team oriented workforce. Positions are available in a wide range of practice settings, including metropolitan, district hospitals and communities and Rural Health Services.
Details of Appointment:
Permanent, full and part time shift work and day work roles available working minimum of 48 and up to 76 hours per fortnight commencing in July 2024.
*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant
- Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.
Location:
Positions available in the South, North and inclusive of and District hospitals
Salary:
$75,902 - $102,908 pro rata per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging
- Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 - $102,908 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
- Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023
Graduate Entry Points
If you are new graduate, and have not been previously registered with Aphra your entry point will be:
Registered Nurse Grade 3 Year 1: $75,902 pro rata per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging
If you are currently working as an Enrolled Nurse, as a graduate Registered Nurse your entry point will be:
Registered Nurse Grade 3 Year 3: $81,737 pro rata per annum + 11 % superannuation + access to salary packaging
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
- Current Driver’s Licence (Community Nurse positions only)
- Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)
- Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)
*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
In line with the requirements of the Transition to Practice Program:
• Less than six months experience (since date of initial registration) as a registered nurse
• Less than two years since completion of Registered Nurse qualifications for registration
The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:
- Conviction checks in the following areas:
- Crimes of violence
- sex related offences
- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty
- serious traffic offences (Community Nurse positions only)
- Identification check
- Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents:
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, prior to applying, for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.
Statement of Duties:
The Transition to Practice Handbook details the recruitment process for transition roles commencing in July 2024.
How to Apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered. Please upload a one page resume to support your application.
Please Note:
- All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.
For More Information:
For further information on this position, please contact:
South:
Kate Stirling
Position: Clinical Nurse Educator – Transaction to Practice
Phone: 03 6166 8530
Email: transitiontopracticesouth@ths.tas.gov.au
North:
Julia Bullock
Position: Nursing Director - Education and Training
Phone: 03 6777 6954
Email: julia.bullock@ths.tas.gov.au
Please click here for detailed information regarding the TtP program and application process. (opens in new window)
Important Information:
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