Graduate Enrolled Nurse Program – 2027 | St Stephens Hospital

UnitingCare Health; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

UnitingCare Health's St Stephen's Hospital invites applications for a 12-month Graduate Enrolled Nurse Program starting 1 February 2027. The role is a permanent part-time position offering 32 hours per week, with a 0.8 FTE roster and eligibility criteria.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, person-centred care, consolidating nursing skills and applying best clinical practice while benefiting from graduate study days and education sessions within the UnitingCare Health

Qualifications

• To be eligible to apply, you will need to have completed your Diploma of Nursing between June 2025 to February 2027.
• To hold registration with AHPRA by 1 February 2027.
• Be able to commence the program on 1 February 2027.
• Flexibility to work a full rotating roster (0.8 FTE).
• Unlimited working rights in Australia (no sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Exposed to varied and exciting clinical work.
• Deliver safe and holistic person-centred care.
• Apply best clinical practice and maintain a safe environment for patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively.
• Utilise communication and customer service skills in daily care.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma of Nursing

Job description

Graduate Enrolled Nurse Program – 2027 | St Stephens Hospital

St Stephen's Hospital - Graduate Enrolled NurseProgram-February 2027

Applications now open for Graduate Enrolled Nurses

Employment Status:Permanent part time position offering32hours per week

Remuneration:$36.56p/hr +Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Commencement Date:1 February 2027

Your part inUnitingCareHospitalsteam:

Over the course of our12-month program (permanent role), you can expect to be exposed to varied and excitingclinicalwork. You will be provided the support and opportunity toconsolidateyourNursingskills and learning, to deliver safe and holistic person-centred care, apply best clinical practice and ensure a safe environment forourpatients. Working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team, you will apply your exceptional communication and customer service skills.

Supporting you to succeed – your graduate year and beyond:

Most importantly, we offer educators, leaders andcolleaguesthat genuinely care from the heart about your success. Some have been supporting and educating others for over 20 years – so they have a good understanding of whatyou’llexperience your first year in the real world. We’reextremely proud of the graduate support and learning experience we provide and many of our graduates will go on to experience exceptional careers with our UnitingCare Health family, and beyond. Graduate study days, education sessions, formal courses,workshopsand supernumerary hours are just some of the ways we support you in your graduate year.

What makes a difference for us?

To be eligible to apply, you will need:

To have completed yourDiploma of NursingbetweenJune 2025 toFebruary 2027

To hold registration with AHPRA by1 February 2027

and be able to commence the program on 1 February 2027

Flexibility to work afull rotating roster(in a part-time 0.8 FTE position)

Unlimited working rights in Australia (please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship)

Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as other probity checks required by legislation or company policy

For more information relating to each individual hospitaland their streams,pleaseseethe below links.

The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower Brisbane

https://buderimprivatehospital.com.au/careers/graduates-and-students#5

St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill Brisbane

https://standrewshospital.com.au/careers/graduate-program

https://ststephenshospital.com.au/careers/graduates-and-students

What makes a difference for you?

NFP Salary Packaging:

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

Flexible work arrangements

to support work-life balance

A recognition and rewards platform

providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave

and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave

offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities

to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

A positive and inclusive team

based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

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