RN Graduate Aged Care Program Apollo Bay and Lorne

Swarh2; Apollo Bay, Lorne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellbeing program

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Great Ocean Road Health offers an RN Graduate Aged Care Program for newly qualified nurses across Apollo Bay and Lorne, Victoria. This temporary part-time role provides structured learning, mentoring, and supervision to bridge student practice to professional care.

Graduates will advance competency in NMBA standards and may complete the ACTTP program under mentorship, while serving rural communities along the Surf Coast. Roles include clinical learning and community-based care experiences.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified Registered Nurses will join a structured graduate program.
• Mentoring and clinical supervision across Great Ocean Road Health services.
• Program supports transitioning to professional practice and standards.

Responsibilities

• Participate in structured learnings and education workshops.
• Develop safe, person-centred, evidence-based care.
• Engage in ACTTP program under mentorship and supervision.

Skills

Newly qualified RN

Mentoring

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

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RN Graduate Aged Care Program Apollo Bay and Lorne

Location: ApolloBay, VIC, Australia, 3233

Company: Barwon South West

Employment Type - Temporary Part Time

Hours per fortnight -64

Job Category -Clinical - Registered Nurse (Graduate)

RN Graduate Aged Care in Apollo Bay and Lorne

• Work for an organisation that recently won the Premiers Small Healthcare Service or the Year at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2024
• Live and work along the beautiful Surf Coast at Lorne / Apollo Bay
• Chance for suitably qualified candidates to extend their skills in a varied, busy rural hospital

Great Ocean Road Health serves the communities of Lorne, Apollo Bay, and the Surf Coast, providing high-quality, accessible healthcare close to home. Formed in 2019 through the integration of Lorne Community Hospital and Otway Health, we offer a range of services across our Lorne and Apollo Bay campuses. Our goal is to meet the growing healthcare needs of the community, ensuring sustainable, robust care for the future while maintaining local services and staff levels.

About the Role

Great Ocean Road Health’s priority is to work with its client base and community to strengthen the community and ensure that people are well supported and able to improve and enhance their wellbeing.

The GORH Registered Nurse Aged Care Graduate Program provides newly qualified Registered Nurses with a supported transition from student to professional practice. Graduates will consolidate clinical knowledge and skills through structured learnings, education workshops, mentoring, and clinical supervision across Great Ocean Road Health services.

The graduate nurse program aims to develop safe, person-centred, evidence-based care while developing competence and confidence in accordance with NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice.

Graduates are encouraged and supported to complete the Australian College of Nursing Transition to Practice Program (ACTTP program under mentorship) as a part of their graduate program .

Working at Great Ocean Road Health gives you the opportunity to assist individuals, families and groups living, working and visiting rural communities with their health care needs, making for a rewarding and satisfying experience. Our team is strong and diverse and is supported and nurtured through continuous improvement programs and opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Join Great Ocean Road Health and experience a rewarding career in one of Australia’s most breathtaking coastal destinations, serving vibrant communities along the Surf Coast and Otways
• Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Wide range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career
• Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9,010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
• Community Engagement - our health service encourages you to be actively involved in the community health education imitative and preventative care.

Contact Information

For further information about this position, please contact:

Apollo Bay Campus
Kelly Wilson
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

If you require any assistance with your application, please contact the People & Culture team [e-mail].

Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory Nationally Co-ordinated Criminal History Check, a current Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, a current NDIS Worker Screening Check, participation in GORH's Immunisation Program, and evidence of a current 2026 Influenza Vaccination.

Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and welcomes applications from those who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards:About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

To join our team, all candidates are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and influenza, aligning with our health services immunisation policy.

Are you currently a Great Ocean Road Health employee? If so, please log into the People Plus internal careers site via your applications using your network login. Here you will find the full list of jobs available to you. You can then apply though the internal portal.

We, Great Ocean Road Health, acknowledge our offices are built on unceded lands of the Gadubanud People of the Mear Nation. We pay our respects to all First Nations Peoples and will continue to strengthen the complex knowledge systems of health and healing that intertwine the landscape and communities we live and work in. Great Ocean Road Heath is committed to improving health outcome and pathways for First Nations People and ensuring a culturally safe environment.