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We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care,

mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are

diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Over 230 positions over 3 intakes:

January

March July

Pure Streams Rotations General Nursing 2 x 6 month rotations

Mental Health 3 x 4 month rotations

Midwifery All midwifery rotations

Blended Rotations

Nursing/Mental Health

2 x 6 month rotations

Nursing/Midwifery (18 Months)

All midwifery rotations and 1 x 6 month general rotation

Eastern Health & Alexandra District Health

2 x 6 month rotations (1 at EH & 1 at ADH)

General Mental Health Pure Midwifery • Aged medicine: Geriatric and

Evaluation Medicine (GEM) & Rehabilitation

• Cardiac

• Community (Hospital in the Home and District Nursing Service)

• Day surgery

• Dialysis

• Emergency

• Endoscopy

• Medical including the option of pool rotation

• Neurology

• Surgical including the option of pool rotation

• Paediatrics

• Perioperative

• Renal

• Oncology

• Adult inpatient unit

• Aged acute assessment unit

• Adolescent inpatient unit

• Community Care unit

• AOD Detoxification and short term support rehabilitation unit

• Birthing suite

• Postnatal

• Antenatal clinic

• Special Care nursery

• Fetal monitoring

• Lactation

• EPC (Extended Postnatal Care)

Blended Mental Health Blended Midwifery Mental Health (6 months):

• Adult inpatient unit General (6 months):

• Medical

• Surgical

Midwifery (12 months):

• Birthing suite

• Postnatal

• Antenatal clinic

• Special Care nursery

• Fetal monitoring

• Lactation EPC (Extended Postnatal Care) General (6 months):

• Surgical

Alexandra District Health

Acute medical surgical ward & Urgent Care Centre (with opportunities for discovery days in the Operating Theatre, District Nursing or Primary Health)

Eastern Health Rotation: Options are the same as General Nursing

2 x Orientation Days Study Days Preceptors

Clinical Educators Transition to Practice team

0.8 EFT (8 days a fortnight) to maintain work-life balance

Permanent ongoing employment

Opportunities for career development programs

Honours Programs Graduate

Representative Committee Graduate

Ambassadors Peer Support

Eastern Health offers 2 pathways to experience a Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program. The first option is known as

the P (Pure) Mental Health Program. The second option is known as the PG (blended) General Nursing/Mental Health

Program.

The P stream is designed for the novice nurse who sees themselves developing their career specifically as a mental

health nurse. This program is designed to consolidate and broaden their experience and knowledge of mental

health. This stream allows for graduate nurses to experience 3 clinical rotations within different areas and age

spectrums of mental health. Graduates enrolled in this stream can also request to rotate through specialized areas such

as the adolescent mental health inpatient unit, the AOD detoxification and short term support unit (Wellington House)

and also rotations are available to Eastern Health’s mental health community care units.

The PG stream combined program is designed for novice nurses who want to further explore both a mental health

rotation as well as a rotation within the general nursing setting. This program gives graduates an opportunity to

experience both mental health and general nursing (6 month rotation in each) and is a suitable program for graduates

who would like to further consolidate skills in both of these areas or for those who remain undecided about their career

path.

Formal agreements for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) have been established with a number of universities in order

to support all novice learners who have completed a mental health transition to practice pathway. Completion of a

Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program also allows eligibility to Eastern Health’s Mental Health Post Graduate Nurse

Program which has been designed to support nurses through their post graduate studies and offer further clinical

experience into a variety of mental health community settings including: Mobile Support and Treatment Team, Spectrum

Statewide Service, Community Care Unit and several other clinical areas.

Eastern Health offers 2 Graduate Midwifery Programs. The first option is known as the Pure stream Midwifery Program.

The second option is known as the Blended Midwifery/Nursing Program.

The Pure stream Graduate Midwifery program is 12 months in duration. This option is designed to offer experience in

Ante Natal Clinic, Birth Suite, Post Natal Ward, and Special Care Nursery as well as supernumerary time in the Fetal

Monitoring Unit, Extended Post Natal Care and Lactation Services. Our Pure Stream gives the Midwifery Graduate at

Eastern Health experience across their full scope of practice and is offered at The Angliss and Box Hill Hospitals.

The Blended Graduate Midwifery /Nursing Program is available for those with a double degree in Nursing and Midwifery

and is 18 months in duration. It includes experience in all of the same areas as Pure Midwifery, plus a 6 month surgical

nursing rotation. The Midwifery component is offered at The Angliss and Box Hill Hospitals. The nursing component is

offered at The Angliss, Box Hill or Maroondah Hospitals.

