Nursing New Graduate Program Information for Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Name of Facility | Port Macquarie Base Hospital |
Contact Person - Designation | Sue Creech - Nurse Educator |
Contact Details | Phone: (02) 6580 1114 Fax: (02) 6580 1122 |
About the facility | Port Macquarie Base Hospital is a 168 bed general hospital. The hospital provides a range of services including medical, surgical, coronary and intensive care, emergency department, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology and radiotherapy, palliative care, rehabilitation, operating theatres and mental health. |
Number of New Graduate positions | 11 in February 2010 |
Access to ongoing support, professional development (study days) including supernumerary time and orientation | Port Macquarie Base Hospital offers:
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Rotations | Changes to program under refinement |
Intakes | One Intake in February 2010 |
Where to from here - career opportunities, speciality programs, employment opportunities | Currently all of the graduates who choose to stay are employed within the hospital on completion of the program, a large proportion of these are employed on a permanent contract. Some graduates choose to retain casual status. In addition Port Macquarie Base Hospital is developing second year programs in the following specialties – critical care, renal nursing, oncology/palliative care and mental health nursing. |
Accommodation | There is no accommodation on site but there are private rentals within Port Macquarie and nurses may be willing to share. |
Social activities | Port Macquarie has a large number of extra curricula activities. Link to http://www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au/frontpage1.asp (NB best one to look at). Staff at the hospital plan regular activities for their specific units. Each year there is either a General Hospital Revue or Ball. The graduates on the program often have a social event following their study day. |
Links | http://www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au/frontpage1.asp See above link for relevant information. |