The intake for Pure Midwifery is January, and in our Blended Program there is a January and July intake.

We pride ourselves on our kind and supportive approach to our Graduates while encouraging them to grow in their

confidence, independence and ability throughout the program.

Our information sessions will be online this year. They will inform you about: • Our graduate program • Recruitment processes including support with application and interview tips • Opportunities for you as an Eastern Health employee.

It is a great chance for you to meet and ask questions with Transition to Practice team. Tickets are free, but do need to be pre-booked via Eventbrite (see website for link). Once the final session has been held, we will also upload a session to our website for those that missed out. Dates & times for 2021 Eastern Health Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Program information sessions:

• Thursday 4th June 2020 at 4pm

• Thursday 11th June 2020 at 10am

• Tuesday 16th June 2020 at 4pm

• Tuesday 23rd June 2020 at 10am

• Tuesday 30th June 2020 at 4pm Click below to access the recorded session!

https://vimeo.com/436278854/fa68636c53

You are welcome to apply for more than one (1) stream at Eastern Health. However please be aware that each pathway

applied for is considered one preference on PMCV Allocation and Placement Service (APS).

For example: If an applicant applies for two (2) pathways (they will use two (2) out of the four (4) preferences on

PMCV/APS.) If you are applying for more than one (1) stream, you will only need a single application to be submitted,

and only attend one (1) interview.

How to Apply

Applying to the Graduate Nurse and Midwifery Program at Eastern Health is a 2 step process. Applicants must apply to

Allocation Placement Service (PMCV) - https://allocations.pmcv.com.au/.

Applications must also be received online via Eastern Health’s online recruitment website, Mercury –

https://eh.mercury.com.au/ -

with the exception of application for the ADH/EH pathway, please visit

http://www.alexandrahospital.org.au/index.php?page=graduate-nurse-program for further details.

Eastern Health will be utilising the SONRU platform through PMCV Allocation and Placement Service as part of

the application process.

Information for Non-PMCV

Non-PMCV applications for 2021 are now closed. Being a public health service, we are bound by the rules of PMCV,

and as such, we will be unaware how many vacancies we will have for non-PMCV positions until the match process is

complete, in October.

Please note if you are eligible for PMCV APS you must apply to Eastern Health via PMCV. If unsure if you are eligible

for the PMCV computer match process, please visit the PMCV website: https://allocations.pmcv.com.au/

Employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Eastern Health is proud of its significant achievements in the delivery of health care services to the Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander community. We are committed to closing the gap in health outcomes and life expectancy for

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Eastern Health is growing its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce within a culturally safe environment, with

recognition and support of culturally significant events and the provision of safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander staff and students to share yarning and social time. Eastern Health encourages the presentation of Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander people for health treatment, through building relationships and partnerships with, and respect

for, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

The Eastern Health Graduate and Aboriginal Cadetship programs, offer Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health graduates

and students with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, guaranteed interviews and culturally respectful

support when applying to Eastern Health for employment.

The basics:

✓ 1 page cover letter

✓ 2 page maximum resume/CV

✓ Most up to date certified copy of academic transcript available including key (we do accept E-Quals)

✓ Also attach the legend/grading key for your academic transcript (as this can differ between Edu providers)

✓ 2 Clinical appraisals*see below for further details

✓ 2 referees – x1 Clinical (from placement) x1 Personal (part-time work/volunteer)

Note: References should be included both on your CV and entered directly to e-mercury when applying

Additional information regarding clinical appraisals:

✓ Include your most recent appraisals, that are relevant to your pathway (see table below)

✓ Upload overall/final/summative appraisal for placement (not formative)

✓ Include the cover page – details of where/when the placement was

✓ Include rating scale e.g. Bondy scale or equivalent

✓ Include Clinical Educators/Preceptors and your comments

Note: Do not include individual skills assessments.

From which placement should you provide your Clinical Appraisal tool?

Pathway applying for: Acute Mental Health

Midwifery

General x2 (most recent)

Mental Health x1 x1

Blended Mental Health x1 x1

Midwifery x2

Blended Midwifery x2

Combined Rural and Metropolitan (ADH)

x2 (most recent)

Important things to remember in your Graduate Application:

• Please address your application to: Michelle Rutherford, Director – Pre registration and Transition to

Practice Programs

• It is not a requirement to have attended a placement with Eastern Health to apply for a graduate position

• All documentation should be scanned as part of the online application (through mercury), and can be amended

on mercury before the advertisement closes

• We do not accept paperwork which is posted or emailed directly to us

• You will be asked to attach a photo to your online application. This does not need to be a ‘professional’ passport

photo, however it would be appreciated if this a similar style (shoulders up, plain background etc).

Interviews

If your application meets the initial screening requirements, you will be invited to attend an interview. In 2020, due to

social distancing restrictions in place with COVID-19, our Eastern Health interviews will be conducted remotely. More

information will be provided in regards to this closer in the application period.

Successful Applicants via PMCV

Based on your results of application & interview, as well as your personal ranking of health services, you may be

matched with a position at Eastern Health. The ‘matching’ of applicants is completed by PMCV – Computer Match and

provided to the health services at the same time as applicants. If successful, you will be soon contacted via our

Transition to Practice Team.

If you are unsuccessful via PMCV

All Health services in Victoria who have vacancies are notified of any unmatched candidates. If Eastern Health do have

vacancies, the Transition to Practice Team will review and offer directly to unmatched applicants, or applicants who did

not apply through PMCV computer match but have been shortlisted following interview. Any unfilled positions after this

process will be advertised on the website.

Mon 13 July Eastern Health Job ad goes LIVE on EH Mercury

Opening date to register with APS/PMCV

Weds 5 August Eastern Health job advert closes

APS/PMCV applications close

10 Aug – 25 Sept

Interviews & selection process

Fri 25 Sept Closing date to re-order preferences through APS/PMCV

Mon 19 October APS/PMCV match day!

Who do I address my cover letter to?

Michelle Rutherford, Director – Learning & Teaching & Transition to Practice Programs

Does my academic transcript have to be certified?

Yes – your academic transcript must be certified. We do also accept equals – please ensure when uploading this you

download and save the file prior (as we cannot access your web link).

What if I don’t have a non-clinical referee?

We ask you to provide us with 2 referees – 1 x clinical and 1 non-clinical (employer/volunteer). If you do not have a non-

clinical reference, please provide us with 2 x clinical.

Can I apply for more than 1 pathway?

Of course! Please just remember that each stream you apply for will go towards your preferences in PMCV/APS.

Will I need to submit 2 applications?

No – If you are applying for 2 Eastern Health streams, you will only need to submit 1 application in EH Mercury. You are

welcome to mention this in your cover letter if you like.

Do I get to select which intake I would like to be a part of?

Your intake start date may depend on when your final results are released. It may also depend on which stream you are

interested in (for example, Mental Health positions only commence in January & March). If you are successful, we also

provide you with a survey prior to allocating you an intake and a site, where you can provide us with your preferences.

How many positions are available in the Eastern Health Graduate Program?

We have over 230 positions in total.

Will I get to choose which hospital I work at Eastern Health?

All successful applicants are employed by Eastern Health, meaning you may be allocated to any Eastern Health site.

Our Transition to Practice team work very hard to ensure each graduate is allocated to a site which is not only close to

home, but offers your preference for clinical area. You may rotate to different sites during your Grad Year, which gives

you the best clinical experience throughout our areas.

What accommodation options are there in Alexandra for the Eastern Health/Alexandra District Health pathway?

During your 6 months at Alexandra, fully furnished accommodation is available for the Graduate Nurses at a subsidised

cost. This is located next door to the hospital site.

How do I apply for the Alexandra District Health /Eastern Health stream?

You will still apply through PMCV, however applications will be sent directly through to Alexandra District Health. More

information can be found on their website (listed a few pages above). You are also welcome to contact Tash to discuss

this stream further - Natasha.Bowater@adh.org.au

How many hours do grads work per week?

We offer a 0.8 EFT to Graduates, which means you work 8 shifts per fortnight. This helps to maintain work/life balance

throughout your Grad year.

What happens when you finish your Grad year?

All Graduates are employed on a permanent contract, which means that at the conclusion of your grad year, you have

ongoing employment with Eastern Health. We support you in starting a career with us, not just a Graduate Year.

Do you offer Post-Graduate opportunities?

Yes! More information on Transition to Specialty Practice (TSPs) and Post Graduate Studies can be found here:

https://www.easternhealth.org.au/careers/nursing-midwifery/ongoing-education

Where can I find more information?

Please follow us @easternhealthgraduates on Facebook and Instagram for more information and updates.